One of the few conferences in the nation to expand by only one team or not lose several teams to other conferences, the Mountain West Conference will provide excellent football. However, even with the addition of Texas Christian, the conference will have great difficulty to match last years first BCS Bowl game. Utah had an impressive win the Fiesta Bowl and enters this years contest with one of the longest win streaks.

2005 Predicted Order to Finish

1. NEW MEXICO
With the return of the all time rushing leader, Dontrell Moore and the top quarterback, Kole Mckamey, the lobos should win the conference. Also taken into consideration is the return of six defensive starters. Leading the conference with seven sacks last season, nose tackle Marcus Parker is planning on continuing to lead the defense.

2. UTAH
Utah returns six offensive unit starters and five defensive players. The offensive will be led by quarterback Brian Johnson with Quinton Ganther the main target for Brian. Three outstanding returning defensive unit players are defensive lineman Steve Fifita, linebacker Spencer Toone and defensive back Eric Weddle. Even with all this returning talent, the Utes have a lot of gaps to fill.

3. WYOMING
With a 2004 victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl and a 7-5 season, the Cowboys want to duplicate 2004. They are counting on returning quarterback Corey Bramlet and wide receiver Jovon Bouknight. They might even be able to gain the conference title.

4. BRIGNAM YOUNG
There are several gaps in the Cougars