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Conference USA

2017 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
74.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.862
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
28-36
vs other conferences

2017 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)9-01.00011–30.786130.498Competitive ＋+54
2North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)7-2.7789–50.643341.358Developing+26
3Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)6-2.7508–50.615562.479Rebuilding −-3
4UAB6-2.7508–50.615632.642Rebuilding −-5
5Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)5-3.6258–50.615522.329Rebuilding+9
6Marshall (MARSHALL)4-4.5008–50.615431.908Rebuilding ＋+15
7Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)4-4.5007–60.538642.690Rebuilding −-2
8Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)4-4.5007–60.538733.226Struggling-7
9Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)4-4.5006–70.462914.484Failing-26
10UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)3-5.3756–50.545713.216Struggling-14
11Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)3-5.3755–70.417984.825Failing-25
12Rice (RICE)1-7.1251–110.0831257.813Rock Bottom-58
13Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)1-7.1251–110.0831287.929Rock Bottom-47
14UTEP0-8.0000–120.0001308.674Rock Bottom-67

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
63972104137Florida AtlanticFlorida Atlantic — PS 1: #17Florida Atlantic — PS 2: #19Florida Atlantic — PS 3: #15Florida Atlantic — PS 4: #13Florida Atlantic — Final: #13North TexasNorth Texas — PS 1: #29North Texas — PS 2: #38North Texas — PS 3: #37North Texas — PS 4: #34North Texas — Final: #34Southern MissSouthern Miss — PS 1: #51Southern Miss — PS 2: #50Southern Miss — PS 3: #46Southern Miss — PS 4: #56Southern Miss — Final: #56UABUAB — PS 1: #55UAB — PS 2: #54UAB — PS 3: #62UAB — PS 4: #63UAB — Final: #63Florida InternationalFlorida International — PS 1: #47Florida International — PS 2: #47Florida International — PS 3: #54Florida International — PS 4: #52Florida International — Final: #52MarshallMarshall — PS 1: #54Marshall — PS 2: #52Marshall — PS 3: #45Marshall — PS 4: #43Marshall — Final: #43Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech — PS 1: #73Louisiana Tech — PS 2: #73Louisiana Tech — PS 3: #66Louisiana Tech — PS 4: #64Louisiana Tech — Final: #64Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee — PS 1: #80Middle Tennessee — PS 2: #75Middle Tennessee — PS 3: #76Middle Tennessee — PS 4: #73Middle Tennessee — Final: #73Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky — PS 1: #84Western Kentucky — PS 2: #94Western Kentucky — PS 3: #94Western Kentucky — PS 4: #91Western Kentucky — Final: #91UTSAUTSA — PS 1: #74UTSA — PS 2: #74UTSA — PS 3: #75UTSA — PS 4: #72UTSA — Final: #71Old DominionOld Dominion — PS 1: #98Old Dominion — PS 2: #99Old Dominion — PS 3: #99Old Dominion — PS 4: #98Old Dominion — Final: #98RiceRice — PS 1: #125Rice — PS 2: #125Rice — PS 3: #124Rice — PS 4: #125Rice — Final: #125CharlotteCharlotte — PS 1: #129Charlotte — PS 2: #127Charlotte — PS 3: #129Charlotte — PS 4: #128Charlotte — Final: #128UTEPUTEP — PS 1: #130UTEP — PS 2: #130UTEP — PS 3: #130UTEP — PS 4: #130UTEP — Final: #130PS 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
3.862
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Florida Atlantic
+54
North Texas
+26
Marshall
+15
Florida International
+9
Louisiana Tech
-2
Southern Miss
-3
UAB
-5
Middle Tennessee
-7
UTSA
-14
Old Dominion
-25
Western Kentucky
-26
Charlotte
-47
Rice
-58
UTEP
-67

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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