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2021 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
67.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.030
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
28-20
vs other conferences

2021 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)9-01.00013–10.92930.296Challenger ＋+72
2Houston (HOUSTON)8-1.88912–20.857150.938Pretender −+43
3UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)5-3.6259–40.692442.414Rebuilding −+14
4East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)5-3.6257–50.583573.113Struggling+7
5Tulsa (TULSA)5-3.6257–60.538663.512Struggling −+14
6SMU4-4.5008–40.667492.514Rebuilding −+16
7Memphis (MEMPHIS)3-5.3756–60.500774.055Failing ＋-5
8Navy (NAVY)3-5.3754–80.333864.853Failing-1
9Tulane (TULANE)1-7.1252–100.1671097.023Rock Bottom-35
10South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)1-7.1252–100.1671177.760Rock Bottom-42
11Temple (TEMPLE)1-7.1253–90.2501197.849Rock Bottom-42

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326395126CincinnatiCincinnati — PS 1: #4Cincinnati — PS 2: #4Cincinnati — PS 3: #4Cincinnati — PS 4: #3Cincinnati — Final: #3HoustonHouston — PS 1: #21Houston — PS 2: #21Houston — PS 3: #21Houston — PS 4: #15Houston — Final: #15UCFUCF — PS 1: #54UCF — PS 2: #52UCF — PS 3: #45UCF — PS 4: #46UCF — Final: #44East CarolinaEast Carolina — PS 1: #59East Carolina — PS 2: #58East Carolina — PS 3: #58East Carolina — PS 4: #57East Carolina — Final: #57TulsaTulsa — PS 1: #80Tulsa — PS 2: #81Tulsa — PS 3: #65Tulsa — PS 4: #66Tulsa — Final: #66SMUSMU — PS 1: #47SMU — PS 2: #47SMU — PS 3: #47SMU — PS 4: #48SMU — Final: #49MemphisMemphis — PS 1: #76Memphis — PS 2: #74Memphis — PS 3: #73Memphis — PS 4: #77Memphis — Final: #77NavyNavy — PS 1: #89Navy — PS 2: #89Navy — PS 3: #87Navy — PS 4: #86Navy — Final: #86TulaneTulane — PS 1: #110Tulane — PS 2: #109Tulane — PS 3: #109Tulane — PS 4: #109Tulane — Final: #109South FloridaSouth Florida — PS 1: #117South Florida — PS 2: #117South Florida — PS 3: #117South Florida — PS 4: #117South Florida — Final: #117TempleTemple — PS 1: #119Temple — PS 2: #119Temple — PS 3: #118Temple — PS 4: #119Temple — Final: #119PS 1PS 2PS 3PS 4Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
4.030
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Cincinnati
+72
Houston
+43
SMU
+16
UCF
+14
Tulsa
+14
East Carolina
+7
Navy
-1
Memphis
-5
Tulane
-35
South Florida
-42
Temple
-42

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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