Part 2: Preseason Conference USA, Mid-American, Mt. West, and Western Athletic Conference Predictions

Every day this Memorial Day weekend, I will give my predictions for the 2011 college football season.  Here are my predictions for how the Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mt. West Conference, and Western Athletic Conference will end up this upcoming 2011 football season.

Conference USA

East Division

1) Central Florida (9-3, 7-1)

2) East Carolina (6-6, 5-3)

3) Southern Miss (5-7, 4-4)

4) Marshall (5-7, 3-5)

5) Memphis (4-8, 2-6)

6) UAB (2-10, 1-7)

West Division

1) SMU (10-2, 8-0)

2) Houston (9-3, 6-2)

3) UTEP (8-4, 5-3)

4) Tulsa (6-6, 5-3)

5) Rice (3-9, 3-5)

6) Tulane (1-11, 0-8)

Title Game: Central Florida over SMU

Mid-American Conference

East Division

1) Ohio (10-2, 8-0)

2) Temple (9-3, 7-1)

3) Miami OH (6-6, 5-3)

4) Akron (6-6, 4-4)

5) Bowling Green (4-8, 3-5)

6) Buffalo (4-8, 3-5)

7) Kent State (3-9, 1-7)

West Division

1) Northern Illinois (7-5, 6-2)

2) Toledo (7-5, 6-2)

3) Central Michigan (7-5, 6-2)

4) Ball State (2-10, 2-6)

5) Eastern Michigan (3-9, 1-7)

6) Western Michigan (1-11, 0-8)

Title Game: Ohio over Northern Illinois

Mountain West Conference

1) Texas Christian (12-0, 7-0)

2) Boise State (11-1, 6-1)

3) San Diego State (9-3, 5-2)

4) Air Force (7-5, 4-3)

5) Colorado State (7-5, 3-4)

6) UNLV (3-9, 2-5)

7) Wyoming (5-7, 1-6)

8) New Mexico (1-11, 0-7)

Western Athletic Conference

1) Nevada (9-3, 7-0)

2) Hawaii (11-2, 6-1)

3) Fresno State (6-7, 5-2)

4) Idaho (5-7, 3-4)

5) Louisiana Tech (4-8, 3-4)

6) Utah State (4-8, 3-4)

7) San Jose State (1-11, 1-6)

8) New Mexico State (1-12, 0-7)