Members of the media picked SMU to finish in fourth place out of six schools in the AAC West Division.
Last season, the Mustangs tied with Navy for 3rd in their division in the final year under coach Chad Morris. They hired Sonny Dykes as Morris' replacement once Morris signed with Arkansas.
The Memphis Tigers are tabbed as the clear favorite in the division, picking up 23 out of a possible 30 first-place votes. Houston (4) and Navy (3) come in second and third and were the only other schools that received at least one first-place vote.