American Athletic Conference play will be in full swing this week, as 10 of the league's 12 teams face an inter-conference opponent -- including a matchup of unbeatens Memphis and UCF on Saturday night in Orlando.
Here's how the conference is shaking out entering the last weekend of September, as voted upon by a league-wide panel of beat reporters.
1. USF (4-0, 1-0 AAC): Exactly 11 months after being gashed by Temple's power-run attack, the Bulls allowed only 85 total yards (fewest ever surrendered to a Division I foe in program history) in Thursday's 43-7 romp of the Owls.