Mountain West Rankings

With the season about half over, I decided to post some conference rankings.


1. TCU -  They have just been solid. On a neutral field, they're the best team in the conference.

2. Utah - Utah will only beat TCU because it's in Salt Lake, where TCU has never won. I'm surprised how good Utah is looking lately (other than the first quarter). Did you know that Utah is first in the nation in two categories and in the top 4 in five? (Kickoff returns - 1, Sacks allowed - 1, Scoring offense - 3, Punt returns - 3, Passing efficiency - 4). The only two important team categories where they're below 35 are net punting and turnover margin. (http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/rankingSummary?org=732&year=2010&week=6)

3. Air Force - I'm surprised how good Air Force is this year. Their only loss was a close game at Oklahoma. Best rushing offense in the country.

4. San Diego State - Two losses, both on the road and largely because of bad calls. At home, they've won by a total of 88-7. Yeah, it was against Nicholls State and Utah State, but it's also San Diego State.

5. BYU - Toss up between BYU and Wyoming here. Yes, I mean that. BYU gets the spot because of their win over SDSU and some of Wyoming's bad games. BYU is 113th in scoring offense. That's horrible. The only two categories that they're ranked higher than 69 are kickoff returns (46) and pass defense (33). I assume they're good at pass defense because they've been blown out in 4 of their 6 games.

6. Wyoming - Tied for 118th in scoring (with New Mexico). They beat SUU by 8 at home. The one good part of the team is the leading tackler, DB Shamiel Gary who has 64 total tackles and 1 interception on the year.

7. UNLV - Well, they blew out New Mexico. 98th in rushing offense and 90th in passing offense.

8. Colorado State - They beat Idaho by 2 at home. They were also down by 7 halfway through the 4th quarter and won on a field goal as time expired.

9. New Mexico - New Mexico is ranked 42nd in kickoff returns. They're between 92 and 98 in three other categories. The rest are over 100. Absolutely horrendous. The worst FBS team this year. (http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/rankingSummary?org=473&year=2010&week=6)

I cannot believe how bad the bottom 3/4 teams are in the conference. Just embarrassing. Depending on how good Nevada ends up being, the WAC might be better than the Mountain West this year.