San Diego State heads into its regular-season finale simply needing to win at New Mexico on Friday to earn the right to host the Mountain West championship game

New Mexico vs. San Diego State: Mountain West Showdown in Albuquerque The New Mexico Lobos (8–3, 4–2 MWC) host the San Diego State Aztecs (9–2, 6–1 MWC) in a pivotal Mountain West matchup with a spot in the 2025 MWC Championship on the line.

Welcome to the Hotline’s weekly assessment of the eight teams in the rebuilt Pac-12 that imagines them competing in the conference this season. (We’ll even recognize one lucky team as the regular-season champion.) The power rankings will be published each Sunday throughout the regular season.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/boise-state as San Diego State sits atop muddled Week 14 Mountain West football power rankings. As the Mountain West regular season comes to a close, seven teams have separated themselves from the pack.

Three thoughts on State at the Players Era Festival, a 94-54 loss to Michigan, a 97-80 win against Oregon and a 91-81 loss to Baylor.

The San Diego State Aztecs (8-2) can inch closer to the Mountain West Conference championship game with a victory over the San Jose State Spartans (3-7) on Saturday night.

San Diego State will spend Thanksgiving week preparing for its biggest game in a long time, a Friday afternoon matchup at New Mexico that can be a springboard f