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Western Athletic

1998 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
64.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.177
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
22-36
vs other conferences

1998 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Air Force (AIR FORCE)8-1.88912–10.92391.231Developing ＋+52
2San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)7-1.8757–50.583472.790Struggling ＋+9
3BYU7-2.7789–50.643402.648Rebuilding −+11
4Wyoming (WYOMING)6-2.7508–30.727302.068Rebuilding ＋+27
5Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)5-3.6258–40.667342.257Rebuilding+20
6Utah (UTAH)5-3.6257–40.636432.672Rebuilding −+7
7Rice (RICE)5-3.6255–60.455633.612Struggling −-4
8Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)5-3.6255–60.455663.763Struggling −-9
9TCU4-4.5007–50.583492.918Struggling ＋+8
10SMU4-4.5005–70.417673.842Failing ＋-8
11San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)3-5.3754–80.333835.056Failing −-27
12UTEP3-5.3753–80.273935.599Failing −-34
13Tulsa (TULSA)2-6.2504–70.364754.400Failing ＋-19
14New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)1-7.1253–90.2501036.467Rock Bottom-44
15UNLV0-8.0000–110.0001108.148Rock Bottom-53
16Hawai'i (HAWAII)0-8.0000–120.0001129.359Rock Bottom-73

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
3326189118Air ForceAir Force — W14: #11Air Force — RS Final: #10Air Force — PS 2: #10Air Force — PS 3: #9Air Force — Final: #9San Diego StateSan Diego State — W14: #43San Diego State — RS Final: #42San Diego State — PS 2: #49San Diego State — PS 3: #48San Diego State — Final: #47BYUBYU — W14: #35BYU — RS Final: #40BYU — PS 2: #41BYU — PS 3: #41BYU — Final: #40WyomingWyoming — W14: #31Wyoming — RS Final: #31Wyoming — PS 2: #31Wyoming — PS 3: #30Wyoming — Final: #30Colorado StateColorado State — W14: #38Colorado State — RS Final: #35Colorado State — PS 2: #36Colorado State — PS 3: #36Colorado State — Final: #34UtahUtah — W14: #44Utah — RS Final: #44Utah — PS 2: #43Utah — PS 3: #42Utah — Final: #43RiceRice — W14: #64Rice — RS Final: #65Rice — PS 2: #65Rice — PS 3: #64Rice — Final: #63Fresno StateFresno State — W14: #65Fresno State — RS Final: #66Fresno State — PS 2: #66Fresno State — PS 3: #66Fresno State — Final: #66TCUTCU — W14: #56TCU — RS Final: #54TCU — PS 2: #55TCU — PS 3: #54TCU — Final: #49SMUSMU — W14: #68SMU — RS Final: #68SMU — PS 2: #68SMU — PS 3: #68SMU — Final: #67San José StateSan José State — W14: #79San José State — RS Final: #81San José State — PS 2: #83San José State — PS 3: #83San José State — Final: #83UTEPUTEP — W14: #92UTEP — RS Final: #92UTEP — PS 2: #92UTEP — PS 3: #93UTEP — Final: #93TulsaTulsa — W14: #75Tulsa — RS Final: #75Tulsa — PS 2: #75Tulsa — PS 3: #75Tulsa — Final: #75New MexicoNew Mexico — W14: #101New Mexico — RS Final: #102New Mexico — PS 2: #103New Mexico — PS 3: #103New Mexico — Final: #103UNLVUNLV — W14: #110UNLV — RS Final: #110UNLV — PS 2: #110UNLV — PS 3: #110UNLV — Final: #110Hawai'iHawai'i — W14: #112Hawai'i — RS Final: #112Hawai'i — PS 2: #112Hawai'i — PS 3: #112Hawai'i — Final: #112W14RS FinalPS 2PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.177
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Air Force
+52
Wyoming
+27
Colorado State
+20
BYU
+11
San Diego State
+9
TCU
+8
Utah
+7
Rice
-4
SMU
-8
Fresno State
-9
Tulsa
-19
San José State
-27
UTEP
-34
New Mexico
-44
UNLV
-53
Hawai'i
-73

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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