Conference Power Rankings: Big Ten Better than Expected in Week 1
6. Mountain West
Yes, in a stunning move, the Mountain West Conference jumped the American Athletic Conference during the first week of the college football season. Why does a conference that only went 6-6 over the weekend deserve this kind of love? Because it didn’t run from competition.
Live Feed
Busting Brackets
Boise State opened the season against Ole Miss, who is in the upper half of the SEC this year, on a neutral field. Colorado State traveled to Colorado and won. UNLV went to Arizona. Fresno State went to USC. Hawaii played Washington at home, and almost won. And Utah State went to Tennessee.
So what if these teams didn’t have good showings for the most of these games? They put them on the schedule, which is always a huge plus. And the fact that Colorado State won their game and Hawaii almost scored a major upset, this conference is right now the best of the non-Power Five conferences.