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Mountain West Football 2026: Standings, Stats and Rankings

New Mexico leads the Mountain West at 4–0 in conference play (7–1 overall).

The Mountain West has no team in the AP Top 25.

By average SP+ rating, the Mountain West ranks 7th of 10 FBS conferences (−6.6).

Its best team by SP+ is New Mexico (36th in FBS). The best offense belongs to New Mexico and the best defense to North Dakota State, by SP+.

Games through Oct 31, 2026.

Mountain West standings, 2026

TeamConf.OverallSP+AP
New Mexico4–07–136th
Wyoming4–15–398th
UNLV3–15–383rd
North Dakota State4–27–241st
Air Force3–26–273rd
Nevada2–23–589th
San José State2–34–5114th
Hawai'i1–42–6107th
UTEP0–41–7134th
Northern Illinois0–40–8137th

Ordered by conference record, then overall record. SP+ is the national rank of 138 FBS teams; AP is this week's AP Top 25.

The Mountain West on the key stats

Each row is the Mountain West team with the best number, and where that number ranks in FBS. Every stat links to all 138 teams ranked.

StatMountain West leaderValueFBS rank
SP+ overallNew Mexico9.336th of 138
SP+ offenseNew Mexico26.868th of 138
SP+ defenseNorth Dakota State16.817th of 138
EPA per play (adjusted)Air Force+0.1538th of 138
EPA per play allowed (adjusted)North Dakota State−0.0111th of 138
Success rate (adjusted)Air Force47.2%15th of 138
Success rate allowed (adjusted)New Mexico36.7%16th of 138
Points scoredNew Mexico35.027th of 138
Points allowedNew Mexico11.91st of 138
Yards per playUNLV6.6234th of 135
Yards per play allowedNorth Dakota State4.8010th of 138
Explosive play rateWyoming15.1%19th of 135
Big Uglies: offensive lineAir Force67.51st of 138
Big Uglies: defensive frontNew Mexico76.01st of 138
Stuff rate (defense)New Mexico32.6%1st of 138
Front-seven havocNew Mexico17.8%2nd of 138

Mountain West player leaders

Quarterbacks: passing yards

  1. Micah Alejado (Hawai'i): 2,225, 10th among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Luke Weaver (San José State): 1,822, 33rd among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Nathan Hayes (North Dakota State): 1,734, 44th among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Jackson Arnold (UNLV): 1,443, 78th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Taron Dickens (Northern Illinois): 1,378, 85th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing yards

Quarterbacks: passing success rate

  1. Nathan Hayes (North Dakota State): 47.8%, 38th among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Luke Weaver (San José State): 44.0%, 82nd among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Jackson Arnold (UNLV): 41.3%, 99th among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Micah Alejado (Hawai'i): 40.3%, 114th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Toa Faavae (New Mexico): 40.0%, 118th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing success rate

Running backs: rushing yards

  1. Jabari Bates (San José State): 627, 29th among FBS running backs
  2. Dominic Kelley (Nevada): 584, 35th among FBS running backs
  3. Jai'Den Thomas (UNLV): 533, 46th among FBS running backs
  4. Scottre Humphrey (New Mexico): 532, 47th among FBS running backs
  5. Telly Johnson Jr. (Northern Illinois): 462, 71st among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by rushing yards

Running backs: yards per carry

  1. Cameron Mathews (New Mexico): 7.5, 18th among FBS running backs
  2. Herschel Turner (Nevada): 7.0, 26th among FBS running backs
  3. Rocco Conti (Air Force): 6.1, 70th among FBS running backs
  4. Kiefer Sibley (New Mexico): 6.1, 72nd among FBS running backs
  5. Viliami Teu (San José State): 6.0, 76th among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by yards per carry

Receivers and tight ends: receiving yards

  1. Carson Clark (San José State): 646, 28th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Jackson Williams (North Dakota State): 622, 34th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. DeAree Rogers (Northern Illinois): 549, 47th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. Kainoa Carvalho (Hawai'i): 399, 123rd among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Reis Kessel (North Dakota State): 345, 172nd among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by receiving yards

Receivers and tight ends: catches

  1. DeAree Rogers (Northern Illinois): 57, 9th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Carson Clark (San José State): 55, 11th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. Jackson Williams (North Dakota State): 42, 38th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. Kainoa Carvalho (Hawai'i): 35, 87th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Jaden Smith (UTEP): 34, 97th among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by catches

Defense: sacks

  1. Darren Agu (New Mexico): 5.0, 12th among FBS defenders
  2. Jayland McGlothen (San José State): 5.0, 14th among FBS defenders
  3. Dylan Labarbera (Nevada): 4.0, 31st among FBS defenders
  4. Kelton McCaslin (North Dakota State): 4.0, 33rd among FBS defenders
  5. Dylan Lee (San José State): 4.0, 40th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by sacks

Defense: interceptions

  1. Tavian Combs (New Mexico): 4, 8th among FBS defenders
  2. Marion Moore (North Dakota State): 4, 9th among FBS defenders
  3. Yassine Falke (Northern Illinois): 4, 10th among FBS defenders
  4. Jeremiah Hughes (Hawai'i): 3, 22nd among FBS defenders
  5. Austin Brawley (New Mexico): 3, 28th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by interceptions

Mountain West games in Week 10

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