After a few seasons in the gutter, Vegas believes Southern Miss is the favorite to capture their second straight CUSA West division title.
Unlike Conference USA East where the headlines have mainly been centered on Western Kentucky and Marshall, the western half of the division has shared the spotlight. There have been three different division winners in the past three years in Rice (2013), Louisiana Tech (2014) and Southern Miss (2015).
This season Southern Miss is the easy choice to win CUSA West as they return a ton from last year's team, including the best quarterback in the conference Nick Mullens.