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Live ratings as of 2026-10-26. Ratings and tiers show current form; grades and Δ measure against frozen August projections.

2026 live · Group of 5 · #8

Mountain West

The median current rating falls in the Building band. Ahead of its 2026 August projections on average.

42.6
Median current rating
Teams
10
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2026 live mean Δ
+3.0
2026 live A grades
0

2026 current tier shape

2
3
5
2 Solid3 Building5 Rebuilding

Top: New Mexico 63.3 (Solid). Floor: Northern Illinois 13.7 (Rebuilding).

2026 live grade shape

3
3
4
3 Bs3 Cs4 Ds

Best: North Dakota State Δ +16.7 (B). Worst: Northern Illinois Δ −10.6 (D).

Mountain West · ranked by current rating · 2026 live grades

The roster.

1
New Mexico
National #36 · August 47.6 · ↑ 39 places
63.3
Solid
B
+15.7
2
North Dakota State
National #41 · August 45.6 · ↑ 39 places
62.3
Solid
B
+16.7
3
Air Force
National #73 · August 43.1 · ↑ 14 places
48.9
Building
C
+5.8
4
UNLV
National #83 · August 54.7 · ↓ 22 places
46.9
Building
D
−7.8
5
Nevada
National #89 · August 32.1 · ↑ 19 places
45.6
Building
B
+13.5
6
Wyoming
National #98 · August 34.0 · ↑ 6 places
39.6
Rebuilding
C
+5.6
7
Hawai'i
National #107 · August 45.0 · ↓ 25 places
36.3
Rebuilding
D
−8.7
8
San José State
National #114 · August 26.4 · ↑ 7 places
33.9
Rebuilding
C
+7.5
9
UTEP
National #134 · August 22.2 · ↓ 9 places
15.0
Rebuilding
D
−7.2
10
Northern Illinois
National #137 · August 24.3 · ↓ 14 places
13.7
Rebuilding
D
−10.6