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2026 preseason · Group of 5 · #8 of 11

Mountain West

Lower-tier league. Outperformed its 2025 projection.

39.4
Median PTR
Teams
10
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2025 mean Δ
+5.5
2025 A grades
1

2026 tier shape

5
5
5 Building5 Rebuilding

Top: UNLV 53.6 (Building). Floor: UTEP 20.5 (Rebuilding).

2025 grade shape

1
3
3
2
1 A3 Bs3 Cs2 Ds

Best: New Mexico Δ +27.9 (A). Worst: San José State Δ −12.1 (D).

Mountain West · every team, ranked by 2026 projection

The roster.

1
UNLV
Tier #62 · SP+ +2.8 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
53.6
Building
B
+8.7
2
New Mexico
Tier #73 · SP+ −0.5 · 3% recruit · 58% returning
46.9
Building
A
+27.9
3
North Dakota State
Tier #78 · SP+ −1.4 · 19% recruit · 55% returning
46.2
Building
—
—
4
Air Force
Tier #82 · SP+ −2.4 · 17% recruit · 45% returning
44.2
Building
B
+8.3
5
Hawai'i
Tier #83 · SP+ −3.9 · 39% recruit · 45% returning
43.1
Building
B
+19.0
6
Wyoming
Tier #105 · SP+ −9.6 · 49% recruit · 45% returning
35.7
Rebuilding
C
+1.6
7
Nevada
Tier #112 · SP+ −12.2 · 44% recruit · 45% returning
31.4
Rebuilding
C
+4.9
8
San José State
Tier #122 · SP+ −15.5 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
26.7
Rebuilding
D
−12.1
9
Northern Illinois
Tier #125 · SP+ −18.2 · 51% recruit · 45% returning
22.8
Rebuilding
D
−7.6
10
UTEP
Tier #126 · SP+ −20.5 · 55% recruit · 45% returning
20.5
Rebuilding
C
−1.0