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, next opponent and a comment.
Comment: In the first power rankings of the season, Wyoming was dead last. In the final power rankings of the season, the Cowboys finish first. Is Wyoming really the best team in the league? Probably not. But they beat Boise State and San Diego State and deserve this position, especially after trudging through a two-win campaign last year. All Wyoming has to do to play in its first MW championship game is beat New Mexico on Saturday or have Boise State lose to Air Force on Friday.