# of the Boise State Broncos # of the Arizona State Sun Devils during the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium December 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State won 56-24.Credit: Ethan Miller / Getty Images
LAS VEGAS – Boise State has been selected the favorite to win the 2012 Mountain West football title The league announced the preseason poll Tuesday at its annual Media Days being held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The Broncos garnered 27 first-place votes and earned a total of 296 points in a poll of media members. UNLV is predicted to finish ninth and joins New Mexico (10th) as the only teams without a player on the 25-man preseason team.
2012 Mountain West Football
Predicted Order of Finish
Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Boise State (27) 296
2. Nevada 244
3. Fresno State (2) 231
4. Wyoming 213
5. San Diego State (1) 173
6. Air Force 170
7. Hawai`i 116
8. Colorado State 111
9. UNLV 63
10. New Mexico 33