2025-26 Blue Ribbon Forecast
Montana
Portland State
Idaho State
Idaho
Weber State
Eastern Washington
Northern Colorado
Sacramento State
Montana State (#9)
Northern Arizona

Mountainn West:
SDSU #1
Fresno State #10

WCC:
Pepperine/San Diego/UOP/Portland (#9-#12 take your pick)

MVC:
Illinois State #1 (get at home)

bottom line is this appears to have 3 high quality oppoonets (SDSU, Ill State, & Iowa State), and good to get Illinois State at home. mark that Ill State game to really see how well Acker's 2nd year team plays against a good mid-major

the others? frankly all lower tier D1 teams, and the WCC teams likely not very good and are bottom barrel WCC team.

If this team can't go 3-1 vs. the WCC contingent, then are not going to compete for a Big West title.

it's a good schedule for this team, really the program should be able to have a winning non-conf schedule vs. this slate, with SIX (am I reading this correctly?) home games, 3 of which are bad D1 teams, and the two non D1 marked down as wins