Conference USA Coaches Poll

Conference USA Coaches Poll is out.

Predicted order of finish by the coaches:

East
1. UCF 65
2. Southern Miss 52
3. Memphis 43
4. Marshall 35
5. UAB 28
6. East Carolina 25

West
1. Tulsa 61
2. UTEP 60
3. Houston 55
4. SMU 39
5. Tulane 20
6. Rice 17

No surprises there, pretty much the same as the end of last season. Actually, I was surprised ECU was not ranked higher after seeing several magazines rating ECU higher Marshall and UAB. But, at the time I read those magazines, I was surprised they had ECU that high.

SMU also only has one player preseason first team, Jessie Henderson as the kick returner.