2018 College Football Preview: American, Independents

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

Today, we wrap up the mid-major conferences with the AAC, and then we cover the six independents.

American Athletic Conference

West

Predicted standings:

1. Memphis

2. Houston

3. SMU

4. Navy

5. Tulane

6. Tulsa

2018 College Football Preview: MAC, Mountain West

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

In this post, we discuss the MAC and Mountain West.

Mid-American Conference

West

Predicted standings:

1. Toledo (conference champions)
2. Northern Illinois
3. Western Michigan
4. Central Michigan
5. Eastern Michigan
6. Ball State

2018 College Football Preview: C-USA, Sun Belt

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

It's still some time until the first FBS games on August 25, but it's never too early to start talking about the mid-majors. Today, we cover Conference USA the Sun Belt.

Conference USA

West

Predicted standings:

1. UAB

2. North Texas

3. Louisiana Tech

4. Southern Mississippi

5. UTSA

6. Rice

7. UTEP