# List of Conference USA football standings

Conference USA first sponsored football in 1996. This is a list of its annual standings since establishment.

## Standings

1996 Conference USA football standings :
| 1996 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Houston +  4 –1  7 –5   Southern Miss +  4 –1  8 –3   Cincinnati  2 –3  6 –5   Louisville  2 –3  5 –6   Memphis  2 –3  4 –7   Tulane  1 –4  2 –9   + – Conference co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 1997 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 19 Southern Miss $  6 –0  9 –3   Tulane  5 –1  7 –4   East Carolina  4 –2  5 –6   Cincinnati  2 –4  8 –4   Memphis  2 –4  4 –7   Houston  2 –4  3 –8   Louisville  0 –6  1 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1998 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 7 Tulane $  6 –0  12 –0   Southern Miss  5 –1  7 –5   Louisville  4 –2  7 –5   East Carolina  3 –3  6 –5   Army  2 –4  3 –8   Houston  2 –4  3 –8   Memphis  1 –5  2 –9   Cincinnati  1 –5  2 –9   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 1999 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 14 Southern Miss $  6 –0  9 –3   East Carolina  4 –2  9 –3   Louisville  4 –2  7 –5   UAB  4 –2  5 –6   Memphis  4 –2  5 –6   Houston  3 –3  7 –4   Army  1 –5  3 –8   Tulane  1 –5  3 –8   Cincinnati  0 –6  3 –8   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 2000 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Louisville $  6 –1  9 –3   East Carolina  5 –2  8 –4   Cincinnati  5 –2  7 –5   Southern Miss  4 –3  8 –4   UAB  3 –3  7 –4   Tulane  3 –4  6 –5   Memphis  2 –5  4 –7   Houston  2 –5  3 –8   Army  1 –6  1 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 2001 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 17 Louisville $  6 –1  11 –2   Cincinnati  5 –2  7 –5   UAB  5 –2  6 –5   East Carolina  5 –2  6 –6   Southern Miss  4 –3  6 –5   TCU  4 –3  6 –6   Memphis  3 –4  5 –6   Army  2 –5  3 –8   Tulane  1 –6  3 –9   Houston  0 –7  0 –11   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 2002 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Cincinnati +  6 –2  7 –7   No. 23 TCU +  6 –2  10 –2   Louisville  5 –3  7 –6   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –6   Tulane  4 –4  8 –5   UAB  4 –4  5 –7   East Carolina  4 –4  4 –8   Houston  3 –5  5 –7   Memphis  2 –6  3 –9   Army  1 –7  1 –11   + – Conference co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 2003 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Southern Miss $  8 –0  9 –4   No. 24 TCU  7 –1  11 –2   Memphis  5 –3  9 –4   Louisville  5 –3  9 –4   South Florida  5 –3  7 –4   Houston  4 –4  7 –6   UAB  4 –4  5 –7   Tulane  3 –5  5 –7   Cincinnati  2 –6  5 –7   East Carolina  1 –7  1 –11   Army  0 –8  0 –13   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 2004 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 6 Louisville $  8 –0  11 –1   Memphis  5 –3  8 –4   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –5   Cincinnati  5 –3  7 –5   UAB  5 –3  7 –5   TCU  3 –5  5 –6   Tulane  3 –5  5 –6   South Florida  3 –5  4 –7   Houston  3 –5  3 –8   East Carolina  2 –6  2 –9   Army  2 –6  2 –9   $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 2005 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division UCF x  7 –1  8 –5   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –5   Memphis  5 –3  7 –5   East Carolina  4 –4  5 –6   Marshall  3 –5  4 –7   UAB  3 –5  5 –6   West Division Tulsa x$  6 –2  9 –4   UTEP  5 –3  8 –4   Houston  4 –4  6 –6   SMU  4 –4  5 –6   Tulane  1 –7  2 –9   Rice  1 –7  1 –10   Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 2006 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Southern Miss x  6 –2  9 –5   East Carolina  5 –3  7 –6   Marshall  4 –4  5 –7   UCF  3 –5  4 –8   UAB  2 –6  3 –9   Memphis  1 –7  2 –10   West Division Houston x$  7 –1  10 –4   Rice  6 –2  7 –6   Tulsa  5 –3  8 –5   SMU  4 –4  6 –6   UTEP  3 –5  5 –7   Tulane  2 –6  4 –8   Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 2007 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division UCF x$  7 –1  10 –4   East Carolina  6 –2  8 –5   Memphis  6 –2  7 –6   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –6   Marshall  3 –5  3 –9   UAB  1 –7  2 –10   West Division Tulsa xy  6 –2  10 –4   Houston x  6 –2  8 –5   Tulane  3 –5  4 –8   Rice  3 –5  3 –9   UTEP  2 –6  4 –8   SMU  0 –8  1 –11   Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
| 2008 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division East Carolina x$  6 –2  9 –5   Memphis  4 –4  6 –7   Southern Miss  4 –4  7 –6   UAB  3 –5  4 –8   UCF  3 –5  4 –8   Marshall  3 –5  4 –8   West Division Tulsa xy  7 –1  11 –3   Rice x  7 –1  10 –3   Houston  6 –2  8 –5   UTEP  4 –4  5 –7   Tulane  1 –7  2 –10   SMU  0 –8  1 –11   Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll | 2009 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division East Carolina x$  7 –1  9 –5   UCF  6 –2  8 –5   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –6   Marshall  4 –4  7 –6   UAB  4 –4  5 –7   Memphis  1 –7  2 –10   West Division Houston xy  6 –2  10 –4   SMU x  6 –2  8 –5   Tulsa  3 –5  5 –7   UTEP  3 –5  4 –8   Rice  2 –6  2 –10   Tulane  1 –7  3 –9   Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll | 2010 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 21 UCF x$  7 –1  11 –3   East Carolina  5 –3  6 –7   Southern Miss  5 –3  8 –5   Marshall  4 –4  5 –7   UAB  3 –5  4 –8   Memphis  0 –8  1 –11   West Division SMU xy  6 –2  7 –7   No. 24 Tulsa x  6 –2  10 –3   Houston  4 –4  5 –7   UTEP  3 –5  6 –7   Rice  3 –5  4 –8   Tulane  2 –6  4 –8   Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantAs of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 2011 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 20 Southern Miss x$  6 –2  12 –2   Marshall  5 –3  7 –6   East Carolina  4 –4  5 –7   UAB  3 –5  3 –9   UCF  3 –5  5 –7   Memphis  1 –7  2 –10   West Division No. 18 Houston x  8 –0  13 –1   Tulsa  7 –1  8 –5   SMU  5 –3  8 –5   Rice  3 –5  4 –8   UTEP  2 –6  5 –7   Tulane  1 –7  2 –11   Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsAs of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll | 2012 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division UCF xy  7 –1  10 –4   East Carolina x  7 –1  8 –5   Marshall  4 –4  5 –7   Memphis  4 –4  4 –8   UAB  2 –6  3 –9   Southern Miss  0 –8  0 –12   West Division Tulsa xy$  7 –1  11 –3   SMU  5 –3  7 –6   Rice  4 –4  7 –6   Houston  4 –4  5 –7   UTEP  2 –6  3 –9   Tulane  2 –6  2 –10   Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll | 2013 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Marshall x  7 –1  10 –4   East Carolina  6 –2  10 –3   Middle Tennessee  6 –2  8 –5   Florida Atlantic  4 –4  6 –6   UAB  1 –7  2 –10   Southern Miss  1 –7  1 –11   FIU  1 –7  1 –11   West Division Rice x$  7 –1  10 –4   UTSA  6 –2  7 –5   North Texas  6 –2  9 –4   Tulane  5 –3  7 –6   Louisiana Tech  3 –5  4 –8   Tulsa  2 –6  3 –9   UTEP  1 –7  2 –10   Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll |
| 2014 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 23 Marshall x$  7 –1  13 –1   Middle Tennessee  5 –3  6 –6   Western Kentucky  4 –4  8 –5   UAB  4 –4  6 –6   Old Dominion*  4 –4  6 –6   FIU  3 –5  4 –8   Florida Atlantic  2 –6  3 –9   West Division Louisiana Tech x  7 –1  9 –5   Rice  5 –3  8 –5   UTEP  5 –3  7 –6   UTSA  3 –5  4 –8   North Texas  2 –6  4 –8   Southern Miss  1 –7  3 –9   Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC) Rankings from AP Poll | 2015 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 24 Western Kentucky x$  8 –0  12 –2   Middle Tennessee  6 –2  7 –6   Marshall  6 –2  10 –3   FIU  3 –5  5 –7   Old Dominion  3 –5  5 –7   Florida Atlantic  3 –5  3 –9   Charlotte*  0 –8  2 –10   West Division Southern Miss x  7 –1  9 –5   Louisiana Tech  6 –2  9 –4   UTSA  3 –5  3 –9   UTEP  3 –5  5 –7   Rice  3 –5  5 –7   North Texas  1 –7  1 –11   Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll | 2016 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Western Kentucky xy$  7 –1  11 –3   Old Dominion x  7 –1  10 –3   Middle Tennessee  5 –3  8 –5   FIU  4 –4  4 –8   Charlotte  3 –5  4 –8   Marshall  2 –6  3 –9   Florida Atlantic  2 –6  3 –9   West Division Louisiana Tech xy  6 –2  9 –5   UTSA  5 –3  6 –7   Southern Miss  4 –4  7 –6   North Texas  3 –5  5 –8   Rice  2 –6  3 –9   UTEP  2 –6  4 –8   Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
| 2017 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Florida Atlantic x$  8 –0  11 –3   FIU  5 –3  8 –5   Marshall  4 –4  8 –5   Western Kentucky  4 –4  6 –7   Middle Tennessee  4 –4  7 –6   Old Dominion  3 –5  5 –7   Charlotte  1 –7  1 –11   West Division North Texas x  7 –1  9 –5   UAB  6 –2  8 –5   Southern Miss  6 –2  8 –5   Louisiana Tech  4 –4  7 –6   UTSA  3 –5  6 –5   Rice  1 –7  1 –11   UTEP  0 –8  0 –12   Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 2018 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Middle Tennessee x  7 –1  8 –6   Marshall  6 –2  9 –4   FIU  6 –2  9 –4   Charlotte  4 –4  5 –7   Florida Atlantic  3 –5  5 –7   Old Dominion  2 –6  4 –8   Western Kentucky  2 –6  3 –9   West Division UAB x$  7 –1  11 –3   North Texas  5 –3  9 –4   Louisiana Tech  5 –3  8 –5   Southern Miss  5 –3  6 –5   UTSA  2 –6  3 –9   UTEP  1 –7  1 –11   Rice  1 –7  2 –11   Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions | 2019 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Florida Atlantic xy$  7 –1  11 –3   Marshall  6 –2  8 –5   Western Kentucky  6 –2  9 –4   Charlotte  5 –3  7 –6   Middle Tennessee  3 –5  4 –8   FIU  3 –5  6 –7   Old Dominion  0 –8  1 –11   West Division UAB xy  6 –2  9 –5   Louisiana Tech x  6 –2  10 –3   Southern Miss  5 –3  7 –6   North Texas  3 –5  4 –8   UTSA  3 –5  4 –8   Rice  3 –5  3 –9   UTEP  0 –8  1 –11   Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |
| 2020 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Marshall xy  4 –1  7 –3   Florida Atlantic  4 –2  5 –4   Western Kentucky  4 –3  5 –7   Charlotte  2 –2  2 –4   Middle Tennessee  2 –4  3 –6   FIU  0 –3  0 –5   West Division UAB xy$  3 –1  6 –3   UTSA  5 –2  7 –5   Louisiana Tech  4 –2  5 –5   North Texas  3 –4  4 –6   Rice  2 –3  2 –3   Southern Miss  2 –4  3 –7   UTEP  0 –4  3 –5   Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantNote: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season. | 2021 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Western Kentucky xy  7 –1  9 –5   Marshall  5 –3  7 –6   Old Dominion  5 –3  6 –7   Middle Tennessee  4 –4  7 –6   Florida Atlantic  3 –5  5 –7   Charlotte  3 –5  5 –7   FIU  0 –8  1 –11   West Division UTSA xy$  7 –1  12 –2   UAB  6 –2  9 –4   North Texas  5 –3  6 –7   UTEP  4 –4  7 –6   Rice  3 –5  4 –8   Southern Miss  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana Tech  2 –6  3 –9   Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 2022 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  UTSA y$  8 –0  11 –3   North Texas y  6 –2  7 –7   Western Kentucky  6 –2  9 –5   Middle Tennessee  4 –4  8 –5   UAB  4 –4  7 –6   Florida Atlantic  4 –4  5 –7   Rice  3 –5  5 –8   UTEP  3 –5  5 –7   FIU  2 –6  4 –8   Charlotte  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana Tech  2 –6  3 –9   Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
| 2023 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 25 Liberty y$  8 –0  13 –1   New Mexico State y  7 –1  10 –5   Jacksonville State*  6 –2  9 –4   Western Kentucky  5 –3  8 –5   Middle Tennessee  3 –5  4 –8   UTEP  2 –6  3 –9   Sam Houston*  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana Tech  2 –6  3 –9   FIU  1 –7  4 –8   Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rulesRankings from AP Poll | 2024 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Jacksonville State y$  7 –1  9 –5   Western Kentucky y  6 –2  8 –6   Sam Houston  6 –2  10 –3   Liberty  5 –3  8 –4   Louisiana Tech  4 –4  5 –8   UTEP  3 –5  3 –9   FIU  3 –5  4 –8   New Mexico State  2 –6  3 –9   Middle Tennessee  2 –6  3 –9   Kennesaw State*  2 –6  2 –10   Championship: Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules | 2025 Conference USA football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Delaware*  0 –0  0 –0   FIU  0 –0  0 –0   Jacksonville State  0 –0  0 –0   Kennesaw State  0 –0  0 –0   Liberty  0 –0  0 –0   Louisiana Tech  0 –0  0 –0   Middle Tennessee  0 –0  0 –0   Missouri State*  0 –0  0 –0   New Mexico State  0 –0  0 –0   Sam Houston  0 –0  0 –0   UTEP  0 –0  0 –0   Western Kentucky  0 –0  0 –0   Championship: December 5, 2025 * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rulesAs of March 6, 2025 |