Following a 12-2 season and Mountain West championship, expectations are sky-high for the Fresno State football team heading into the 2019 season.
Reporters covering the Mountain West picked Fresno State to win the West Division and have a rematch with Boise State in the conference championship game, according to the Mountain West Media Poll.
The Mountain West released the poll Tuesday at its annual media days in Las Vegas.
Fresno State earned 122 total points in the poll, including 17 first-place votes. This is the second-consecutive year the media has chosen the Bulldogs to win the division.
Boise State is no stranger to preseason favoritism. This is the seventh year in a row the Broncos have been favored to win the division. Boise State earned 15 first-place votes and 120 total points in the poll.
They’ve been picked every year to make to the championship game since the conference moved to the divisional format with a championship game in 2013.
The Broncos have 14 starters returning following a 10-3 season, including a 7-1 conference record.
The Mountain West Championship Game will be held on Dec. 17 at the home stadium of the divisional champion with the highest winning percentage in conference games.
Utah State and San Diego State were each picked to finish a close second in the Mountain Division and West Division, respectively.
Utah State earned 6 first-place votes and 108 total points, while San Diego State earned 3 first-place votes and 106 total points.
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Boise State (15) | 120 |
| 2 | Utah State (6) | 108 |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
WEST DIVISION
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Fresno State (17) | 122 |
| 2 | San Diego State (3) | 106 |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawai‘i (1) | 67 |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San José State | 21 |
