Southern Methodist's loss to previously winless Tulane dropped the Mustangs to the middle of the pack in the West Division of the Conference USA standings. The 27-26 victory by the Green Wave moved Tulane's record to 1-5 on the year and tied them with SMU at 1-1 in conference play.

Both teams are chasing 6-1 Tulsa, who is already bowl eligible and ahead of the game with four C-USA games played, all of which they've won. Houston is in second place in the West, while Rice and UTEP sit in the bottom of the division with 0-3 marks in conference games.

Central Florida leads the East at 2-0 while East Carolina is right behind UCF at 3-1 in C-USA play.

East

UCF: 2-0 (4-2)
East Carolina: 3-1 (4-3)
Marshall: 1-1 (2-4)
Memphis: 1-1 (1-5)
UAB: 0-2 (1-5)
Southern Miss: 0-2 (0-6)

West

Tulsa: 4-0 (6-1)
Houston: 2-0 (3-3)
Tulane: 1-1 (1-5)
Southern Methodist: 1-1 (2-4)
Rice: 0-3 (2-5)
UTEP: 0-3 (1-6)