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August projections and tiers are frozen. Grades and Δ below describe the historical 2025 season.

2026 preseason · Group of 5 · #8

Mountain West

Lower-tier league. Ahead of its 2025 projections on average.

38.5
Median projection
Teams
10
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2025 mean Δ
+5.5
2025 A grades
1

2026 August tier shape

5
5
5 Building5 Rebuilding

Top: UNLV 54.7 (Building). Floor: UTEP 22.2 (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 · ranked by 2026 projection · 2025 grades

The roster.

1
UNLV
Tier #61 · SP+ +3.6 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
54.7
Building
B
+8.7
2
New Mexico
Tier #75 · SP+ +0.0 · 3% recruit · 58% returning
47.6
Building
A
+27.9
3
North Dakota State
Tier #80 · SP+ −1.8 · 19% recruit · 55% returning
45.6
Building
—
—
4
Hawai'i
Tier #82 · SP+ −2.6 · 39% recruit · 45% returning
45.0
Building
B
+19.0
5
Air Force
Tier #87 · SP+ −3.2 · 17% recruit · 45% returning
43.1
Building
B
+8.3
6
Wyoming
Tier #104 · SP+ −10.8 · 49% recruit · 45% returning
34.0
Rebuilding
C
+1.6
7
Nevada
Tier #108 · SP+ −11.7 · 44% recruit · 45% returning
32.1
Rebuilding
C
+4.9
8
San José State
Tier #121 · SP+ −15.7 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
26.4
Rebuilding
D
−12.1
9
Northern Illinois
Tier #123 · SP+ −17.2 · 51% recruit · 45% returning
24.3
Rebuilding
D
−7.6
10
UTEP
Tier #125 · SP+ −19.3 · 55% recruit · 45% returning
22.2
Rebuilding
C
−1.0