The SMU Mustangs avoided the cellar in the final 2012 Conference USA regular season standings but will enter next week's conference championship tournament as the No. 11 seed. The Mustangs finished the season with a 4-12 conference record just one game ahead of Tulane for dead last.
Here is a look at the final Conference USA standings:
The 2012 Conference USA Championship will be played at the FedExForum in Memphis from Wednesday, March 7 through Saturday, March 10. The top four finishers in the regular season all receive byes in the first-round of the tournament.
Here is the complete Conference USA Championship matchups and schedule:
(All times central)
Wednesday, March 7
(7) Rice vs. (10) East Carolina (CSS) 12:00p
(6) Marshall vs. (11) SMU (CSS) 2:30p
(8) UTEP vs. (9) Houston (CSS) 6:30p
(5) UAB vs. (12) Tulane (CSS) 9:00p
Thursday, March 8
(2) Southern Miss vs. Rice/ECU (CBS Sports Network) 12:00p
(3) Tulsa vs. Marshall/SMU (CBS Sports Network) 2:30p
(1) Memphis vs. UTEP/HOU (CBS Sports Network) 6:30p
(4) UCF vs. UAB/Tulane (CBS Sports Network) 9:00p
Friday, March 9
Semifinal # 1 (CBS Sports Network) 3:00p
Semifinal # 2 (CBS Sports Network) 5:30p
Saturday, March 10 Championship Game (CBS) - 10:35a
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