Mountain West Conference (FBS Group Of Six)
Overview: Do you notice anything different about the Mountain West Conference going into the 2026 season? The major difference is in which teams have left the now 28-year-old league, and who's coming in to join it.
The biggest change of all is that eight teams (all with the word "State" in their names) will soon become members of the new-look Pacific-12 Conference. That leaves 10 schools taking the field in the newly restructured Mountain West Conference.
The newcomers for 2026 in the MWC are UTEP from Conference USA, Northern Illinois from the Mid-American Conference, and maybe the most-talked-about newcomer of all time, the North Dakota State University Bison from Fargo, North Dakota.
NDSU joins the FBS ranks after dominating the FCS level for most of the last 15 years, winning 10 national championships all-time dating back to the 2011 season. That run includes five straight titles from 2011-2015, 2017-2019, and their most recent crowns in 2021 and 2024.
It'll be interesting to see how competitive the Bison will be in a conference that includes longtime members such as New Mexico and UNLV. Both of those squads are expected to be serious contenders for the Mountain West Conference crown this season.
183. Wyoming
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174. Air Force
176. New Mexico
178. North Dakota State*
179. Northern Illinois
181. UNLV
182. UTEP
183. Wyoming
*-North Dakota State is transitioning from the FCS to the FBS level in 2026.
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