[1] The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place July 18– in Newport, Rhode Island.

Predicted American Championship Game Winner Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2016 season * Randy Edsall coached UConn from 1999–2010, and is returning in 2017.

† Major Applewhite was hired to replace Tom Herman in December 2016 at Houston and coached the Cougars in their 2016 bowl game.

The regular season began on August 27, 2017, when South Florida visits San Jose State.

American Athletic Conference bowl games[13] for the 2017 season are: Rankings are from CFP Poll.