Mainstays

UAB Blazers 20 (7-3, 5-2)
Army Black Knights 14 (2-8, 2-6)
Army finishes its Conference USA career with a total 9-41 record, making this 2-6 season about par for the course. Nonetheless, they have to be happy with the couple of wins that they did get this year with one against a tough Cincinnati team. UAB solified their bowl chances with their seventh win on the year. Army still has rival Navy to play and UAB has a tough one up against Southern Miss.

#11 Louisville Cardinals 65 (9-1, 8-0)
Houston Cougars 27 (3-8, 3-5)
Houston finishes off an extremely disappointing season with thorough loss to the Cardinals. Louisville pointlessly ran up the score in their quest for a BCS game, but I don't think a late-game touchdown against a strugging (to say the least) Houston team really impressed much of anybody. Louisville got an astounding 666 yards and still managed to demonstrate that were it not for three points in Miami and a superior Utah team, they'd very likely be the first non-BCS team to cross that line. They still have rival Cincinnati and Tulane to play while Houston goes home to figure out how to avoid another season like this one.

Memphis Tigers 38 (7-3, 4-3)
East Carolina Pirates 35 (2-8, 2-6)
ECU surprisingly made this one competitive when they tied in the fourth quarter, but a short field goal put Memphis over the top in a game that shouldn't have been this close. Memphis managed to pull it out against Southern Miss last game and nearly upset ranked Louisville the week before, so this game should serve as a reality check for their next one against an equally erratic South Florida team. The Pirates, meanwhile, face almost certain defeat against NC State for their season closer.

TCU Horned Frogs 42 (5-5, 3-4)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles 17 (5-4, 4-3)
Last year Southern Miss dashed TCU's chances at a BCS game and so the Horned Frogs took advantage of the opportunity to get even with their second and final conference win against the Golden Eagles before heading off the mountainous pastures next year. With this victory, they keep their bowl hopes alive and a shot at a winning record. Southern Miss, meanwhile, has lost their third conference game since the inception of the conference and face the possibility of their first losing season in over a decade. TCU's chances at a winning record are pretty good with only Tulane left to play. Southern Miss, meanwhile, must fathom the unfathomable: being worried about UAB next week. Not to mention #4 California.

Outgoing

Cincinnati Bearcats 45 (6-4,5-2)
South Florida Bulls 23 (4-5,3-4)
The Bearcats recovered from a devastating loss against Army early in the year to win four straight with a combined score of 167-57, disappointing three favorites (Memphis, TCU, and Southern Miss). Cincinnati goes up against rival Louisville next week as underdogs with a real chance to win. South Florida saw their bowl hopes dashed with three wins needed and only two longshot games left to play against Memphis and Pittsburgh. USF and Cincy will square off against next year as Big East teams.

Incoming

#25 UTEP Miners 57 (8-2)
SMU Mustangs 27 (3-8)
No surprises here except for the surprise that is UTEP's season. UTEP is almost certain to be a leader next year in the C*USA west, with every other team suffering 8 or more losses this year. SMU, meanwhile, should find itself right at home.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane 34 (3-8)
San Jose State Spartans 24 (2-8)
Tulsa smacks down a San Jose team that almost knocked off undefeated Boise State last week and moved themselves out of last place within the WAC. The good news for Tulsa is that having played in Hawaii earlier in the year, they get a 12th game for the season. The bad news is that it's against UTEP.

Marshall Thunder Herd 31 (6-5)
Western Michigan Broncos 21 (1-10)
Having lost any chance at playing in the conference championship last week, Marshall finishes out its season and it's MAC career with this one. A win is a win, but it'd be more impressive if it weren't against a team without a I-A victory. They should have their work cut out for them next year with Southern Miss, Memphis, and UAB in their division.

Standings below:

Team & Mascot	Conf W	Conf L	Tot W	Tot L
Louisville Cardinals	6	0	8	1
UAB Blazers	5	2	7	3
Cincinnati Bearcats	5	2	6	4
Memphis Tigers	4	3	7	3
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	4	3	5	4
TCU Horned Frogs	3	4	5	5
South Florida Bulls	3	4	4	5
Houston Cougars	3	5	3	8
Tulane Green Wave	2	4	4	5
East Carolina Pirates	2	6	2	8
Army Black Knights	2	6	2	8