Back to the Colorado State Rams Newsfeed

Colorado State football picked second in Mountain Division

Related Topics: Mountain Division, Hawaii

Loren Orr / Getty Images North America)

Colorado State senior center Jake Bennett was a preseason Mountain West pick after starting the past 26 games for the Rams. (

Mike Brohard / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

LAS VEGAS — Expectations for Colorado State's football season are spreading beyond Northern Colorado.

In voting conducted by media that cover the Mountain West, the Rams were picked to finish second in the Mountain Division behind Boise State as the conference's media summit began Tuesday. The Broncos, a preseason darling every year they've been a member of the conference, received 21 of the possible 28 votes (161 points).