The San Diego State football team was picked to finish eighth in the Mountain West’s preseason media poll.

New Mexico was picked to finish 11th in the 12-team league.

Neither team listened.

SDSU (9-2, 6-1 MW) leads the Mountain West by one game and the Lobos (8-3, 5-2) find themselves in a three-way tie for second place in the final week of the regular season.

Berths in the Mountain West championship game are on the line this week when the teams get together in Albuquerque. SDSU will host the championship game, potentially at Petco Park , if it wins. Computer rankings will determine the participants and host site if the Aztecs lose.

SDSU leads the all-time series 29-16 against the Lobos. The Aztecs had won nine straight before New Mexico beat them 21-16 last year at Snapdragon Stadi

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