List of Mountain West Conference football standings

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The Mountain West Conference first sponsored football in 1999. This is a list of its annual standings since establishment. [1]

Standings

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Utah +  5 –2   9 –3  
BYU +  5 –2   8 –4  
Colorado State +  5 –2   8 –4  
Wyoming  4 –3   7 –4  
San Diego State  3 –4   5 –6  
New Mexico  3 –4   4 –7  
Air Force  2 –5   6 –5  
UNLV  1 –6   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Colorado State $  6 –1   10 –2  
Air Force  5 –2   9 –3  
UNLV  4 –3   8 –5  
BYU  4 –3   6 –6  
New Mexico  3 –4   5 –7  
Utah  3 –4   4 –7  
San Diego State  3 –4   3 –8  
Wyoming  0 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 BYU $  7 –0   12 –2  
Colorado State  5 –2   7 –5  
Utah  4 –3   8 –4  
New Mexico  4 –3   6 –5  
Air Force  3 –4   6 –6  
UNLV  3 –4   4 –7  
San Diego State  2 –5   3 –8  
Wyoming  0 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colorado State $  6 –1   10 –4  
New Mexico  5 –2   7 –7  
Air Force  4 –3   8 –5  
San Diego State  4 –3   4 –9  
Utah  3 –4   5 –6  
UNLV  3 –4   5 –7  
BYU  2 –5   5 –7  
Wyoming  1 –6   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Utah $  6 –1   10 –2  
New Mexico  5 –2   8 –5  
Colorado State  4 –3   7 –6  
Air Force  3 –4   7 –5  
San Diego State  3 –4   6 –6  
BYU  3 –4   4 –8  
UNLV  2 –5   6 –6  
Wyoming  2 –5   4 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Utah $  7 –0   12 –0  
New Mexico  5 –2   7 –5  
BYU  4 –3   5 –6  
Wyoming  3 –4   7 –5  
Air Force  3 –4   5 –6  
Colorado State  3 –4   4 –7  
San Diego State  2 –5   4 –7  
UNLV  1 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 TCU $  8 –0   11 –1  
BYU  5 –3   6 –6  
Colorado State  5 –3   6 –6  
Utah  4 –4   7 –5  
New Mexico  4 –4   6 –5  
San Diego State  4 –4   5 –7  
Air Force  3 –5   4 –7  
Wyoming  2 –6   4 –7  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 BYU $  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 22 TCU  6 –2   11 –2  
Utah  5 –3   8 –5  
Wyoming  5 –3   6 –6  
New Mexico  4 –4   6 –7  
Air Force  3 –5   4 –8  
San Diego State  3 –5   3 –9  
Colorado State  1 –7   4 –8  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2007 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 BYU $  8 –0   11 –2  
Air Force  6 –2   9 –4  
New Mexico  5 –3   9 –4  
Utah  5 –3   9 –4  
TCU  4 –4   8 –5  
San Diego State  3 –5   4 –8  
Wyoming  2 –6   5 –7  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Utah $  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 7 TCU  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 25 BYU  6 –2   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   8 –5  
Colorado State  4 –4   7 –6  
UNLV  2 –6   5 –7  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
Wyoming  1 –7   4 –8  
San Diego State  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 TCU $  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 12 BYU  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 18 Utah  6 –2   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   8 –5  
Wyoming  4 –4   7 –6  
UNLV  3 –5   5 –7  
San Diego State  2 –6   4 –8  
New Mexico  1 –7   1 –11  
Colorado State  0 –8   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU $  8 –0   13 –0  
Utah  7 –1   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
San Diego State  5 –3   9 –4  
BYU  5 –3   7 –6  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –11  
Wyoming  1 –7   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
2011 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 TCU $  7 –0   11 –2  
No. 8 Boise State  6 –1   12 –1  
Wyoming  5 –2   8 –5  
San Diego State  4 –3   8 –5  
Air Force  3 –4   7 –6  
Colorado State  1 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  1 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico  1 –6   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Boise State +  7 –1   11 –2  
Fresno State +  7 –1   9 –4  
San Diego State +  7 –1   9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   6 –7  
Nevada  4 –4   7 –6  
Wyoming  3 –5   4 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   4 –8  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –11  
New Mexico  1 –7   4 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7   3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State x  7 –1   9 –5  
Boise State  6 –2   8 –5  
Colorado State  5 –3   8 –6  
Wyoming  3 –5   5 –7  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
Air Force  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
Fresno State x$  7 –1   11 –2  
San Diego State  6 –2   8 –5  
UNLV  5 –3   7 –6  
San Jose State  5 –3   6 –6  
Nevada  3 –5   4 –8  
Hawaii  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$  7 –1   12 –2  
Colorado State  6 –2   10 –3  
Utah State  6 –2   10 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   10 –3  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
Wyoming  2 –6   4 –8  
West Division
Fresno State x  5 –3   6 –8  
San Diego State  5 –3   7 –6  
Nevada  4 –4   7 –6  
Hawaii  3 –5   4 –9  
San Jose State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Air Force x  6 –2   8 –6  
New Mexico  5 –3   7 –6  
Utah State  5 –3   6 –7  
Boise State  5 –3   9 –4  
Colorado State  5 –3   7 –6  
Wyoming  2 –6   2 –10  
West Division
San Diego State x$  8 –0   11 –3  
Nevada  4 –4   7 –6  
San Jose State  4 –4   6 –7  
Fresno State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  2 –6   3 –9  
Hawaii  0 –8   3 –10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 –2   8 –6  
Boise State x  6 –2   10 –3  
New Mexico x  6 –2   9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   10 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3   7 –6  
Utah State  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 –2   11 –3  
Hawaii  4 –4   7 –7  
Nevada  3 –5   5 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5   4 –8  
UNLV  3 –5   4 –8  
Fresno State  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3   7 –6  
Wyoming  5 –3   8 –5  
Utah State  4 –4   6 –7  
Air Force  4 –4   5 –7  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
Fresno State xy  7 –1   10 –4  
San Diego State  6 –2   10 –3  
UNLV  4 –4   5 –7  
Nevada  3 –5   3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7   3 –9  
San Jose State  1 –7   2 –11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 –1   11 –2  
Wyoming  4 –4   6 –6  
Air Force  3 –5   5 –7  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 –1   12 –2  
Nevada  5 –3   8 –5  
Hawaii  5 –3   8 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4   7 –6  
UNLV  2 –6   4 –8  
San Jose State  1 –7   1 –11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 22 Air Force  7 –1   11 –2  
Utah State  6 –2   7 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4   8 –5  
Colorado State  3 –5   4 –8  
New Mexico  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
Hawaii xy  5 –3   10 –5  
San Diego State x  5 –3   10 –3  
Nevada  4 –4   7 –6  
San Jose State  2 –6   5 –7  
UNLV  2 –6   4 –8  
Fresno State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 San Jose State y$ 7 –0   7 –1  
Boise State y  5 –0   5 –2  
Nevada  6 –2   7 –2  
San Diego State  4 –2   4 –4  
Hawaii  4 –4   5 –4  
Fresno State  3 –3   3 –3  
Air Force  2 –2   3 –3  
Wyoming  2 –4   2 –4  
New Mexico  2 –5   2 –5  
Colorado State  1 –3   1 –3  
Utah State  1 –5   1 –5  
UNLV  0 –6   0 –6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24. [2]
Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$  6 –2   11 –3  
Air Force x  6 –2   10 –3  
Boise State  5 –3   7 –5  
Wyoming  2 –6   7 –6  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy  7 –1   12 –2  
Fresno State  6 –2   10 –3  
Nevada  5 –3   8 –5  
Hawaii  3 –5   6 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5   5 –7  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Boise State xy  8 –0   10 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   10 –3  
Wyoming  5 –3   7 –6  
Utah State  5 –3   6 –7  
Colorado State  3 –5   3 –9  
New Mexico  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$  7 –1   10 –4  
San Diego State  5 –3   7 –6  
San Jose State  5 –3   7 –5  
UNLV  3 –5   5 –7  
Hawaii  2 –6   3 –10  
Nevada  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UNLV y  6 –2   9 –5  
Boise State y$  6 –2   8 –6  
San Jose State  6 –2   7 –6  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
Wyoming  5 –3   9 –4  
Fresno State  4 –4   9 –4  
Utah State  4 –4   6 –7  
Hawaii  3 –5   5 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   5 –7  
Nevada  2 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
San Diego State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

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