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#80 UNLV

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2-1 in Mountain West play, 3rd in the Mountain West

Up 7 spots (#87 to #80) without a game that week. Now 4-3. TDR score -0.1.

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2 awards in 2026 · Every award winner
Yodely Team, week 5, 2026Moving Out, week 7, 2026
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  • Yodely Team ×1
  • Moving Out ×1
Award history, UNLV, 2026
AwardWeekWhy
Moving OutWeek 7Biggest rank fall of the week
Yodely TeamWeek 5Biggest two-week rise, up both weeks

2026 season recap (through week 8)

UNLV (Mountain West) is ranked 80th in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 4-3 and a score of 49.0 out of 100. That is up 7 from week 7. That puts it in the Do We Need to Talk? tier (ranks 76-100). Its strongest factor is road-win bonus (64.3 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The highest-ranked opponent beaten so far came in week 6, 13-7 over #61 North Dakota State at home. The loss that stings most in the formula is the week 7 loss, 41-31 to #66 Air Force on the road.

On the road it is 2-2. The average margin is +0.4 points per game, with a biggest win of 28 points. 2 of 7 games were decided by a touchdown or less.

UNLV is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 80th.

Next up is #138 Northern Illinois in week 9, at home. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 11 against #14 New Mexico. 1 of the 5 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
0Memphis (home)L 21-27
1Hawai'i (away, conference game)W 21-6
2North Texas (away)L 6-44
4Akron (away)W 38-10
5California (home)W 39-31
6North Dakota State (home, conference game)W 13-7
7Air Force (away, conference game)L 31-41

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9Northern Illinois (home, conference game) (CBSSN)
10Wyoming (home, conference game) (CBSSN)
11New Mexico (away, conference game) (CW, ESPN Unlmtd)
12San José State (away, conference game) (CBSSN)
13Nevada (home, conference game) (CBSSN)

Ranking history 2026

Now #80, Do We Need to Talk? (week 8). Best #33 (week 6). Lowest #120 (week 2). Higher on the chart is a better rank. The shaded bands are rank tiers, with each tier's sticker at its left.

Week 8 TDR #80 (49.0, 4-3) Do We Need to Talk?

Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)#25#50#75#100#12512345678WkDo We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)#80
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#8758.01-1-
2#12031.31-2-
3#10431.21-2Sick of It
4#6158.32-2Character Building
5#4565.23-2Feeling Good
6#3370.54-2Feeling Good
7#8749.14-3Do We Need to Talk?
8#8049.04-3Do We Need to Talk?

Score breakdown

Each factor is scored 0–100, then weighted into the composite score. Full methodology & weights

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record57.1
recent results0.0
road-win bonus64.3
opponent record at game time51.7
opponent record today54.8

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