2015 American Athletic Conference football season information
Sports season
2015 American Athletic Conference football season
League
NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport
Football
Duration
September 3, 2015 through January 2016
Number of teams
12
TV partner(s)
ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2016 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
William Jackson III (Houston)
Picked by
Cincinnati Bengals, 24th overall
Regular season
East champions
Temple Owls
East runners-up
South Florida Bulls
West champions
Houston Cougars
West runners-up
Navy Midshipmen
The American Championship
Champions
Houston Cougars
Runners-up
Temple Owls
Football seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Temple x
7
–
1
10
–
4
South Florida
6
–
2
8
–
5
Cincinnati
4
–
4
7
–
6
UConn
4
–
4
6
–
7
East Carolina
3
–
5
5
–
7
UCF
0
–
8
0
–
12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$
7
–
1
13
–
1
No. 18 Navy x
7
–
1
11
–
2
Memphis
5
–
3
9
–
4
Tulsa
3
–
5
6
–
7
Tulane
1
–
7
3
–
9
SMU
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll
The 2015 American Athletic Conference football season is the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the second season with the new College Football Playoff in place. Under the playoff system, The American is no longer an Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, now the highest-ranked member of the G5 will receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.[1]
The American consists of 12 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, UConn, and new member Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it will postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.[2]
^About the College Football Playoff. ESPN.
^"Playoff committee will wait for Army-Navy game if necessary". FOXSports. FOXSports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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