FBS

UNLV

Rebels · Mountain West

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#85

Among 138 teams · ▼5 since Week 7

Record

4-3

4-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+2.63

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.65

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

UNLV is 4-3 and ranks No. 85 of 138 FBS teams, down 5 spots from Week 7. Its +2.6 power rating is 19.7 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 96th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.3 wins against it; UNLV is 1.3 behind, 75th in résumé rank.

Best win: 13–7 over North Dakota State as a 24% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 67, after Week 6.

Next: at home against Northern Illinois on Sat, Oct 31. UNLV is a 27.2-point favorite with a 92% chance to win.

Next game

UNLV by 27.2

UNLV 92% · Northern Illinois 8%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 84 after Week 1 to No. 85 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#85
Week 8: No. 85 · +2.63 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 184+1.61
Week 2127−5.28
Week 3126−6.08
Week 4102−0.39
Week 587+1.50
Week 667+4.66
Week 780+3.23
Week 885+2.63

Game results

7 games · 2026
UNLV results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Air Force #76
L31–4138%+3.87
W13–7Upset24%+10.43
W39–3154%−2.43
at Akron #136
W38–1039%−12.34
L6–44—+9.46
at Hawai'i #127
W21–6—−5.41
L21–27—+7.72
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Mountain West
Mountain West power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
28up 86-1
+12.07
#29−1.25+25.7
34down 26-2
+10.43
#45+0.47+15.3
76down 205-2
+3.87
#60−0.42+7.6
83up 53-4
+2.74
#109+0.01+4.3
85down 54-3
+2.63
#75+1.65+0.4
100up 135-3
−0.67
#85−1.78-0.5
116down 74-4
−2.67
#110−1.30-2.1
127up 52-6
−5.41
#134−0.76-3.8
135up 21-6
−12.15
#127+5.04-22.1
137down 30-7
−13.87
#136+4.25-23.4