Conference USA

Marshall Remains Top Dog In Week Five Conference USA Power Rankings

The Thundering Herd were the unanimous choice for the second-straight week, while MTSU moved up and UTSA, Southern Miss fell.

By dkurtenbach Sep 29, 2014, 11:57am EDT

1. Marshall (4-0, 0-0)

[Unanimous first-place choice]

Last Week: Bye

Next Week: at Old Dominion, Saturday, Noon, FSN

2. MTSU (3-2, 2-0)

Last Week: Win at Old Dominion, 41-28

Next Week: vs. Southern Miss, Saturday, Noon, ASN

3. WKU (2-2, 0-1)

Last Week: Win at Navy, 36-27

Next Week: vs. UAB, Saturday, 7 p.m.

4. UTSA (1-3, 0-1)

Last Week: Loss at FAU, 41-37

Next Week: vs. New Mexico, Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ASN

5. FAU (2-3, 1-0)

Last Week: Win vs. UTSA, 41-27

Next Week: at FIU, Thursday, 7 p.m., FSN

6. Louisiana Tech (2-3, 1-0)

Last Week: Loss at Auburn, 45-17

Next Week: vs. UTEP, Saturday, 7 p.m., FCS

7. North Texas (2-2, 0-1)

Last Week: BYE

Next Week: at Indiana, Saturday, 2:30 p.m., BTN

8. Old Dominion (3-2, 1-1)

Last Week: Loss vs. Middle Tennessee, 41-28

Next Week: vs. Marshall, Saturday, Noon, FSN

9. Rice (1-3, 1-1)

Last Week: Win vs. Southern Miss, 41-23

Next Week: vs. Hawaii, Saturday, 7 p.m., ASN

10. UTEP (2-2, 0-0)

Last Week: Loss at Kansas State, 58-28

Next Week: at Louisiana Tech, Saturday, 7 p.m., FCS

11. UAB (2-2, 0-1)

Last Week: Loss vs. FIU, 34-20

Next Week: at Western Kentucky, Saturday, 7 p.m.

12. FIU (2-3, 1-0)

Last Week: Win at UAB, 34-20

Next Week: vs. FAU, Thursday, 7 p.m., FSN

13. Southern Miss (2-3, 0-1)

[Unanimous last-place choice]

Last Week: Loss vs. Rice, 41-23

Next Week: at MTSU, Saturday, Noon, ASN