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NewMexicoBowl.com NewMexicoBowl nmbowl NMbowl NEW MEXICO BOWL WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 13 ~ NOV. 22-24, 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 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 BYES None New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 2 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 college football 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 New Orleans Bowl. 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 Arizona Bowl. 1. Alabama (63) 11-0 1 2. Clemson (1) 11-0 2 On the flip side, 35 teams are already ineligible for a bowl game 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.