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AP Top 25 Extra Points: UNLV would be long shot for CFP even if beats Boise St on road and wins out
UNLV must win at Boise State and the Mountain West title to have a chance at the College Football Playoff despite a weak schedule, similar to the 2017 UCF case.
- Dan Mullen's UNLV Rebels football team is 6-0 in his first season, and a road win at Boise State football team would position them for an unbeaten regular season but remain a long shot for the College Football Playoff committee.
- UNLV's strength of schedule shows why the committee worries: past opponents are 11-20 and future opponents 18-19, while Memphis, Tulane and, until last week, North Texas have driven Group of Five debate.
- On the field, UNLV's wins have been tight and resilient; the Rebels won their last three games by one score and came from behind five times to beat Air Force football team.
- UNLV sits just outside the AP Top 25 with notable voting points, holding the fourth-most on Sunday while only UNLV and Navy remain outside the poll as the college football season hits its halfway point with 11 teams undefeated.
- A 2017 precedent looms: an unbeaten Group-of-Five team was left out of the CFP after the committee judged its schedule unimpressive, a case often cited with the UCF football team’s 13-0 Peach Bowl finish.
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AP Top 25 Extra Points: UNLV would be long shot for CFP even if beats Boise St on road and wins out
UNLV has quietly started 6-0 under new coach Dan Mullen and a win this week at Boise State would put the Rebels in the spotlight.
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UNLV football prepares for biggest test yet against Boise State - UNLV Scarlet and Gray
After defeating the Air Force Falcons in a thriller on Saturday afternoon, 51-48, the UNLV football team sits at an overall record of 6-0. However, their toughest test may have yet to rear its head until this upcoming week in a rematch of the previous two Mountain West Conference Championships against the Boise State Broncos and 2024 Mountain West Coach of the Year, Spencer Danielson. The Broncos themselves took care of business on Saturday ni…
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