1996 Conference USA

No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.

Champion

Houston, Southern Miss

Co-champions inferred from best conference record.

Members

6

Cincinnati joined · Houston joined · Louisville joined · Memphis joined · Southern Miss joined · Tulane joined

Standings confidence

inferred

Derived from 15 completed conference games.

Coverage

100%

No championship game detected

Season Summary

Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.

Champion

Houston, Southern Miss

Co-champions: Houston, Southern Miss

Title game

No title game

No same-conference postseason title game detected

Format

Single table

No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.

Data source

Inferred

Final poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.

Final Standings

Derived conference standings for the selected season. This is not labeled official unless explicit ranks are stored.

Inferred

Derived from 15 completed conference games.

RankTeamConferenceWin %OverallPFPA+/-Notes
1
HoustonChampionCo-champion
4-180.07-517112447
2
Southern MissChampionCo-champion
4-180.08-314110833
32-340.06-588100-12
42-340.05-657102-45
52-340.04-76592-27
61-420.02-91091054

Structure And Tiebreaks

Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.

Season format

Structure
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Divisions
No
Championship game
No

Tiebreak summary

Inferred

Top teams finished tied in conference record, so the head-to-head result is used as the best available tiebreak signal.

  1. 1. Houston won the head-to-head matchup between the tied teams.

Houston is shown ahead based on the direct matchup because no official season tiebreak path is stored in the dataset.

Teams In Conference

Programs with membership segments covering this season.

Cincinnati

Membership span: 1996-2004

9 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Houston

Membership span: 1996-2012

17 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Louisville

Membership span: 1996-2004

9 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Memphis

Membership span: 1996-2012

17 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Southern Miss

Membership span: 1996-2021

26 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Tulane

Membership span: 1996-2013

18 seasons tracked0 titles in league

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