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Tigers Picked To Win AAC West Division

NEWPORT, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference released its football media poll Tuesday, and for the second time in three years, the University of Memphis is the preseason favorite to win the league's West Division. The preseason vote was released at the league's annual media days.

The Tigers received 22 of the media's first-place votes (169 points) to take the conference's West Division crown. Houston, the 2016 preseason favorite for the overall league title, got six first-place votes (137 points) to win the West Division and was closely followed by Navy in third with one vote and 128 points.