Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
See how our experts envision the entire bowl schedule with the final selections so close to being announced.
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2019 Schedule
10-3, 1st in American Athletic - East
Gibson's late TD lifts Memphis to first AAC title
Antonio Gibson caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady White with 1:14 left and No. 16 Memphis defeated No. 21 Cincinnati 29-24 in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday.
White finds Gibson for late TD (0:47)
White gives Memphis the lead with a short TD run (0:42)
Ridder keeps it and finds the end zone for the TD (0:25)
Memphis forces fumble after Ridder's long run (0:31)
Gibson bursts through the hole for a 65-yard TD (0:44)
Warren gives Cincy the early lead with a rushing TD (0:26)
College Football Playoff tracker: OU is safe, while LSU, Ohio State and Clemson battle for top spot
LSU's 37-10 win against Georgia in the SEC title game likely opened up a top-four spot for Oklahoma and perhaps moved the Tigers past Ohio State for No. 1.
The most important question for each conference championship game
From the SEC and Pac-12 all the way down to Division III, here's your complete championship weekend preview.
CFB Pod: Negandhi and Pollack preview Championship Weekend. Plus, Jonathan Vilma
Kevin Negandhi and David Pollack kick off the podcast by discussing David's appearances across ESPN, their thoughts on championship games and Kevin's eight-team playoff idea. Then the guys preview the conference championship games (8:25), hitting on Utah-Oregon, Baylor-Oklahoma, Cincinnati-Memphis, Georgia-LSU, Clemson-Virginia and Ohio State-Wisconsin. Later, they take listener questions (33:43) on the Group of 5, bowl game swag bags and Christmas. Next, Jonathan Vilma joins the podcast (41:22) to talk about scenarios for the No. 4 seed, his thoughts on Clemson, if he could play college football right now and be the same player he was, and the moment he knew his Miami team was going to beat Nebraska in the national championship game.
Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
With less than a week to go until the final selections are made, see how our experts envision the entire bowl schedule playing out.
Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
See how our experts envision the entire bowl season playing out.
AP Top 25 poll reaction: What's next for each ranked team
The new AP Top 25 is out. Here's what you need to know about every ranked team.
College football power rankings: A three-way battle for No. 1
LSU holds the top spot, but the Tigers and several other teams will face important matchups in Championship Week.
No. 17 Memphis tops No. 18 Cincinnati 34-24 to host AAC game
Brady White threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns as No. 17 Memphis beat 18th-ranked Cincinnati 34-24 Friday for the Tigers’ third straight American Athletic Conference West title and the right to host the league championship -- and the Bearcats...
Coxie comes up with 46-yard TD grab (0:33)
Memphis' Gibson cuts back into open space for late TD (0:54)
Bryant calls his own number for Cinci TD (0:24)
Warren caps off 14-play drive with TD (0:35)
Cinci uses pick route for short TD (0:29)
2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| UCF | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 8-4 |
| South Florida | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Memphis | 7-1 | 12-1 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 10-2 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Houston | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards187.4105th
Rushing Yards197.633rd
Points For31.383rd
Points Against21.7
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 23 | 22 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Prater | QB-PP | Committed | 80 |
| Jaheim Thomas | OLB | Committed | 77 |
| Sammy Anderson | S | Committed | 77 |
| Daved Jones | OLB | Committed | 76 |
| Justin Wodtly | DT | Committed | 76 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | J. Ruffin | Lou Groza Award |