Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
0–0 · 0–0 MOUNTAIN WEST
Way too early
WEEK 1 · 2026
35%
MW title game
17%
Win the MW
<1%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.8
Way-too-early read: preseason ratings, while rosters are still settling. The week-1 job: beat UNLV.
If Hawai'i wins out: 59% to win the MW, 21% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Hawai'i's pathYour game
TBD
SAT SEP 5
UNLV at Hawai'i
Your game. Win and your Mountain West title-game odds are 53%; lose and they fall to 20%.
UNLV 53%
Just win
No other game this week meaningfully moves Hawai'i's odds. Enjoy the football.
47 more games that don't move your needle
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Memphis at UNLV
Wyoming at Colorado State
San José State at USC
New Mexico State at Florida State
North Carolina at TCU · ESPN
NC State at Virginia · ESPN
Akron at Wake Forest
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Toledo at Michigan State
Fresno State at USC
San José State at Eastern Michigan
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Florida
UL Monroe at Mississippi State
UTEP at Oklahoma
Kent State at South Carolina
Texas State at Texas
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Boston College at Cincinnati
Oregon State at Houston
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
Tulane at Duke
UCLA at California
UAB at Illinois
North Texas at Indiana
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Western Michigan at Michigan
Ohio at Nebraska
Ball State at Ohio State
Boise State at Oregon
Marshall at Penn State
Washington State at Washington
Arkansas State at Memphis
Florida International at South Florida
Western Kentucky at Nevada
Liberty at James Madison
Sam Houston at Troy
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.