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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 THURSDAY, NOV. 22 *Fresno State 6-1 .857 224 74 9-2 .818 5-0 4-2 0-0 W1 ^ Colorado State 3-8, 2-5 MW 1:30 p.m. AF leads, 34-21-1 *Nevada 5-2 .714 196 145 7-4 .636 4-2 3-2 0-0 W4 ^ Air Force 4-7, 2-5 MW CBSSN AF, 45-28 (2017) *San Diego State 4-3 .571 149 144 7-4 .636 5-1 2-3 0-0 L2 SATURDAY, NOV. 24 *Hawai`i 4-3 .571 198 262 7-5 .583 5-2 2-3 0-0 W1 ¢ Marshall 7-3, 5-2 C-USA 10 a.m. MRSH leads, 4-2 xUNLV 1-6 .143 172 307 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 0-0 L1 ¢ FIU 8-3, 6-1 C-USA STADIUM FIU, 41-30 (2017) xSan José State 1-6 .143 220 205 1-10 .091 1-5 0-5 0-0 L3 ¢ Louisiana Tech 7-4, 5-2 C-USA 10 a.m. LT leads, 5-3 Mountain Division Conference Overall ¢ WKU 2-9, 1-6 C-USA CBSSN LT, 23-22 (2017) School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak *Utah State 6-0 1.000 304 136 9-1 .900 6-0 3-1 0-0 W9 ¢ Old Dominion 4-7, 2-5 C-USA 11 a.m. OD leads, 2-0 *Boise State 6-1 .857 251 157 9-2 .818 4-1 5-1 0-0 W6 ¢ Rice 1-11, 0-7 C-USA ESPN+ OD, 24-21 (2017) Wyoming 3-4 .429 139 159 5-6 .455 3-3 2-3 0-0 W3 xAir Force 2-5 .286 222 233 4-7 .364 3-2 1-5 0-0 L1 ^ Wyoming 5-6, 3-4 MW 12:30 p.m. WY leads, 36-34 xColorado State 2-5 .286 179 259 3-8 .273 2-3 1-3 0-1 L4 ^ New Mexico 3-8, 1-6 MW AT&TSN WY, 42-3 (2017) xNew Mexico 1-6 .143 155 251 3-8 .273 1-4 2-4 0-0 L6 ¢ Southern Mississippi 5-5, 4-3 C-USA 1 p.m. SM leads, 6-4 ¢ UTEP 1-10, 1-6 C-USA ESPN+ SM, 24-0 (2017) 2018 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS East Division Conference Overall ¢ UAB 9-2, 7-0 C-USA 1 p.m. Series Tied, 3-3 School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ¢ Middle Tennessee 7-4, 6-1 C-USA ESPN3 UAB, 25-23 (2017) *FIU 6-1 .857 227 166 8-3 .727 4-2 4-1 0-0 W2 *Middle Tenn. 6-1 .857 229 144 7-4 .636 4-0 3-4 0-0 L1 ¢ Charlotte 4-7, 3-4 C-USA 4 p.m. FAU leads, 2-1 *Marshall 5-2 .714 194 117 7-3 .700 4-2 3-1 0-0 W2 ¢ FAU 5-6, 3-4 C-USA STADIUM FAU, 31-12 (2017) FAU 3-4 .429 217 180 5-6 .455 4-1 1-5 0-0 L1 xCharlotte 3-4 .429 156 177 4-7 .364 4-2 0-5 0-0 L3 ^ San Jose State 1-10, 1-6 MW 5 p.m. FS leads, 41-37-3 xOld Dominion 2-5 .286 186 266 4-7 .364 3-3 1-4 0-0 W2 ^ Fresno State 9-2, 6-1 MW ESPNU FS, 27-10 (2017) xWKU 1-6 .143 147 214 1-10 .091 1-4 1-5 0-0 W1 ¢ North Texas 8-3, 4-3 C-USA 5 p.m. UTSA leads, 3-2 ¢ UTSA 3-8, 2-5 C-USA ESPN+ NT, 29-26 (2017) West Division Conference Overall School W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. H A N Streak ^ Nevada 7-4, 5-2 MW 7:30 p.m. NV leads, 26-17 *UAB 7-0 1.000 224 61 9-2 .818 6-0 3-2 0-0 L1 ^ UNLV 3-8, 1-6 MW CBSSN NV, 23-16 (2017) *La. Tech 5-2 .714 167 129 7-4 .636 3-1 4-3 0-0 L1 *North Texas 4-3 .571 218 178 8-3 .727 6-1 2-2 0-0 W1 ^ Boise State [/] 9-2, 6-1 MW 8:15 p.m. BS leads, 17-5 Southern Miss 4-3 .571 161 78 5-5 .500 5-1 0-4 0-0 W1 ^ Utah State [14/13] 9-1, 6-0 MW ESPN BS, 41-14 (2017) xUTSA 2-5 .286 80 202 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 0-0 L5 xUTEP 1-6 .143 151 221 1-10 .091 0-5 1-5 0-0 L2 ^ Hawai`i 7-5, 4-3 MW 8:30 p.m. SD leads, 21-9-2 xRice 0-7 .000 98 241 1-11 .083 1-4 0-7 0-0 L11 ^ San Diego State 7-4, 4-3 MW ESPNU SD, 28-7 (2017) * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason ^ - denotes Mountain West game ¢ - denotes Conference USA game

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EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 NEW MEXICO BOWL 2018 AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 13 - as of Nov. 18, 2018) Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. 1. Alabama (61) 11-0 1 Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada 2. Clemson 11-0 2 3. Notre Dame 11-0 3 North Texas vs. Nevada 4. Michigan 10-1 4 5. Georgia 10-1 5 Middle Tennessee vs. Fresno State 6. Oklahoma 10-1 6 7. Washington State 10-1 8 Marshall vs. Boise State 8. UCF 10-0 11 9. LSU 9-2 10 Marshall vs. Boise State 10. Ohio State 10-1 9 Louisiana Tech vs. San Diego State 11. Texas 8-3 13 12. West Virginia 8-2 7 Kyle Middle Tennessee vs. Nevada 13. Florida 8-3 15 Bonagura 14. Utah State 10-1 14 Mitch Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 15. Penn State 8-3 16 Sherman 16. Washington 8-3 17 Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 17. Kentucky 8-3 20 18. Utah 8-3 21 19. Syracuse 8-3 12 READY TO BOWL: Seventy-one teams are bowl eligible with just a two weeks left in the 20. Northwestern 7-4 24 regular season. Conference USA boasts six eligible teams in FIU, Louisi- 21. Boise State 9-2 23 ana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas and UAB. Florida Atlantic is just one 22. Mississippi State 7-4 25 win away from the postseason with Charlotte left on its schedule. Southern Miss is also 23. Army 9-2 NR 5-6, needing to best UTEP this weekend. 24. Pittsburgh 7-4 NR 25. Iowa State 6-4 18 Dropped From Rankings The Mountain West has six teams that are ready to bowl with Boise State, Fresno State, Cincinnati 19, Boston College 22. Hawai`i, Nevada, San Diego State and Utah State all posting six wins or more. Wyoming Others Receiving Votes is 5-6 and in a must-win situation this weekend. The Cowboys complete the regular sea- Fresno State 100, NC State 45, Cincinnati 43, Missouri 34, Texas son at New Mexico. A&M 29, Auburn 11, Stanford 8, Iowa 8, UAB 5, Houston 3, Wiscon- sin 2, Troy 1, Buffalo 1. Conference USA has six primary bowl commitments in the Makers Wanted Bahamas, Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton, Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla ir SERVPRO First Re- 2018 Amway Coaches Poll sponder, Hawai`i, New Mexico and R+L Carriers . The Mountain West (Week 13 - as of Nov. 18, 2018) has five in Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas, Famous Idaho Potato, Hawai`i, New Mexico and Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev NOVA Home Loans . 1. Alabama (63) 11-0 1 2. Clemson (1) 11-0 2 On the flip side, 35 teams are already ineligible for a while 24 could still get 3. Notre Dame 1-0 3 eligible. C-USA’s Charlotte, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP, UTSA and WKU and the MW’s 4. Michigan 10-1 4 Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Jose State and UNLV have been eliminated 5. Georgia 10-1 5 6. Oklahoma 10-1 6 from postseason play. 7. Washington State 10-1 9 8. LSU 9-2 10 Selection Sunday is slated for December 2, 2018. There are 39 bowl games for the 2018 9. UCF 10-0 11 season, not counting the National Championship) and, thus, 78 slots available. 10. Ohio State 10-1 8 11. Texas 8-3 14 WEEK 12 CONFERENCE USA & MOUNTAIN WEST BOX SCORES 12. West Virginia 8-2 7 GAME 1 2 3 4 T GAME 1 2 3 4 T 13. Florida 8-3 16 FAU 7 14 10 7 38 #25 Boise State 14 10 7 14 45 14. Penn State 8-3 15 North Texas 17 3 14 7 41 New Mexico 0 7 0 7 14 15. Utah State 10-1 13 Rice 0 3 0 7 10 #23 Utah State 3 7 10 9 29 16. Washington 8-3 17 LSU 14 14 7 7 42 Colorado State 0 7 3 14 24 17. Utah 8-3 19 18. Kentucky 8-3 21 Middle Tennessee 0 10 6 7 23 Nevada 0 7 7 7 21 19. Syracuse 8-3 12 #17 Kentucky 17 7 7 3 34 San Jose State 6 0 6 0 12 20. Mississippi State 7-4 23 21. Northwestern 7-4 NR FIU 10 10 7 15 42 Air Force 7 10 7 3 27 22. Boise State 9-2 24 Charlotte 7 7 7 14 35 Wyoming 14 0 0 21 35 23. Fresno 9-2 NR VMI 0 0 14 0 14 San Diego State 7 7 0 0 14 24. Army 9-2 NR Old Dominion 21 28 14 14 77 Fresno State 7 3 7 6 23 25. Pittsburgh 7-4 NR Dropped From Rankings UTSA 0 0 0 0 0 UNLV 7 14 0 7 28 Iowa State 18, Cincinnati 20, Boston College 22, UAB 25. Marshall 10 10 3 0 23 Hawai`i 3 3 7 22 35 Others Receiving Votes Iowa State 85, Cincinnati 74, Texas A&M 57, NC State 51, Wisconsin 32, Louisiana Tech 7 10 0 2 20 Missouri 27, Boston College 22, Auburn 20, Appalachian State 18, Troy 16, Southern Miss. 7 7 0 7 21 Iowa 12, UAB 12, Georgia State 10, Duke 7, Oklahoma State 3, Virginia 2, Georgia Southern 1, Buffalo 1, South Carolina 1. UAB 7 0 0 13 20 Texas A&M 14 10 10 7 41 UTEP 0 0 8 8 16 WKU 27 13 0 0 40 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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