HOUSTON, Texas – So much for those preseason polls. The 2015-16 Tigers just proved them wrong.
Picked to finish seventh in the conference preseason poll, Memphis defied that and clinched the No. 4 spot in the league's regular-season standings Monday night with a 77-64 American Athletic Conference victory over Houston.
With the win, Memphis closed the regular season with an 18-11 overall record and a 12-6 league mark. The Tigers secures the No. 4 seed in this weekend's American Athletic Conference Tournament and faces No. 5 seed Tulane. The No. 4-No. 5 seed quarterfinal game is set for Saturday, Mar.