CONFERENCE USA NEWS
Weekly Report Posted: November 26, 2021 19:16
Rice continues to win with a 38-31 win over UTSA as they move to 5-1 now
Middle Tennessee State squeaks past Charlotte and moves to 3-1 in conference play with the 24-21 win
UAB loses a non conference battle to Vanderbilt 49-24 as they remain winless
Florida Atlantic's offense goes off for 42 and gets a 19 point conference win over the struggling Golden Eagles of Southern Miss
UTEP gets their first conference win of the season with a 45-24 win over Marshall
Louisiana Tech continues to win with a defensive battle against FIU 19-14
Week 7 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Chase Wilson - SS , Colorado State
4 TACK, 3 TFL, 4 ATK, 1 SACK, 1 FF, 1 INT
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Myles Bailey - HB , Central Michigan
25 CAR, 262 YDS, 4 TDs, 2 REC, 36 YDS, 1 TD
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Jelani Arnold - SS , Louisiana Tech
3 TACK, 2 ATK, 1 INT
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Willie Taggart Jr - QB , Florida Atlantic
24-40, 395 YDS, 10 CAR, 67 YDS, 4 Total TDs
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Clemson Tigers |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 6 | Washington Huskies |
| 7 | Memphis Tigers |
| 8 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Utah Utes |
| 13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | Syracuse Orange |
| 20 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 21 | Florida Gators |
| 22 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 23 | Baylor Bears |
| 24 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 25 | Missouri Tigers |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Clemson Tigers |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 6 | Memphis Tigers |
| 7 | Washington Huskies |
| 8 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 15 | Utah Utes |
| 16 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 20 | Syracuse Orange |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 23 | Missouri Tigers |
| 24 | Baylor Bears |
| 25 | Auburn Tigers |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6-0 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 6-0 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Rice | 5-1 | 2-0 |
| 4 | North Texas | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| 11 | Florida International | 3-2 | 0-2 |
| 12 | UTSA | 1-5 | 0-3 |