MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The reigning American Athletic Conference champion Memphis Tigers have been picked to finish third in the 2020 AAC Preseason Media Poll, the league announced Tuesday morning.
UCF earned 10 first-place votes and finished with 204 total points to claim the top spot in the poll. 2019 East Division Champion Cincinnati were picked to finish second with seven first-place votes and 201 points. Memphis collected two first-place votes and 192 points to comfortably sit in the top three.
The Tigers are coming off of their most historic season in program history. Memphis finished the 2019 campaign with a 12-2 overall record and won its first outright conference championship in 50 years with a 29-24 victory against Cincinnati on Dec.