Conference USA consists of 12 football members separated into 2 divisions: East Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB, UCF make up the eastern division, while Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, and UTEP comprise the western division.

UCF will be eligible to compete for both the Conference USA championship and a bowl game this season with its appeal of a one-year football postseason ban not scheduled to be heard until next year.

Should UCF lose its appeal, it would serve its football ban in 2013 when it enters the Big East.

[1] Southern Miss won the conference championship for the first time, defeating the Houston Cougars 49–28.

Rakeem Cato, QB Marshall (C-USA teams in bold) [23] Coaches All-Conference Selections[24]