American Athletic Conference Announces Preseason Football Poll
8/2/2016 10:16:00 AM | Football
The American Athletic Conference announced today the 2016 football preseason poll as selected by the league's media. Tulsa has been picked fourth behind Houston, Navy and Memphis in the West Division with 92 points. SMU and Tulane complete the West Division preseason poll.
Tulsa made a substantial turnaround in Philip Montgomery's first year as head coach in 2015, improving by four wins from the previous season and reaching the Camping World Independence Bowl. Tulsa returns six starters from an offense that ranked 13th nationally with 502.8 yards per game, including quarterback Dane Evans, who was The American's passing leader in 2015 (332.5 ypg).
In the East, USF has been picked to win the division followed by Temple, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina and UCF.
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Team Points
Houston 27
USF 2
Temple 1
EAST DIVISION
Rk Team Points
1. USF (15) 164
2. Temple (9) 144
3. Cincinnati (6) 130
4. UConn 89
5. East Carolina 55
6. UCF 48
WEST DIVISION
Rk Team Points
1. Houston (30) 180
2. Navy 128
3. Memphis 124
4. Tulsa 92
5. SMU 65
6. Tulane 41
Players Mentioned
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