San Diego State stays atop Mountain West power poll
1. San Diego State: Eleven straight wins are on the line as the Aztecs take on pass-heavy, defense-iffy Cal. This game is a big measuring stick for SDSU, which lost to Cal 35-7 a year ago in the first game of a three-game losing streak that put them at 1-3 (turned it around and won 10 straight).
2. Boise State: Strong start with dominance on offense and defense at Louisiana; fired-up Washington State presents a much bigger test for a team that has lost two straight at home.
3. Air Force: Falcons put up “meh” game in 16-point win over Abilene Christian; will rock awesome uniforms against Georgia State.
4. Utah State: Aggies ran roughshod over Weber State (428 yards on the ground) last week, but this weekend is a whole different beast, even at wounded USC (playing their first 11 a.m. PT home game since the 1950s).
5. New Mexico: After a slow start, Lobos woke up with 48 points against South Dakota; New Mexico State won’t be big challenge.
6. Nevada: Barely beat Cal Poly, winning in OT. Next at Notre Dame, off frustrating loss. Wolf Pack will need a four-leaf clover to pull off the miracle.
7. San Jose State: Tulsa’s offense is good, but only 10 points on that D? Yikes. Spartans host FCS Top 25 Portland State from the Big Sky.
8. Colorado State: A few bad showings in the MW last week, but the Rams’ 37-point loss against Colorado was the most shocking. Playing Texas-San Antonio should get them on track.
9. UNLV: Rebels crushed Jackson State by 50, but now they get UCLA off loss to Texas A&M. Bruins beat Rebels 34-3 last year.
10. Wyoming: They waited three OTs and finished at 2:34 a.m., but Cowboys beat Northern Illinois. Won’t get win No. 2 this week at Nebraska.
11. Fresno State: Got routed at Nebraska, but give props for declining penalty after the Foltz/punting tribute. Should get first win Saturday at home against Sacramento State of the Big Sky.
12. Hawaii: They’ve traveled 19,000 miles to be 0-2 and give up 114 points. Alas, relief comes in the form of of the home opener against UT Martin.
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Conference | Overall | |||||||
Mountain | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA |
Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 21 |
Boise St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 10 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 21 |
Utah St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 34 |
Colorado St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 44 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||
West | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA |
Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
San Diego St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
UNLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 13 |
Fresno St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
San Jose St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 45 |
Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 114 |
Thursday, Sept. 1
Utah St. 45, Weber St. 6
New Mexico 48, South Dakota 21
UNLV 63, Jackson St. 13
Friday, Sept. 2
Colorado 44, Colorado St. 7
Nevada 30, Cal Poly 27 (OT)
Saturday, Sept. 3
Michigan 63, Hawaii 3
Boise State 45, Louisiana 10
Air Force 37, Abilene Christian 21
Tulsa 45, San Jose State 10
Nebraska 43, Fresno State 10
San Diego State 31, New Hampshire 0
Wyoming 40, Northern Illinois 34 (3OT)
Saturday’s games
Wyoming at Nebraska, 10 a.m. (ESPN2)
Georgia State at Air Force, noon (TheMW.com)
Utah State at USC, noon (Pac-12)
Nevada at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
UTSA at Colorado State, 2 p.m. (TheMW.com)
Portland State at San Jose State, 2:30 p.m.
New Mexico at New Mexico State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
UNLV at UCLA, 6 p.m. (Pac-12)
Sacramento State at Fresno State, 8 p.m.
Washington State at Boise State, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
California at San Diego State, 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
UT Martin at Hawaii, 10 p.m.
This story was originally published September 10, 2016 at 12:09 AM with the headline "San Diego State stays atop Mountain West power poll."