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Western Athletic

1996 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
61.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.029
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
25-29
vs other conferences

1996 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1BYU10-01.00014–10.93361.014Developing ＋+71
2Wyoming (WYOMING)7-2.77810–20.833171.629Developing −+34
3San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)6-2.7508–30.727302.201Rebuilding+18
4Utah (UTAH)6-2.7508–40.667332.305Rebuilding+21
5Rice (RICE)6-2.7507–40.636342.317Rebuilding+21
6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)6-2.7507–50.583462.868Struggling ＋+6
7Air Force (AIR FORCE)5-3.6256–50.545372.511Rebuilding −+10
8SMU4-4.5005–60.455563.332Struggling0
9New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)3-5.3756–50.545543.175Struggling-2
10Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)3-5.3754–70.364844.860Failing-20
11TCU3-5.3754–70.364905.322Failing −-26
12San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)3-5.3753–90.2501006.348Rock Bottom-37
13Tulsa (TULSA)2-6.2504–70.364794.473Failing-12
14Hawai'i (HAWAII)1-7.1252–100.1671047.433Rock Bottom-47
15UNLV1-8.1111–110.0831067.515Rock Bottom-48
16UTEP0-8.0002–90.1821037.166Rock Bottom-47

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295785113BYUBYU — W15: #7BYU — RS Final: #6BYU — PS 2: #6BYU — PS 3: #6BYU — Final: #6WyomingWyoming — W15: #14Wyoming — RS Final: #16Wyoming — PS 2: #16Wyoming — PS 3: #18Wyoming — Final: #17San Diego StateSan Diego State — W15: #30San Diego State — RS Final: #31San Diego State — PS 2: #31San Diego State — PS 3: #30San Diego State — Final: #30UtahUtah — W15: #28Utah — RS Final: #27Utah — PS 2: #28Utah — PS 3: #35Utah — Final: #33RiceRice — W15: #33Rice — RS Final: #33Rice — PS 2: #34Rice — PS 3: #33Rice — Final: #34Colorado StateColorado State — W15: #48Colorado State — RS Final: #49Colorado State — PS 2: #49Colorado State — PS 3: #46Colorado State — Final: #46Air ForceAir Force — W15: #37Air Force — RS Final: #37Air Force — PS 2: #36Air Force — PS 3: #37Air Force — Final: #37SMUSMU — W15: #56SMU — RS Final: #56SMU — PS 2: #56SMU — PS 3: #56SMU — Final: #56New MexicoNew Mexico — W15: #54New Mexico — RS Final: #53New Mexico — PS 2: #53New Mexico — PS 3: #54New Mexico — Final: #54Fresno StateFresno State — W15: #85Fresno State — RS Final: #84Fresno State — PS 2: #85Fresno State — PS 3: #85Fresno State — Final: #84TCUTCU — W15: #89TCU — RS Final: #89TCU — PS 2: #89TCU — PS 3: #90TCU — Final: #90San José StateSan José State — W15: #100San José State — RS Final: #100San José State — PS 2: #100San José State — PS 3: #100San José State — Final: #100TulsaTulsa — W15: #79Tulsa — RS Final: #79Tulsa — PS 2: #79Tulsa — PS 3: #79Tulsa — Final: #79Hawai'iHawai'i — W15: #104Hawai'i — RS Final: #105Hawai'i — PS 2: #105Hawai'i — PS 3: #104Hawai'i — Final: #104UNLVUNLV — W15: #107UNLV — RS Final: #107UNLV — PS 2: #107UNLV — PS 3: #106UNLV — Final: #106UTEPUTEP — W15: #103UTEP — RS Final: #103UTEP — PS 2: #103UTEP — PS 3: #103UTEP — Final: #103W15RS FinalPS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
4.029
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
BYU
+71
Wyoming
+34
Utah
+21
Rice
+21
San Diego State
+18
Air Force
+10
Colorado State
+6
SMU
0
New Mexico
-2
Tulsa
-12
Fresno State
-20
TCU
-26
San José State
-37
Hawai'i
-47
UTEP
-47
UNLV
-48

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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