CU is the favorite to with the 2009 Mountain West Conference football championship. The Horned Frogs received 15 of 24 first-place votes to top the annual media poll at the league football meetings at the Green Valley Ranch resort.

BYU was picked second with six first-place votes, while defending champion Utah was third with three first-place votes.

The remainder of the poll, in projected order of finish: Air Force, UNLV, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State and Wyoming.

BYU quarterback Max Hall headlined the preseason all-conference team. The senior was named Offensive Player of the Year.