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Murray's Mountain West football rankings: San Diego State is officially the conference's flagship program

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Each week, RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West football teams. Here are this week’s rankings, with each team’s overall record, its ranking last week, its result last week and next opponent and a brief comment.

1. San Diego State

Rank last week: 1

Record: 4-0, 1-0 MW

Last week: Beat Air Force, 28-24

This week: vs, Northern Illinois

Comment: After a hard-fought win at Air Force in a game delayed 88 minutes by a lightning, the Aztecs have clearly separated themselves from the rest of the Mountain West.