Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| East Carolina | 9 | 5 | .643 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 27.0 | 21.9 | 3.58 | -0.85 | ||||
| UCF | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 26.2 | 22.5 | -0.75 | -2.44 | ||||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.9 | 25.8 | -0.67 | -4.36 | ||||
| Marshall | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 21.8 | 24.3 | -3.35 | -2.88 | ||||
| UAB | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.8 | 32.3 | -5.75 | -2.67 | ||||
| Memphis | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 21.8 | 34.8 | -12.06 | -0.81 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Houston | 10 | 4 | .714 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 42.2 | 30.1 | 4.21 | -3.07 | 12 | |||
| SMU | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 29.2 | 27.6 | -3.09 | -4.09 | ||||
| Tulsa | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 29.3 | 27.3 | -4.25 | -4.50 | ||||
| UTEP | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 29.8 | 33.5 | -7.21 | -5.04 | ||||
| Rice | 2 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 18.3 | 43.1 | -16.33 | -0.91 | ||||
| Tulane | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 16.1 | 36.7 | -16.23 | -3.23 | ||||
6 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-02 | Liberty Bowl | Arkansas | 20 | East Carolina | 17 | Memphis, TN |
| 2009-12-31 | Armed Forces Bowl | Air Force | 47 | Houston | 20 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 2009-12-26 | Little Caesars Bowl | Marshall | 21 | Ohio | 17 | Detroit, MI |
| 2009-12-24 | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Methodist | 45 | Nevada | 10 | Honolulu, HI |
| 2009-12-20 | New Orleans Bowl | Middle Tennessee State | 42 | Southern Mississippi | 32 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2009-12-19 | St. Petersburg Bowl | Rutgers | 45 | Central Florida | 24 | St. Petersburg, FL |
2009 Conference Leaders