The Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors are my preseason pick to make the playoffs out of the G6. They have a good QB, good offense, and excellent special teams. Pair this with the fact that they get their toughest in-conference games at home and a relatively forging out of conference slate, and there is a genuine chance that Hawai'i is sitting on a 12-1 record on selection Sunday with a Mountain West title to show for it. If they do the unthinkable and go 13-0, then they're gonna be a genuine threat to whoever they play in the playoffs, especially if they host a playoff game. Granted, that defense is gonna need to show some improvement if they want to earn their way to the dance.

The next three G6 teams were: UNLV, San Diego State, Boise State.