NewMexicoBowl.com NewMexicoBowl nmbowl NMbowl WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 11 ~ NOV. 9-10, 2018

2018 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records MT/TV Series Notes School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak FRIDAY, NOV. 9 *Fresno State 5-0 1.000 184 36 8-1 .889 4-0 4-1 0-0 W7 ^ Fresno State [16/17] 8-1, 5-0 MW 8:15 p.m. BS leads, 14-6 *San Diego State 4-1 .800 111 94 7-2 .778 5-0 2-2 0-0 W1 ^ Boise State 7-2, 4-1 MW ESPN2 BS, 17-14 (2017) Nevada 3-2 .600 126 123 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 0-0 W2 Hawai`i 3-3 .500 163 234 6-5 .545 4-2 2-3 0-0 L4 SATURDAY, NOV. 10 xSan José State 1-4 .200 146 160 1-8 .111 1-4 0-4 0-0 L1 ¢ North Texas 7-2, 3-2 C-USA 12 p.m. NT leads, 1-0 xUNLV 0-5 .000 117 248 2-7 .222 2-3 0-4 0-0 L6 ¢ Old Dominion 2-7, 1-5 C-USA ESPN3 NT, 45-38 (2017)

Mountain Division Conference Overall ¢ Charlotte 4-5, 3-2 C-USA 12:30 p.m. MU leads, 2-1 School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Marshall 5-3, 3-2 C-USA ESPN+ MU, 14-3 (2017) *Utah State 5-0 1.000 242 112 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 0-0 W8 *Boise State 4-1 .800 182 126 7-2 .778 3-1 4-1 0-0 W4 ¢ Middle Tennessee 6-3, 5-1 C-USA 1 p.m. MT leads, 2-1 Colorado State 2-3 .400 145 181 3-6 .333 2-2 1-2 0-1 L2 ¢ UTEP 1-8, 1-4 C-USA ESPN+ MT, 30-3 (2017) Wyoming 2-4 .333 104 132 4-6 .400 2-3 2-3 0-0 W2 Air Force 1-4 .200 153 174 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 0-0 L2 ^ New Mexico 3-6, 1-4 MW 1:30 p.m. AF leads, 21-14 New Mexico 1-4 .200 117 164 3-6 .333 1-3 2-3 0-0 L4 ^ Air Force 3-6, 1-4 MW CBSSN NM, 56-38 (2017)

2018 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ^ San Jose State 1-8, 1-4 MW 2 p.m. SJ leads, 20-17-1 East Division Conference Overall ^ Utah State 8-1, 5-0 MW FACEBOOK US, 61-10 (2017) School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak *Middle Tenn. 5-1 .833 181 112 6-3 .667 4-0 2-3 0-0 W3 ¢ WKU 1-8, 0-5 C-USA 3 p.m. FAU leads, 6-3 *FIU 4-1 .800 140 124 6-3 .667 4-2 2-1 0-0 L1 ¢ FAU 4-5, 2-3 C-USA STADIUM FAU, 42-28 (2017) Marshall 3-2 .600 141 104 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 0-0 L1 Charlotte 3-2 .600 108 105 4-5 .444 4-1 0-4 0-0 L1 ¢ Rice 1-9, 0-6 C-USA 5 p.m. LT leads, 7-4 FAU 2-3 .400 145 124 4-5 .444 3-1 1-4 0-0 W1 ¢ Tech 6-3, 4-1 C-USA ESPN+ LT, 42-28 (2017) xOld Dominion 1-5 .167 152 235 2-7 .222 1-3 1-4 0-0 L1 xWKU 0-5 .000 92 164 1-8 .111 0-4 1-4 0-0 L5 ¢ FIU 6-3, 4-1 C-USA 5 p.m. Series Tied, 1-1 ¢ UTSA 3-6, 2-3 C-USA ESPN+ FIU, 14-7 (2017) West Division Conference Overall School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Southern Mississippi 4-4, 3-2 C-USA 5:30 p.m. SM leads, 10-6 *UAB 6-0 1.000 198 38 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 0-0 W7 ¢ UAB 8-1, 6-0 C-USA beIN UAB, 30-12 (2017) *La. Tech 4-1 .800 119 95 6-3 .667 2-1 4-2 0-0 L1 *North Texas 3-2 .600 146 106 7-2 .778 5-1 2-1 0-0 W1 ^ UNLV 2-7, 0-5 MW 8:30 p.m. SD leads, 18-9 Southern Miss 3-2 .600 117 32 4-4 .500 4-1 0-3 0-0 W1 ^ San Diego State 7-2, 4-1 MW ESPN2 SD, 41-10 (2017) UTSA 2-3 .400 73 134 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 0-0 L3 xUTEP 1-4 .200 103 133 1-8 .111 0-4 1-4 0-0 W1 ^ Colorado State 3-6, 2-3 MW 8:30 p.m. CS leads, 11-3 xRice 0-6 .000 85 213 1-9 .100 1-4 0-5 0-0 L9 ^ Nevada 5-4, 3-2 MW ESPNU CS, 44-42 (2017) * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason ^ - denotes Mountain West game ¢ - denotes Conference USA game

BYES Hawai`i 6-5, 3-3 MW Wyoming 4-6, 2-4 MW New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 2

EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 NEW MEXICO BOWL 2018 AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 11 - as of Nov. 4, 2018) Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. 1. Alabama (60) 9-0 1 North Texas vs. San Diego State 2. Clemson 9-0 2 3. Notre Dame 9-0 3 North Texas vs. San Diego State 4. Michigan 8-1 5 5. Georgia 8-1 6 Middle Tennessee vs. Utah State 6. Oklahoma 8-1 7 7. West Virginia 7-1 12 Marshall vs. Boise State 8. Ohio State 8-1 8 9. LSU 7-2 4 Marshall vs. Utah State 10. Washington State 8-1 10 FAU vs. Nevada 11. UCF 8-0 9 12. Kentucky 7-2 11 Kyle Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 13. Syracuse 7-2 22 Bonagura 14. Utah State 8-1 18 Mitch BYU vs. San Diego State 15. Texas 6-3 15 Sherman 16. Fresno State 8-1 20 Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 17. Boston College 7-2 24 18. Mississippi State 6-3 21 19. Florida 6-3 13 READY TO BOWL: Forty-eight teams are bowl eligible with just a few weeks left in the 20. Washington 7-3 NR regular season. Conference USA boasts five eligible teams in FIU, Loui- 21. Penn State 6-3 14 siana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas and UAB. Marshall is just one win away from 22. NC State 6-2 NR the postseason. The Mountain West has four teams that are ready to bowl with Boise 23. Iowa State 5-3 NR State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State all posting six wins or more. Neva- 24. Michigan State 6-3 NR da sits on the bubble at 5-4, as does Hawai`i, who is 6-5 and needs seven wins to bowl 25. Cincinnati 8-1 NR Dropped From Rankings because of its 13-game schedule. Utah 16, Houston 17, Iowa 19, Virginia 23, Texas A&M 25. Others Receiving Votes Conference USA has six primary bowl commitments in the Makers Wanted Bahamas, Utah 110, Auburn 93, Wisconsin 37, Army 32, UAB 31, Northwestern Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton, Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla ir SERVPRO First Re- 28, Iowa 15, Purdue 14, Buffalo 11, Oregon 9, San Diego State 5, sponder, Hawai`i, New Mexico and R+L Carriers Bowl. The Mountain West Duke 4, Texas A&M 3, Texas Tech 2. has five in Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas, Famous Idaho Potato, Hawai`i, New Mexico and NOVA Home Loans . 2018 Amway Coaches Poll (Week 11 - as of Nov. 4, 2018) On the flip side, 25 teams are already ineligible for a including C-USA’s Old Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev Dominion, Rice, UTEP and WKU and the MW’s San Jose State and UNLV. UTSA, Air 1. Alabama (63) 9-0 1 Force, Colorado State, New Mexico and Wyoming all need to win the remainder of its 2. Clemson (1) 9-0 2 games in order to avoid elimination. 3. Notre Dame 9-0 3 4. Michigan 8-1 5 5. Georgia 8-1 6 FIRST CFP RANKINGS ANNOUNCED: The Selection Com- 6. Oklahoma 8-1 7 mittee meets in person to produce interim rankings before Selection Day. During each 7. Ohio State 8-1 8 meeting, the selection committee ranks 25 teams. The first selections were announced 8. West Virginia 7-1 10 on Tuesday, October 30 at 5 p.m. on ESPN. Each Tuesday updated rankings will be 9. Washington State 8-1 11 released with the final rankings coming on Sunday, December 2. 10. LSU 7-2 4 11. UCF 8-0 9 In the first rankings this season, Alabama sits at No. 1, followed by Clemson, LSU, Notre 12. Kentucky 7-2 12 Dame, Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma, Washington State, Kentucky and Ohio State, re- 13. Syracuse 7-2 24 spectively. Fresno State was the lone Mountain West representative, coming in at No. 23. 14. Boston College 7-2 25 15. Mississippi State 6-3 21 WEEK 10 CONFERENCE USA & MOUNTAIN WEST BOX SCORES 16. Utah State 8-1 20 GAME 1 2 3 4 T GAME 1 2 3 4 T 17. Fresno State 8-1 23 WKU 3 0 7 0 10 #23 Fresno State 7 10 17 14 48 18. Washington 7-3 19 Middle Tennessee 10 10 3 6 29 UNLV 0 0 0 3 3 19. Texas 6-3 15 20. Penn State 6-3 13 Louisiana Tech 3 0 0 0 3 Air Force 0 0 6 8 14 21. Florida 6-3 14 #18 Miss. State 21 10 7 7 45 Army 7 7 0 3 17 22. NC State 6-2 NR 23. Cincinnati 8-1 NR Marshall 3 7 7 7 24 San Jose State 0 0 3 6 9 24. Utah 6-3 16 Southern Miss. 3 14 3 6 26 Wyoming 3 7 7 7 24 25. Iowa State 5-3 NR UTEP 7 20 7 0 34 BYU 0 6 7 3 16 Dropped From Rankings Rice 0 3 7 16 26 Boise State 14 0 7 0 21 Houston 17, Iowa 18, Virginia 22. Others Receiving Votes Charlotte 0 3 0 0 3 San Diego State 7 0 7 17 31 Michigan State 144, Auburn 106, Iowa 87, UAB 64, Wisconsin 64, Oregon Tennessee 14 0 0 0 14 New Mexico 7 3 6 7 23 51, Houston 41, Army 34, Buffalo 22, Texas A&M 16, San Diego State 15, Purdue 13, Boise State 12, Duke 11, Pittsburgh 10, South Florida 10, South FAU 7 7 7 28 49 Utah State 28 0 28 0 56 Carolina 7, Missouri 2, Appalachian State 2, North Texas 1, Northwestern 1. FIU 0 7 7 0 14 Hawai`i 3 0 14 0 17 UTSA 3 0 0 0 3 UAB 21 17 7 7 52 page 3 New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2018 Important Dates 2018-19 Bowl Schedule Nov. 15...... Online media credential application Date Bowl Game Location Time (ET) TV Conferences opens at sportssystems.com/newmexicobowl 12.15 Celebration Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ABC MEAC vs. SWAC Dec. 2...... Selection Sunday New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MW AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CBSSN American vs. Sun Belt Dec. 7...... Intralot Team Announcement Lunch & Press Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ABC MW vs. Pac-12 Conference at Canyon Club at Four Hills Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 5:30 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Dec. 9...... Credential application closes R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. 9 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. Sun Belt 12.18 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN American vs. C-USA Dec. 12...... Team Arrivals, Welcome Dinner & Gift Suite 12.19 Frisco Frisco, Texas 8 p.m. ESPN At-Large vs. American Dec. 13...... Team Practice, Team Dinner 12.20 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. American 12.21 Makers Wanted Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MAC Dec. 14...... Press Conference, Kickoff Lunch, Pep Rally Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. MW 12.22 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 12 Noon ESPN SEC vs. American 2018 Bowl Quick Facts Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPN Army vs. Big Ten Dollar General Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Game Info Hawai`i Honolulu, Hawai`i 10:30 p.m. ESPN American vs. MW Date...... Saturday, December 15, 2018 12.26 SERVPRO First Responder Dallas, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. C-USA Kickoff...... Noon MT/2 p.m. ET Quick Lane Detroit 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC/ND TV...... ESPN Cheez-It Phoenix 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Radio...... ESPN Radio 12.27 Walk-On’s Independence Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 ACC/SEC or ND Teams...... C-USA vs. MW New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 5:15 p.m. ESPN ACC/B10 or ND Stadium...... Dreamstyle Stadium Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC 12.28 Franklin A.M. Music City Nashville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. ESPN ND/SEC/B10/ACC Stadium Capacity...... 37,457 Camping World Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big12/ACC or ND Playing Surface...... FieldTurf Valero Alamo San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 12.29 Chick-fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. 12 Noon ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Tickets Belk Charlotte, N.C. 12 Noon ESPN ACC/SEC or ND Premium (Midfield)...... $40 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 1:15 p.m. CBSSN Sun Belt vs. MW Sideline...... $30 Capital One Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal North End Zone...... $25 Goodyear Cotton Arlington, Texas 4 or 8 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal Purchase Locations...... 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