Mountain West Football Bowl Projections After Week 6
How many teams are projected to go bowling?
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A big shake-up this week
After the Week 6 results there are some changes in our still way-too-early bowl projections. Boise State’s loss to San Diego State changes the pecking order overall and also hurts the Mountain West’s New Year’s Six chances since the Broncos were the closest to be ranked. A big money bowl game is not out of the picture but it just got a lot harder.
One team that is getting removed is UNLV after its really bad loss to New Mexico. Things could change, maybe, if Max Gillian and the running game get back into the mix. Air Force looked good in its win over Navy but they still need to show more consistency before they enter these projections.
With the Rebels out this means there are six teams going bowling.
Previous projections: | Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
1. Las Vegas vs. Pac-12
– Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. MAC
– Gildan New Mexico Bowl vs. Conference USA
– Hawai’i Bowl (Hawaii if they are bowl eligible) vs. Conference USA
– NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl vs. Sun Belt (New Mexico State is a backup.
– Cheez-It Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Big 12 and this is a backup spot for the Mountain West)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, December 15
2:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Projection: Boise State vs. UAB
Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, December 15
3:30 pm. ET, ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
Mountain West vs. Pac-12
Projection: Fresno State vs. Stanford
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Friday, December 21
4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
MAC vs. Mountain West
Projection: San Diego State vs. Northern Illinois
Hawai’i Bowl
Saturday, December 22
10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Projection: Hawai’i vs. Southern Miss
Cheez-It Bowl
Wednesday, December 26
9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
(Mountain West the conditional tie-in)
Projection: Utah State vs. Arizona State
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Friday, December 28
5:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Sun Belt (New Mexico State is a backup) vs. Mountain West
Projection: Nevada vs. Coastal Carolina
