Yes, We’re better than them too.
New Mexico State, like Buffalo, finished their year pretty strong. The Aggies finished their last three games with a 2-1 record while the Bulls finished 3-0. But the similarities end there.
NMSU is the 127th ranked team in the Sargin rankings, behind a bevy of FCS teams. The Bulls check in at 100. According to ESPN’s methodology the Aggies are ranked 103rd, and the Bulls 92.
A lot of this has to do with strength of schedule.
NMSU played the 106th “hardest schedule” and it wsa only that high because Arkansas tilted them up a bit.