Overview
- The league announced Sunday that Boise State will face UNLV on Friday, Dec. 5, at Albertsons Stadium on FOX in the programs’ third straight conference title meeting.
- The Mountain West applied its written tiebreaker, a composite of SP+, ESPN Strength of Record, KPI and SportSource, to separate four 6-2 teams.
- The composite ranked UNLV first and Boise State second, followed by San Diego State and New Mexico, setting the Rebels–Broncos matchup.
- Boise State earned hosting rights via its 56-31 regular-season win over UNLV, the head-to-head determinant once the finalists were set.
- New Mexico finished 9-3 with six straight wins; athletic director Fernando Lovo voiced disappointment, and betting markets shifted to Boise State -4 at some books after coach Spencer Danielson said QB Maddux Madsen will start.