Wrapping Up the American

This week, we have learned about the American Athletic Conference. After previewing each team, we now have an idea of what we can expect from each team this year. Below are my predictions for the teams that if you read each of the previews, you could gather this information on your own. Lets begin with the standings.

East Division

1. Temple 9-3, 6-2*

2. South Florida 9-3, 6-2

3. Cincinnati 8-4, 5-3

4. East Carolina 5-7, 4-4

5. Connecticut 5-7, 3-5

6. Central Florida 2-10, 1-7

Temple defeats South Florida and owns the tiebreaker between the two. They will be attending the AAC Championship for the second season in a row. They will be meeting...

West Division

1. Houston 10-2, 8-0

2. Navy 9-3, 7-1

3. Memphis 7-5, 4-4

4. Tulsa 6-6, 3-5

5. SMU 4-8,1-7

6. Tulane 3-9,1-7

Houston breezes through the west division to set up a rematch of last years title game. This year should be about the same as last year. I am thinking that the Cougs beat Temple again and improve to 11-2. By then, they should be ranked higher in the polls and have a long shot argument (as does any mid-major) of a playoff chance.

Bowl Eligible Teams

Houston

Temple

Navy

South Florida

Cincinnati

Memphis

Tulsa

Conference Player of the Year (Offense)

Greg Ward Jr, Houston Quarterback

Conference Player of the Year (Defense)

Auggie Sanchez, South Florida Linebacker

Conference Coach of the Year

Mike Norvell, Memphis

-Dug

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