AP Top 25 Poll: How Many Ranked Teams Are On The Schedule?

Who plays a ranked team in the AP preseason poll?

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How tough are these schedules?

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The 2022 preseason Associated Press top 25 poll is out and no Mountain West teams make the cut (surprise, surprise!)

Strength of schedule is a tricky metric to use but the AP poll is more respected than the coaches poll, so lets use that to gauge how tough some of these schedules are.

Below are the teams that are ranked and receiving votes for each of the Mountain West teams.

Air Force – Utah State (RV), Boise State (RV), San Diego State (RV)

Boise State – Utah State (RV), San Diego State (RV), Fresno State (RV), No. 25 BYU, Air Force (RV)

Colorado State – Utah State (RV), No. 8 Michigan, Boise State (RV), Air Force (RV)

Fresno State –  No. 14 USC, San Diego State (RV), Boise State (RV)

Hawaii – No. 8 Michigan, Fresno State (RV), San Diego State (RV), Utah State (RV)

Nevada – Fresno State (RV), San Diego State (RV), Air Force (RV)

New Mexico – Utah State (RV), Air Force (RV), Boise State (RV), LSU (RV)

San Diego State – No. 7 Utah, Fresno State (RV), Air Force (RV), Boise State (RV)

San Jose State – Fresno State (RV), San Diego State (RV), Auburn (RV), Utah State (RV)

UNLV – Utah State (RV), Air Force (RV), San Diego State (RV), No. 5 Notre Dame

Utah State – Air Force (RV), Boise State (RV), No. 1 Alabama, No. 25 BYU

Wyoming – Utah State (RV), Air Force (RV), No. 25 (RV), Fresno State (RV),

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