| #2 | (3) | Memphis | beat | #7 | (6) | Iowa St | 36 | to | 26 |
| #6 | (5) | Rice | lost to | #6 | (8) | Texas St-San Marcos | 21 | to | 45 |
| #3 | (2) | SMU | lost to | #10 | (11) | Boston College | 14 | to | 23 |
| #5 | (6) | South Florida | beat | #11 | (10) | Syracuse | 45 | to | 0 |
| #4 | (4) | Texas-San Antonio | beat | #7 | (5) | Marshall | 35 | to | 17 |
| #1 | (1) | Tulane | lost to | #8 | (9) | Virginia Tech | 20 | to | 41 |