Here is how i see it...

A logical study of Boise State's opponents...

Sept 6: #16 Virginia Tech (8-2) W 33-30

Va Tech Best Win: #28 NC State 41-30
Va Tech Worst Loss: FCS James Madison 21-16

Sept 18: #116 Wyoming (2-9) W 51-6

Wyoming Best Win: #72 Toledo 20-15
Wyoming Worst Loss: #105 UNLV 42-16

Sept 25: #43 Oregon State (4-5) W 37-24

Oregon St Best Win: #22 Arizona 29-27
Oregon St Worst Loss: #83 Washington St 31-14

Oct 2: #115 New Mexico St (2-8) W 59-0

New Mexico St Best Win: #111 San Jose St 29-27
New Mexico St Worst Loss: #92 UTEP 42-10

Oct 9: #72 Toledo (6-4) W 57-14

Toledo Best Win: #71 Ohio 20-13
Toledo Worst Loss: #106 Wyoming 20-15

Oct 16: #111 San Jose State (1-9) W 48-0

San Jose St Best Win: FCS Southern Utah 16-11
San Jose St Worst Loss: FCS UC Davis

Oct 26: #79 La Tech (4-6) W 49-20

Louisiana Tech Best Win: #85 Idaho 48-35
Louisiana Tech Worst Loss: #59 Fresno St 40-34

Nov 6: #29 Hawaii (7-3) W 42-7

Hawaii Best Win: #20 Nevada 27-21
Hawaii Worst Loss: #69 Colorado 31-13

Nov 12: #85 Idaho (4-6) W 52-14

Idaho Best Win: #96 Western Mich 33-13
Idaho Worst Loss: #98 Colorado St 36-34

Nov 19: #59 Fresno St (6-3)

Fresno St Best Win: #78 Cincinati 28-14
Fresno St Worst Loss: #76 Ole Miss 55-38

Nov 26: #20 Nevada (9-1)

Nevada Best Win: #36 California 52-31
Nevada Avg Opponent Rank As Of This Week: 67.6 (Excluding 1 FCS Team)
Nevada Avg Opponent Rank For Entire Schedule: 67.2 (Excluding 1 FCS Team)
Nevada Only Loss: #29 Hawaii 27-21

Dec 4: #91 Utah State (4-6)

Utah St Best Win: #62 BYU
Utah St Worst Loss: #79 Louisiana Tech 24-6

*All rankings are from the [link=(Massey Index)]https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm[/link]

Boise St Avg Rank of Opponent After This Week: 74
Boise St Avg Rank of Opponent For Entire Schedule: 67.2

All of Boise State's opponents up to this point have lost to at least one team ranked #59 or lower.

If the name "Boise State" wasn't attached to this football team, would they be ranked 4th in the country?