#44 Mountain West Conference

Boise State

Projected 8–3 · 8 proj. wins

Playoff:IN

Call the season

How many games does Boise State win? The Ninjas project 8.

Tap a number to call it — then see how you stack up against the Ninjas.

Playoff

3%

Title

<1%

Win conf

3%

SOS

#71

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Path to the playoff

Playoff odds →
  • LOCKWin outin the field, no committee debate.
  • RISKLose to Oregonthe margin for error vanishes.
  • CHAOSTwo lossesnow you'd need chaos elsewhere.

Full odds

Make the 12
3%
16-team field
7%
24-team field
19%
Win conference
3%
National title
<1%

Our playoff odds call · month by month

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Last season

2025 · via CFBD

Where Boise State finished a year ago — the foundation the 2026 outlook is built on.

SP+ rating

#64

+3.1 · off #55 / def #60

Talent composite

#81

247 blue-chip composite

Recruiting class

#62

2025 signing class

Returning prod.

58%

of offensive production

Efficiency

2025 · national rank
Offense#55
  • EPA / play#60
  • Success rate#86
  • Explosiveness#36
Defense#60
  • EPA / play#42
  • Success rate#8

The big number is opponent-adjusted SP+ offense/defense; the splits underneath are per-play efficiency — the same signals that feed the 2026 model. Lower rank is better.

Offseason moves

2026 portal · via CFBD

Portal in

11

3★ avg

Portal out

19

3.1★ avg

Net

-8

in − out

Scholarship players in and out of the transfer portal for 2026, with average recruiting stars — a quick read on whether the roster got deeper or thinner. Star quality matters as much as the count.

Rooting guide

Beyond Boise State's own games, here's who to scoreboard-watch — the teams chasing the same playoff spots.

Win the MOUNTAIN WEST

The rivals between you and the league's bids — root against them.

At-large dogfight

Closest teams to you in the national race — every loss helps.

Rivalries

The all-time series against the teams Boise State keeps playing.

The buzz

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Board strength 49 of 100 · polls say 46, our model says 51 · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · how this is built