The changing fortunes of the Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 FB and BB programs
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This is a summary of the AAC first, second, and third tier FB schools, based on their records over the past few years. The purpose is to begin charting the trends, over time, among the conference's FB and MBB programs.
NOTE: 2020 records are not included in this summary.
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AAC Tier 1 (9+ FB wins, NCAA tournament bids):
FB: Cincinnati, Memphis, & UCF
Navy(in 2015, 2016 & 2019), SMU (2019/20), Houston (2015/16), USF (2016/17), Tulsa (2016), & Temple (2015/16) had Tier 1 teams.
2020, to date: Cincinnati, SMU, Memphis, UCF (?)
BB: Cincinnati, Houston, & WSU
Memphis (2019-20), Temple (in 2015-16 & 2018-19), SMU (2014-17), Tulsa (2015-16), & UCF (2018-19) had Tier 1 teams.
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AAC Tier 2:
FB: Temple (2017-19), Houston (2017/18), SMU (2016-18), Tulane (2018/19), Navy (2017), USF (2016/17)
2020, to date: Tulsa, Navy, Houston (?), UCF (?)
BB: SMU, Tulsa, Memphis (2017-18), Temple (in 2016-18), UCF (2016-18), USF(2018-19)
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AAC Tier 3:
FB: Tulsa, ECU, USF (2019), Tulane (2015, 2016), & Houston (2019)
2020, to date: ECU (#112*), USF (#118*), Tulane (#81*), Temple (#85*)
* Massey Composite Rankings
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BB: ECU, USF, Tulane, SMU (2017-18), UCF (2014-16), & Temple (2019-20).
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Most consistent: Cincy, ECU, WSU, Tulane BB, Houston BB, UCF FB, Memphis FB,
Upward trend: SMU (FB & BB), UCF BB, Memphis BB, Tulane FB
Downward trend: Temple, USF FB, Houston FB, UConn
Variable trend: Tulsa, Navy
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The information above illustrates how the number of high quality teams and the overall stature of the conference could be improved by replacing UConn with a quality all-sports school (e.g., BYU) or quality FB and BB schools (e.g., Air Force & VCU).
(This post was last modified: 10-18-2020 04:06 PM by jedclampett.)
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