Conference record book

Mountain West Conference Top 25 Games of the 2000s

The best games involving a MWC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games: 25
Top score: 71/100
Overtime: 4

National ranking

The conference's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2009TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
Boise State vs. TCU
Boise State 17, TCU 10
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 3 TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2009 TCU vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2008PostseasonNeutral site
Boise State vs. TCU
Boise State 16, TCU 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Boise State vs. No. 11 TCU · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2008ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
Utah vs. Alabama
Utah 31, Alabama 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Utah vs. No. 1 Alabama · 14-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Alabama vs. Utah (Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 11
TCU at Utah
TCU 10, Utah 13
Conference game
No. 11 TCU vs. No. 10 Utah · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2001Week 81OT
Fresno State at Colorado State
Fresno State 25, Colorado State 22
Nonconference
No. 8 Fresno State vs. Unranked Colorado State · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
59
Game score
2009Week 1Neutral site
BYU vs. Oklahoma
BYU 14, Oklahoma 13
Nonconference · Neutral site
Unranked BYU vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2003Week 3
San Diego State at Ohio State
San Diego State 13, Ohio State 16
Conference game
Unranked San Diego State vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2002Week 9
Notre Dame at Air Force
Notre Dame 21, Air Force 14
Nonconference
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Air Force · 7-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2007Postseason
UCLA at BYU
UCLA 16, BYU 17
Postseason
No. 11 UCLA vs. No. 21 BYU · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2009Week 131OT
Utah at BYU
Utah 23, BYU 26
Conference game
No. 22 Utah vs. No. 18 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
53
Game score
2008Week 31OT
UNLV at Arizona State
UNLV 23, Arizona State 20
Conference game
Unranked UNLV vs. No. 15 Arizona State · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
52
Game score
2001Week 13
Utah at BYU
Utah 21, BYU 24
Conference game
Unranked Utah vs. No. 8 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2007Week 2
Wisconsin at UNLV
Wisconsin 20, UNLV 13
Conference game
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Unranked UNLV · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2002Week 2
Colorado State at Colorado
Colorado State 19, Colorado 14
Nonconference
Unranked Colorado State vs. No. 7 Colorado · 5-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2006Week 2
Air Force at Tennessee
Air Force 30, Tennessee 31
Nonconference
Unranked Air Force vs. No. 11 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2009Week 6
TCU at Air Force
TCU 20, Air Force 17
Conference game
No. 10 TCU vs. Unranked Air Force · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2008Week 10
Utah at New Mexico
Utah 13, New Mexico 10
Conference game
No. 10 Utah vs. Unranked New Mexico · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2001Week 15
BYU at Mississippi State
BYU 41, Mississippi State 38
Nonconference
No. 10 BYU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2005Postseason
TCU at Iowa State
TCU 27, Iowa State 24
Postseason
No. 15 TCU vs. No. 23 Iowa State · 3-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2001Week 12
BYU at Wyoming
BYU 41, Wyoming 34
Conference game
No. 9 BYU vs. Unranked Wyoming · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2007Week 2
California at Colorado State
California 34, Colorado State 28
Conference game
No. 10 California vs. Unranked Colorado State · 6-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2008Week 2
BYU at Washington
BYU 28, Washington 27
Conference game
No. 15 BYU vs. Unranked Washington · 1-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2002Week 5
Utah at Michigan
Utah 7, Michigan 10
Conference game
Unranked Utah vs. No. 14 Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
2009Week 81OT
Air Force at Utah
Air Force 16, Utah 23
Conference game
Unranked Air Force vs. No. 19 Utah · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
44
Game score
2008Week 6
Oregon State at Utah
Oregon State 28, Utah 31
Conference game
Unranked Oregon State vs. No. 15 Utah · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.