Note: The Mountain West is no longer adhering to a division-based schedule, selecting its championship game participants purely on conference record in 12-team standings. However, the divisions are an easy way to divide the league in half for a two-part story, as I’ve done here.
The 2022 season was not the Mountain West’s best. The league produced a championship bout between two 10-win teams (Boise State and Fresno State) and placed the Bulldogs in the final AP top 25 after their bowl game blowo…