List of American Athletic Conference football standings

The American Athletic Conference first sponsored football in 2013. This is a list of its annual standings since establishment.

Standings

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 UCF $   8 – 0     12 – 1   No. 15 Louisville   7 – 1     12 – 1   Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4   Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5   SMU   4 – 4     5 – 7   Rutgers   3 – 5     6 – 7   UConn   3 – 5     3 – 9   South Florida   2 – 6     2 – 10   Memphis   1 – 7     3 – 9   Temple   1 – 7     2 – 10   $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	2014 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 25 Memphis +   7 – 1     10 – 3   Cincinnati +   7 – 1     9 – 4   UCF +   7 – 1     9 – 4   East Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5   Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5   Temple   4 – 4     6 – 6   South Florida   3 – 5     4 – 8   Tulane   2 – 6     3 – 9   Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 10   UConn   1 – 7     2 – 10   SMU   1 – 7     1 – 11   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	2015 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Temple x   7 – 1     10 – 4   South Florida   6 – 2     8 – 5   Cincinnati   4 – 4     7 – 6   UConn   4 – 4     6 – 7   East Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7   UCF   0 – 8     0 – 12   West Division No. 8 Houston xy$   7 – 1     13 – 1   No. 18 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2   Memphis   5 – 3     9 – 4   Tulsa   3 – 5     6 – 7   Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9   SMU   1 – 7     2 – 10   Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Temple xy$   7 – 1     10 – 4   No. 19 South Florida x   7 – 1     11 – 2   UCF   4 – 4     6 – 7   Cincinnati   1 – 7     4 – 8   UConn   1 – 7     3 – 9   East Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9   West Division Navy xy   7 – 1     9 – 5   Tulsa   6 – 2     10 – 3   Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 5   Houston   5 – 3     9 – 4   SMU   3 – 5     5 – 7   Tulane   1 – 7     4 – 8   Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll	2017 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 6 UCF xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0   No. 21 South Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2   Temple   4 – 4     7 – 6   Cincinnati   2 – 6     4 – 8   UConn   2 – 6     3 – 9   East Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9   West Division No. 25 Memphis xy   7 – 1     10 – 3   Houston   5 – 3     7 – 5   Navy   4 – 4     7 – 6   SMU   4 – 4     7 – 6   Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 7   Tulsa   1 – 7     2 – 10   Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2018 Rankings from AP Poll.	2018 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 11 UCF x$   8 – 0     12 – 1   Temple   7 – 1     8 – 5   No. 24 Cincinnati   6 – 2     11 – 2   South Florida   3 – 5     7 – 6   East Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9   UConn   0 – 8     1 – 11   West Division Memphis xy   5 – 3     8 – 6   Houston x   5 – 3     8 – 5   Tulane x   5 – 3     7 – 6   SMU   4 – 4     5 – 7   Navy   2 – 6     3 – 10   Tulsa   2 – 6     3 – 9   Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 24 UCF   6 – 2     10 – 3   Temple   5 – 3     8 – 5   South Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8   East Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8   UConn   0 – 8     2 – 10   West Division No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2   No. 20 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2   SMU   6 – 2     10 – 3   Tulane   3 – 5     7 – 6   Houston   2 – 6     4 – 8   Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8   Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll	2020 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 – 0     9 – 1   Tulsa y   6 – 0     6 – 3   Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 3   UCF   5 – 3     6 – 4   SMU   4 – 3     7 – 3   Houston   3 – 3     3 – 5   Navy   3 – 4     3 – 7   Tulane   3 – 5     6 – 6   East Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 6   Temple   1 – 6     1 – 6   South Florida   0 – 7     1 – 8   Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.	2021 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Cincinnati y$^   8 – 0     13 – 1   No. 17 Houston y   8 – 0     12 – 2   UCF   5 – 3     9 – 4   East Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5   Tulsa   5 – 3     7 – 6   SMU   4 – 4     8 – 4   Memphis   3 – 5     6 – 6   Navy   3 – 5     4 – 8   Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 10   South Florida   1 – 7     2 – 10   Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9   Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20 ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
2022 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Tulane y$   7 – 1     12 – 2   UCF y   6 – 2     9 – 5   Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4   SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6   Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5   East Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5   Navy   4 – 4     4 – 8   Memphis   3 – 5     7 – 6   Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7   Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9   South Florida   0 – 8     1 – 11   Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll	2023 American Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3   Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3   UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4   Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3   South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6   Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7   Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7   North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7   UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8   Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8   Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9   Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8   Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9   East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10   Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll