Conference USA can be separated into multiple levels. At the top level you can find Marshall and Western Kentucky. The two teams ran wild last season in their head to head matchup that saw them score 15 touchdowns combined. Eventually, Western Kentucky went on to win after a 2 point conversion successful attempt.
Conference USA is getting bigger. The conference picked up some new teams and has now gone to an East and West division format. There are 14 teams in the conference as a whole, and each division will have seven teams.
Conference USA Power Rankings (ATS records are from last three seasons.)
1. East Carolina Pirates
ATS: 23-17 (Home: 11-6. Away: 10-9)
Thing to remember: This is coach Skip Holtz’s best team, featuring 16 returning starters and plenty of all-conference talent on both sides of the ball.
Marc Lawrence • PLAYBOOK.com
The CONFERENCE USA is 12 years old and like a youngster about to enter puberty, they are breaking out all over.
Four teams from the league reached the 70-point scoring plateau in a game last year. That represented twice as many that had scored that many points in CUSA history.
