The Conference USA Power Rankings are never a prediction for how things will end up, but rather a snapshot of how teams look at the moment. At the moment, I think we can cross off three teams from winning C-USA this year halfway through the season: UTEP, Rice, and Old Dominion.
The Miners and Owls are both 0-2 in conference play and have a steep hill to climb to get back in the race. ODU, although with just one loss in conference play, is out of contention for me after scoring a meager three points at home against WKU.