The New C-USA
 

From CollegeFootballPoll.Com....


CUSA

Five teams will leave the league and six will enter. Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida move to the Big East. TCU heads to the Mountain West. Army goes back to being an independent. The newcomers are Central Florida and Marshall from the MAC, along with four teams from the WAC - Rice, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP. The league will form two divisions and plans to begin staging a championship game in 2005 at the home stadium of the team with the best conference winning percentage.


East Division

Ala.-Birmingham
Central Florida (MAC)
East Carolina
Marshall (MAC)
Memphis
Southern Miss



West Division

Houston
Rice (WAC)
SMU (WAC)
Tulane
Tulsa (WAC)
UTEP (WAC)


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