The Mountain West is transforming into the MAC in terms of its unpredictability. Through the first month of the season, we’ve seen this conference flip upside down.
This is the last season that the conference will operate with two divisions. Starting next year, the top two teams will meet to play for the championship.
Half of the Mountain West already has a conference game under its belt, while the rest of the programs open Mountain West play this weekend. Below, we look at how each program fared in nonconference play and identify the contenders and pretenders in the conference.