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NewMexicoBowl.com NewMexicoBowl nmbowl NMbowl NEW MEXICO BOWL WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 7 ~ OCT. 12-13, 2018 2018 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records MT/TV Series Notes FRIDAY, OCT. 12 School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ^ Air Force 2-3, 0-2 MW 7 p.m. AF leads, 19-16 Hawai`i 3-0 1.000 104 88 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 0-0 W3 ^ San Diego State 4-1, 1-0 MW CBSSN SDSU, 28-24 (2017) Fresno State 1-0 1.000 21 3 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 0-0 W3 SATURDAY, OCT. 13 San Diego State 1-0 1.000 19 13 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W4 ¢ UAB 4-1, 2-0 C-USA 11 a.m. Series Tied, 3-3 Nevada 1-1 .500 31 46 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 0-0 L1 ¢ Rice 1-5, 0-2 C-USA ESPN+ UAB, 52-21 (2017) UNLV 0-1 .000 14 50 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L2 ¢ Southern Mississippi 2-2, 1-0 C-USA 12 p.m. Series Tied, 6-6 San José State 0-2 .000 71 86 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-0 L5 ¢ North Texas 5-1, 1-1 C-USA ESPN3 NT, 43-28 (2017) ¢ WKU 1-4, 0-1 C-USA 1:30 p.m. WKU leads, 1-0 Mountain Division Conference Overall ¢ Charlotte 2-3, 1-1 C-USA ESPN+ WKU, 45-14 (2017) School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Marshall 3-2, 1-1 C-USA 1:30 p.m. MRSH leads, 3-1 Utah State 1-0 1.000 42 32 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W4 ¢ Old Dominion 1-5, 0-3 C-USA STADIUM MRSH, 35-3 (2017) New Mexico 1-0 1.000 50 14 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 W1 Army 3-2, Independent 1:30 p.m. First Meeting Boise State 1-1 .500 47 33 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 L1 San Jose State 0-5, 0-2 MW ESPNU Colorado State 1-1 .500 76 73 2-4 .333 1-1 1-1 0-1 W1 ^ New Mexico 3-2, 1-0 MW 2 p.m. CSU leads, 40-25 Air Force 0-2 .000 57 70 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 W2 ^ Colorado State 2-3, 1-1 MW AT&T CSU, 27-24 (2017) Wyoming 0-2 .000 27 51 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 0-0 L2 ^ Utah State 4-1, 1-0 MW 2 p.m. USU leads, 16-7 ^ UNLV 2-3, 0-1 MW FACEBOOK USU, 52-28 (2017) 2018 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ¢ Louisiana Tech 3-2, 1-1 C-USA 5 p.m. LA TECH leads, 5-1 ¢ UTSA 3-3, 2-0 C-USA ESPN+ LA TECH, 20-6 (2017) East Division Conference Overall School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Middle Tennessee 3-2, 2-0 C-USA 5:30 p.m. MT leads, 9-4 ¢ FIU 3-2, 1-0 C-USA beIN MT, 37-17 (2017) Middle Tenn. 2-0 1.000 59 48 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 0-0 W2 FIU 1-0 1.000 28 20 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 0-0 W1 BYU 3-3 Independent 8:15 p.m. BYU leads, 22-8 Hawai`i 6-1, 3-0 MW ESPN2 BYU, 30-20 (2017) Marshall 1-1 .500 44 51 3-2 .600 1-2 2-0 0-0 L1 FAU 1-1 .500 76 58 3-3 .500 3-0 0-3 0-0 W1 ^ Wyoming 2-4, 0-2 MW 8:30 p.m. FS leads, 6-5 ^ Fresno State 4-1, 1-0 MW ESPNU FS, 13-7 (2017) Charlotte 1-1 .500 35 53 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 0-0 L2 WKU 0-1 .000 17 20 1-4 .200 0-2 1-2 0-0 L1 ^ Boise State 3-2, 1-1 MW 8:30 p.m. BSU leads, 29-13 ^ Nevada 3-3, 1-1 MW CBSSN BSU, 41-14 (2017) Old Dominion 0-3 .000 78 108 1-5 .167 1-1 0-4 0-0 L2 ^ - denotes Mountain West game ¢ - denotes Conference USA game West Division Conference Overall BYES School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak FAU 3-3, 1-1 C-USA UAB 2-0 1.000 56 14 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W3 UTEP 0-6, 0-2 C-USA UTSA 2-0 1.000 50 24 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 0-0 W3 Southern Miss 1-0 1.000 40 22 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 L1 North Texas 1-1 .500 54 53 5-1 .833 3-1 2-0 0-0 W1 La. Tech 1-1 .500 36 55 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 0-0 L1 Rice 0-2 .000 25 60 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 0-0 L5 UTEP 0-2 .000 45 57 0-6 .000 0-3 0-3 0-0 L18 * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 2 EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL 2018 AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 7 - as of Oct. 7, 2018) UAB vs. Utah State Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. 1. Alabama (59) 6-0 1 Marshall vs. San Diego State 2. Georgia 6-0 2 3. Ohio State (1) 6-0 3 North Texas vs. San Diego State 4. Clemson (1) 6-0 4 5. Notre Dame 6-0 6 Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State 6. West Virginia 5-0 9 7. Washington 5-1 10 Marshall vs. Boise State 8. Penn State 4-1 11 9. Texas 5-1 19 UAB vs. San Diego State 10. UCF 5-0 12 Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada 11. Oklahoma 5-1 7 12. Michigan 5-1 15 Kyle Middle Tennessee vs. Nevada 13. LSU 5-1 5 Bonagura 14. Florida 5-1 22 Mitch Southern Mississippi vs. Utah State 15. Wisconsin 4-1 16 Sherman 16. Miami (FL) 5-1 17 Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State 17. Oregon 4-1 18 18. Kentucky 5-1 13 19. Colorado 5-0 21 READY TO BOWL: Six teams (Alabama, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Nortre 20. NC State 5-0 23 Game, and Ohio State) garnered bowl eligibility in just the sixth week of the 2018- 21. Auburn 4-2 8 22. Texas A&M 4-2 NR 2019 season last weekend. Eighteen more teams can pick up the necessary six 23. South Florida 5-0 NR wins this weekend, including Conference USA’s North Texas (5-1). The Mountain 24. Mississippi State 4-2 NR West’s Hawai`i is 6-1 but needs one more win due to its 13-game schedule this 25. Cincinnati 6-0 NR Dropped From Rankings season. Stanford 14, Michigan State 20, Virginia Tech 24, Oklahoma State 25. Others Receiving Votes Despite achieving eligibility, all programs will need to wait a bit longer before their Iowa 87, Stanford 59, Washington State 46, San Diego State 24, playoff destination is reached. Each fall, the College Football Playoff Selection TCU 20, Appalachian State 11, Utah State 9, Utah 5, South Carolina 2, Hawai`i 1. Committee meets in person to produce interim rankings before Selection Day. During each meeting, the selection committee ranks 25 teams. 2018 Amway Coaches Poll (Week 7 - as of Oct. 7, 2018) The dates for the fall of 2018 are as follows: Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev Tuesday, October 30 1. Alabama (61) 6-0 1 Tuesday, November 6 2. Georgia 6-0 2 3. Ohio State (1) 6-0 3 Tuesday, November 13 4. Clemson (2) 6-0 4 Tuesday, November 20 5. Notre Dame 6-0 7 Tuesday, November 27 6. West Virginia 5-0 8 Sunday, December 2 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal teams announced) 7. Washington 5-1 10 8. Penn State 4-1 11 9. UCF 5-0 13 10. Wisconsin 4-1 12 11. Oklahoma 5-1 5 12. LSU 5-1 6 WEEK 6 CONFERENCE USA & MOUNTAIN WEST BOX SCORES 13. Michigan 5-1 16 GAME 1 2 3 4 T GAME 1 2 3 4 T 14. Texas 5-1 20 Middle Tennessee 3 7 14 10 34 Utah State 14 7 14 10 45 15. Miami 5-1 17 Marshall 3 14 0 7 24 BYU 0 7 6 7 20 16. Florida 5-1 NR 17. Oregon 4-1 18 Old Dominion 0 7 14 12 33 Navy 0 7 0 0 7 18. Colorado 5-0 22 Florida Atlantic 6 20 6 20 52 Air Force 0 14 14 7 35 19. NC State 5-0 25 20. Kentucky 5-1 15 UAB 0 7 7 14 28 San Diego State 3 10 0 6 19 21. Auburn 4-2 9 Louisiana Tech 7 0 0 0 7 Boise State 7 0 0 6 13 22. Texas A&M 4-2 NR 23. South Florida 5-0 NR UTSA 3 10 0 7 20 New Mexico 0 29 7 14 50 24.