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2013 CUSA
College Football
Season Preview

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Please note: Our conference reports analyze what the Congrove Computer Rankings preseason forecast predicts. Team power ratings change weekly during the season to reflect the actual results of the games. For projecting results, 3 points are added to the home team.

During the 2012 season, from beginning to end, including bowl games:
Overall, 8 teams gained 10 or more "power points". Mississippi led the gainers at 15.16, followed by Arizona State at 14.24.
Among current CUSA teams, Rice gained the most at 7.74.
Overall, 18 teams gained 5.00 - 9.99 points.
Overall, 35 teams gained less than 5 points.
Overall, 32 teams fell less than 5 points.
Overall, 23 teams fell 5.00-9.99 points.
Overall, 8 teams fell 10 power points or more. Southern Miss fell the most at 17.55, followed by Auburn at 14.14.
Among current CUSA teams, Southern Miss fell the most at 17.55.
Overall, the average change of teams in 2012 was a loss of 0.19 points.
Among current CUSA teams, the average change of teams was a loss of 2.00 points.

2013 Conference Preview
2013 PROJECTED ORDER OF FINISH
CUSA East
  Team Over-All
W-L		 Conf.
W-L		 Nat'l
Rank		 Power
Rating		 Sched.
Rank
? East Carolina ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? FAU ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? FIU ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Marshall ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Middle Tennessee ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Southern Miss ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? UAB ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
*-Tie-breaker:
CUSA West
  Team Over-All
W-L		 Conf.
W-L		 Nat'l
Rank		 Power
Rating		 Sched.
Rank
? Louisiana Tech ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? North Texas ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Rice ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Tulane ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? Tulsa ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? UTEP ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
? #-UTSA ?-? ?-? ? ? ?
*-Tie-breaker:

#-UTSA is in its final transition year from the FCS and is ineligible for conference title or bowl game.

Championship: Saturday, Dec. 7 on ESPN or ESPN-2
? VS. ?
*-Title game is hosted by division-winner with best conference win percentage.

Conference Champ
?
Title Game Result: ? over ? by ?

Also See:
Preseason All-CUSA Team (to come)

Preview

FAU, FIU, Middle Tennessee and North Texas join from the Sun Belt Conference to replace Houston, Memphis, SMU and UCF which all bolted for the Big East which will operate as the American Athletic Conference in 2013.

Schedules with game-by-game computer projections, forecasted standings, rankings and analysis to come. play.