IRVING, Texas — Conference USA goes into a new season with no changes in its lineup of teams for the first time since 2012.
The league has the same 13 teams that competed for the title last season, including defending champion Western Kentucky.
There will be at least one change in 2017 with UAB’s return after a two-season hiatus, and who knows what happens if there is another national shift of teams. The Big 12, a Power Five conference headquartered just around the corner from the C-USA office, is considering expansion of its 10-team league.
“We’re not blind to the fact that that’s kind of what has been a hot topic the last couple of years .