Entering November, the American Athletic Conference East Division remains up for grabs with No. 9 Central Florida and Temple tied at 4-0 entering Thursday’s showdown in Orlando, and Cincinnati and South Florida just one game back.
Central Florida pulled away to beat Temple, 52-40, to seize control of the East.
Meanwhile, in the West, 17th-ranked Houston holds a two-game lead over SMU and Tulane and has a chance to clinch at least a share of the division title this weekend.
Here is how the league stacks up, according to power rankings compiled by reporters from every conference school, heading into Week 10:
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