Mountaintop View 11-26-25. College Football Playoff, Rankings, Bowl Projections, , Broyles & Groza Finalists.

It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! As we inch closer to game day, we will continue to provide lots of coverage for football season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet.

College Football Playoff Expansion talks continue.

It’s the topic that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends.

Expect things to heat up again after the season is over, but for now, the CFP will stay at 12 in 2026. However, the 24 model that is being thrown around isn’t off the table for future seasons, although not every P4 leader is on board with that idea. As usual, every person in the room is out to protect their own interests, which makes it hard for things to move forward.

Athletic Rankings

Chris Vannini is ranking every team, and San Diego State is still on top of the Mountain West, which is up to 37th overall. UNLV also cracks the top 50 at 47th, followed by a run of MW teams with New Mexico (57th), Fresno State (60th), Boise State (61st), and Hawaii (69th). After that is a big gap until Utah State at 106th, followed by Air Force at 118th, Wyoming at 119th, and then the bottom-feeders of Nevada (125), San Jose State (126), and Colorado State (128).

Athlon Bowl Projections

Bowl games are drawing closer, and the projections are becoming clearer. San Diego State is once again LA Bowl bound, with UNLV still in the Potato Bowl. Hawaii and New Mexico will stay home in their respective bowl games, and Boise State is going to the First Responder Bowl. The Arizona Bowl will host Fresno State, and while Utah State had made a bowl game, Athlon didn’t seem to get the memo yet.

5 MW Coaches are Broyles Finalists

Matsuzawa is a Groza Finalist

On the horizon:

Later today: Week 14 Opening Odds

Later today: Peak Perspective: 2025 Award Finalists

Later today: Transfer Team of the Week: Week 13

Later today: 2025 Preseason Bowl Projections Week 13

Coming Thursday: Game Previews!