1. A method operable on a wireless user equipment (UE) device for facilitating accelerated network selection, comprising: for each network in a list of networks, collecting a respective plurality of data values that are each associated with a connection between the UE device and the respective network; quantifying a respective weighting factor associated with each data value of the plurality of data values; for each network in the list of networks, applying the weighting factors to respective data values to determine a score representing the likely availability of the network; and prior to performing a full band scan, selecting a network from the list of networks based on the respective score.