2026 · week 9 · 1A.
Mountain West
+22.64 for a team expected to go .500 against the 1A Mountain West. Through week 9.
| Rank | National | Team | Overall | Conf | Proj | SRS | SOS | Conf SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | New Mexico | 7-1 | 4-0 | 7-1 | +35.40 | +18.32 | -0.13 | Nov 6 at Nevada 28–19, 66% |
| 2 | 70 | North Dakota State | 7-2 | 4-2 | 6-3 | +33.65 | +18.05 | -0.09 | Nov 14 at Hawai'i 26–16, 68% |
| 3 | 82 | Air Force | 6-2 | 3-2 | 5-3 | +27.97 | +21.19 | -0.04 | Nov 7 at Army 26–32, 39% |
| 4 | 93 | UNLV | 5-3 | 3-1 | 5-3 | +26.53 | +23.89 | -0.24 | Nov 7 vs Wyoming 24–15, 66% |
| 5 | 104 | Nevada | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +23.57 | +25.52 | -0.02 | Nov 6 vs New Mexico 19–28, 34% |
| 6 | 117 | Hawai'i | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-6 | +20.51 | +23.30 | +0.08 | Nov 7 at UTEP 31–20, 69% |
| 7 | 118 | San José State | 4-5 | 2-3 | 4-5 | +20.42 | +22.22 | +0.03 | Nov 7 vs Northern Illinois 31–19, 71% |
| 8 | 119 | Wyoming | 5-3 | 4-1 | 5-3 | +20.27 | +18.98 | +0.02 | Nov 7 at UNLV 15–24, 34% |
| 9 | 152 | Northern Illinois | 0-8 | 0-4 | 1-7 | +10.94 | +28.60 | +0.16 | Nov 7 at San José State 19–31, 29% |
| 10 | 163 | UTEP | 1-7 | 0-4 | 1-7 | +7.15 | +28.04 | +0.07 | Nov 7 vs Hawai'i 20–31, 31% |
Proj is the conference record if the remaining league games go as expected, rounded to a win or a loss. Those records may not add to .500. Conference strength of schedule is expected wins gained versus playing the rest of the conference equally often. The next game's score is that team's points first.
Conferences
The rating of a team expected to go .500 against that conference.
| Rank | Conference | Division | Teams | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 1A | 16 | +48.64 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 1A | 18 | +43.17 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 1A | 16 | +42.17 |
| 4 | ACC | 1A | 17 | +37.10 |
| 5 | Pac-12 | 1A | 8 | +32.05 |
| 6 | American Athletic | 1A | 14 | +26.24 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 1A | 14 | +24.03 |
| 8 | Mountain West | 1A | 10 | +22.64 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 1A | 10 | +19.54 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 1A | 13 | +15.59 |
| 11 | MVFC | 1AA | 9 | +14.69 |
| 12 | Big Sky | 1AA | 13 | +6.16 |
| 13 | UAC | 1AA | 8 | +5.02 |
| 14 | Southern | 1AA | 10 | +2.59 |
| 15 | OVC | 1AA | 8 | +1.53 |
| 16 | Ivy | 1AA | 8 | +0.12 |
| 17 | Southland | 1AA | 10 | -0.02 |
| 18 | Coastal Athletic | 1AA | 13 | -5.80 |
| 19 | Patriot | 1AA | 10 | -6.81 |
| 20 | MEAC | 1AA | 6 | -6.94 |
| 21 | Mid America | DII | 10 | -8.80 |
| 22 | NEC | 1AA | 8 | -11.26 |
| 23 | SWAC | 1AA | 12 | -12.17 |
| 24 | GLIAC | DII | 8 | -16.66 |
| 25 | Gulf South | DII | 3 | -18.07 |
| 26 | Northern Sun | DII | 14 | -18.22 |
| 27 | South Atlantic | DII | 10 | -19.81 |
| 28 | Pioneer | 1AA | 11 | -21.31 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State Athletic | DII | 15 | -22.61 |
| 30 | Great Midwest Athletic | DII | 10 | -23.03 |
| 31 | Great American | DII | 12 | -24.15 |
| 32 | Rocky Mountain | DII | 10 | -24.36 |
| 33 | Lone Star | DII | 10 | -26.42 |
| 34 | Great Lakes | DII | 9 | -31.93 |
| 35 | Mountain East | DII | 9 | -34.81 |
| 36 | SIAC | DII | 13 | -35.06 |
| 37 | Carolinas | DII | 7 | -35.61 |
| 38 | Northeast 10 | DII | 8 | -37.44 |
| 39 | CIAA | DII | 11 | -37.61 |