Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few hours to publish my 15th annual college football preview guide which will contain 19 entries in all. The records below reflect each team’s predicted regular season overall record followed by their conference record. These records include conference title games for the two division champions but exclude bowl games which will be previewed later on in a separate column on this blog. The team marked in bold font in each conference preview is my predicted champion for that particular league. Without further ado, here are my predictions for the American Athletic Conference in 2021.
| American Athletic | |
| 1 | Cincinnati (12-1, 8-0) |
| 2 | Houston (10-3, 7-1) |
| 3 | UCF (8-4, 6-2) |
| 3 | Tulsa (8-4, 6-2) |
| 5 | Memphis (8-4, 5-3) |
| 6 | SMU (6-6, 3-5) |
| 6 | East Carolina (5-7, 3-5) |
| 8 | Tulane (4-8, 2-6) |
| 8 | Navy (2-10, 2-6) |
| 10 | South Florida (2-10, 1-7) |
| 11 | Temple (2-10, 1-7) |
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[…] American– Cincinnati/Houston– As a result of SMU’s loss at Memphis, these two teams now have a two game lead over the rest of the league, meaning even if either of them slip up down the stretch, they should both still earn berths to the conference championship game. Cincinnati should have no trouble winning two out of their last three contests (at USF, vs. SMU, at ECU), and Houston just needs to beat either Temple next week or Memphis the week following to clinch the second bid to the American title game. As of now, I would say this is by far the most set in stone conference championship game out there, and guess who picked this matchup way back in the preseason?) […]
[…] American– Cincinnati/Houston– The Cougars clinched a surprise spot in the AAC Championship Game on Saturday with their win over Temple. Cincinnati will join them with either a win over SMU or East Carolina. As of now, I would say this is by far the most set in stone conference championship game out there, and guess who picked this matchup way back in the preseason?) […]
[…] American– Cincinnati/Houston (It is all set now! The AAC became the first conference to finalize their title game as Cincinnati clinched the second spot in the AAC Championship Game with their dominant win over SMU on Saturday. Assuming Cincy gets by ECU on the road next weekend, then the American Conference Championsihp Game will be played in Nippert Stadium and have College Football Playoff implications. Guess who picked this matchup way back in the preseason?) […]