Week 11 Mountain West Bowl Projections
Week 11 Mountain West Bowl Projections
Who will be bowl eligible next?
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Teams are getting closer
The season is getting closer to an end which means more and more teams are becoming bowl eligible. Two that are on the cusp are Utah State and UNLV.
The Rebels have four wins with an easier schedule by playing Hawaii and Nevada, but the road tilt against the Warriors is tricky for many teams, plus it’s a rivalry game as well.
Utah State has to play two teams that might just be in the conference title game with hosting San Jose State and then going to Boise State on a Black Friday morning game to wrap up the season.
Six Mountain West teams have reached bowl eligibility, two more can still get there: Utah State and UNLV.
Remaining schedules:
USU (5-5): vs. SJSU, at Boise
UNLV (4-6): at Hawaii, vs. NevadaWho gets to six wins?
— Mountain West Wire (@MWCwire) November 16, 2022
If those two teams do get to bowl eligibility that would mean the Mountain West would have eight teams going bowling. The odds of one getting shut out seem very unrealistic because last year a pop-up bowl game was created to allow all bowl eligible teams to play in a post season game.
ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Rebels a 51.5% chance to get to six wins and Utah State 44.3% chance to do the same.
Here are the bowl lineup for the Mountain West this year.
– Cotton Bowl – at-large vs. Group of Five
– Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs MAC
– Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl vs Pac-12
– New Mexico Bowl vs Conference USA
– Barstool Arizona Bowl vs MAC
– EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl vs Conference USA
Backup tie-ins are below
– Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big Ten or Big 12
Other Options
– Cure Bowl vs Group of Five
– RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs Group of Five
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs Group of Five
– Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl vs Group of Five
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Once again we will stay with seven teams as we are assuming that UNLV will get to that magical six-win mark to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2014.
New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, December 17, 2022
2:15, ESPN
Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Last Year: Fresno State 31, UTEP 24
Bowl Ties: Mountain West vs AAC, C-USA, MAC or Sun Belt
Bowl Projection: Air Force vs. North Texas
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Saturday, December 17, 2022
3:30, ABC
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
Last Year; Utah State 24, Oregon State 13
Bowl Ties: Mountain West vs Pac-12
Bowl Projection: Fresno State vs. Arizona
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
7:30, ESPN
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Last Year: WKU 59, Appalachian State 38
Bowl Ties: Group of Five vs Group of Five
Bowl Projection: UNLV vs. BYU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
3:30, ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
Last Year: Wyoming 52, Kent State 38
Bowl Ties: MAC vs Mountain West
Bowl Projection: San Diego State vs. Ohio
Easyport Hawaii Bowl
Saturday, December 24, 2022
8:00, ESPN
Clarence TC Ching Complex, Honolulu, HI
Last Year: Canceled
Bowl Ties: Conference USA vs Mountain West
Bowl Projection: San Jose State vs. BYU
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 27, 2022
Time TBD, ESPN
Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, Texas
Last Year: Air Force 31, Louisville 28
Bowl Ties: Conference USA vs Mountain West
Bowl Projection: Boise State vs. Houston
Arizona Bowl
Friday, December 30, 2022
4:30, Barstool
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Last Year: Canceled
Bowl Ties: MAC vs Mountain West
Bowl Projection: Air Force vs. Eastern Michigan
