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Mountain WestBison

North Dakota State

Next: at New MexicoOct 24

Rank

84th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

−4.9

90% range −13.4 to 3.6

Offense

20.5

101st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

25.4

62nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–1

9.5–2.5 projected over the regular season

Playoff

1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 29 · 5:30 PM ET vs Jacksonville State W 33–7
Rating change+10.5
Wk 1Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs Fordham W 38–0
Rating change−2.7
Wk 2Sep 12 · 10:00 PM ET at Air Force W 38–32
Rating change−1.6
Wk 3Sep 19 · 10:30 PM ET at Sacramento State W 31–10
Rating change−0.4
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs Wyoming W 28–0
Rating change+3.5
Wk 6Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET at UNLV L 7–13
Rating change−0.3
Wk 7Oct 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs Nevada W 31–17
Rating change−0.3
Wk 8Oct 24 · 10:00 PM ET at New Mexico Win 31%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 3:30 PM ET vs UTEP Est. 93%
Wk 11Nov 14 · 11:59 PM ET at Hawai'i Est. 67%
Wk 12Nov 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs Northern Illinois Est. 86%
Wk 13Nov 27 · 3:30 PM ET at San José State Est. 69%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
9.5–2.5
Conference record
6.5–2.5
Make the playoff
1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
55%
Win the conference
26%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Profile

NDSU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com