Standings & schedule strength
| Team | Conf | Overall | SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air Force Falcons | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.8 | vs DUQ Sep 5 |
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5.0 | at STAN Aug 29 |
 Nevada Wolf Pack | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.4 | vs WKU Sep 5 |
 New Mexico Lobos | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.9 | vs CMU Sep 5 |
 North Dakota State Bison | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.6 | vs JXST Aug 29 |
 Northern Illinois Huskies | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.1 | at IOWA Sep 5 |
 San José State Spartans | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.6 | at USC Aug 29 |
 UNLV Rebels | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.2 | vs MEM Aug 29 |
 UTEP Miners | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.5 | at OU Sep 4 |
 Wyoming Cowboys | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.1 | at CSU Sep 5 |
Schedule strength = mean opponent efficiency margin from The College King's 2025 final ratings, a preseason estimate until 2026 games are played.
Week by week
| Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF Mountain West | DUQ | NDSU | bye | @NEV | NAVY | @NIU | UNLV | @WYO | CONN | @ARMY | SJSU | UTEP | @UNM | bye | bye |
| HAW Mountain West | @STAN | NMSU | bye | @WYO | SJSU | @ASU | UNM | @NIU | bye | @UTEP | NDSU | @NEV | SAC | bye | bye |
| NEV Mountain West | WKU | MTST | @MTSU | AF | bye | @UTEP | @NDSU | SJSU | @UCLA | UNM | @NIU | HAW | @UNLV | bye | bye |
| UNM Mountain West | CMU | MERC | @OU | @NMSU | UTEP | bye | @HAW | NDSU | @SJSU | @NEV | UNLV | @WYO | AF | bye | bye |
| NDSU Mountain West | JXST | @AF | @SAC | bye | WYO | @UNLV | NEV | @UNM | UTEP | bye | @HAW | NIU | @SJSU | bye | bye |
| NIU Mountain West | @IOWA | ILST | @ARIZ | @GAST | bye | AF | @WYO | HAW | @UNLV | @SJSU | NEV | @NDSU | UTEP | bye | bye |
| SJSU Mountain West | @USC | CP | FRES | bye | @HAW | WYO | @UTEP | @NEV | UNM | NIU | @AF | UNLV | NDSU | bye | bye |
| UNLV Mountain West | MEM | @UNT | bye | @AKR | CAL | NDSU | @AF | bye | NIU | WYO | @UNM | @SJSU | NEV | bye | bye |
| UTEP Mountain West | @OU | TXSO | @MICH | ORST | @UNM | NEV | SJSU | bye | @NDSU | HAW | WYO | @AF | @NIU | bye | bye |
| WYO Mountain West | @CSU | UNCO | @CMU | HAW | @NDSU | @SJSU | NIU | AF | bye | @UNLV | @UTEP | UNM | CONN | bye | bye |
Home games plain, away games prefixed @, dashed = open week.