Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| BYU | 14 | 1 | .933 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 39.3 | 18.5 | 13.65 | -3.02 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Utah | 8 | 4 | .667 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 0.17 | -1.66 | 20 | |||
| Rice | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 3.88 | 1.06 | ||||
| SMU | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 22.4 | 24.3 | -2.48 | -1.11 | ||||
| New Mexico | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 30.1 | 25.5 | -2.19 | -6.10 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 19.2 | 27.5 | -10.32 | -3.04 | ||||
| Tulsa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 22.3 | 30.3 | -7.92 | -0.64 | ||||
| UTEP | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 16.6 | 28.5 | -17.71 | -5.71 | ||||
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Wyoming | 10 | 2 | .833 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 38.7 | 23.7 | 5.92 | -5.08 | 16 | 22 | ||
| San Diego State | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 38.9 | 27.5 | 3.76 | -4.87 | ||||
| Colorado State | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.7 | 28.0 | 2.87 | -1.88 | ||||
| Air Force | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.7 | 21.0 | 5.24 | -0.76 | ||||
| Fresno State | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 24.3 | 31.3 | -7.85 | -3.31 | ||||
| San Jose State | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 18.4 | 37.3 | -14.59 | -1.26 | ||||
| Hawaii | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 13.4 | 36.1 | -16.77 | -2.27 | ||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 23.0 | 45.9 | -14.29 | 0.71 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Brigham Young (5) | 19 | Kansas State (14) | 15 | Dallas, TX |
| 1996-12-27 | Copper Bowl | Wisconsin | 38 | Utah | 10 | Tucson, AZ |
1996 Conference Leaders