The American Athletic Conference title game is shaping up to be a play-in game for a New Year's Six bowl game.
Tulane defensive back Jarius Monroe celebrates after an NCAA college football game against Memphis in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Tulane won 38-28. The American Athletic Conference title game is shaping up to be a play-in game for a New Year’s Six bowl game.
Tulane is atop the conference at the moment thanks to a 4-0 AAC record. Cincinnati is right behind at 3-0 and UCF and Houston are at 2-1. UCF lost its first AAC game of the season in Week 8 in a 34-13 loss to East Carolina. We had the Knights as the AAC champions and in the Cotton Bowl in our first set of bowl projections. But with Tulane’s win over Memphis and UCF’s loss to ECU, the Green Wave are now penciled in to be the Group of Five representative as they enter their bye week.