Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| East Carolina | 9 | 5 | .643 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 1.58 | -1.49 | 14 | |||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 30.6 | 24.1 | 0.46 | -3.24 | ||||
| Memphis | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.2 | 27.2 | -5.62 | -4.77 | ||||
| Marshall | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.5 | 27.7 | -7.66 | -1.00 | ||||
| UAB | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 22.8 | 31.3 | -9.78 | -3.61 | ||||
| UCF | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16.6 | 24.1 | -8.39 | -2.98 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Tulsa | 11 | 3 | .786 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 47.2 | 27.9 | 7.06 | -6.58 | 19 | |||
| Rice | 10 | 3 | .769 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 41.3 | 33.3 | 3.92 | -3.55 | ||||
| Houston | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 40.6 | 30.9 | 2.21 | -3.40 | ||||
| UTEP | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 32.9 | 37.0 | -4.95 | -1.45 | ||||
| Tulane | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 16.7 | 34.5 | -15.77 | -1.77 | ||||
| SMU | 1 | 11 | .083 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 21.3 | 38.2 | -14.50 | -0.58 | ||||
6 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-06 | GMAC Bowl | Tulsa | 45 | Ball State (23) | 13 | Mobile, AL |
| 2009-01-02 | Liberty Bowl | Kentucky | 25 | East Carolina | 19 | Memphis, TN |
| 2008-12-31 | Armed Forces Bowl | Houston | 34 | Air Force | 28 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2008-12-30 | Texas Bowl | Rice | 38 | Western Michigan | 14 | Houston, TX |
| 2008-12-21 | New Orleans Bowl | Southern Mississippi | 30 | Troy | 27 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2008-12-20 | St. Petersburg Bowl | South Florida | 41 | Memphis | 14 | St. Petersburg, FL |
2008 Conference Leaders