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nference rank team projected conf. record last year's conf. record
1 SMU 14-4 12-6
2 Connecticut 13-5 12-6
3 Memphis 12-6 12-6
4 Cincinnati 11-7 15-3
5 Tulsa 11-7 N/A
6 Houston 9-9 8-10
7 Temple 9-9 4-14
8 UCF 6-12 4-14
9 East Carolina 6-12 N/A
10 Tulane 4-14 N/A
11 South Florida 4-14 3-15

Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, SMU

If Larry Brown guides SMU to an AAC championship and the Mustangs' first NCAA tournament bid since 1993, as our projection predicts, then he'll be an obvious pick as coach of the year. All the more impressive is that he'll do it without star prospect Emmanuel Mudiay, who would have made the Mustangs an even heavier favorite in the league.

Player of the Year: Nic Moore, SMU

A fourth-year junior guard who used to run the show at Illinois State, Moore led the Mustangs to the brink of the NCAA tournament last year. He’ll start every game, just like last season, and is likely to lead SMU in scoring again as the Mustangs challenge for the conference title.

The loss of Mudiay to a lucrative deal in China hurt (Mudiay was the country’s top-ranked point guard prospect), but Brown is a seasoned veteran who knows how to win. Surprisingly left out of last year’s NCAA tournament, SMU returns eight players who played more than 12 minutes a game. Expect a big year out of junior guard Moore (13.5 ppg, 51.5 percent from the field).

so much love from the media. thanks harry

Well, those expectations aren't too high or anything.

i guess it's something we will have to get used to

I love the media love!