ARLINGTON, Texas – The Memphis Tigers, who registered their third 10-win season since 2017 last season, is the favorite to claim the 2024 American Athletic Conference football title in the league’s preseason media poll, which was announced Tuesday as part of the 2024 AAC Kickoff event at the Loews Arlington Hotel.
Memphis received 23 of a possible 30 first-place votes to finish with 409 points in the poll, while UTSA was second with 368 points. The Roadrunners, who went 9-4 in their first season in The American last year, had four first-place votes.
Tulane, which is a combined 23-5 in the last two seasons, received two first-place votes, while Army received one first-place vote as the Black Knights enter their first year in The American.