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 |
| Southern Mississippi | 12 | 2 | .857 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 36.9 | 20.8 | 9.18 | -4.60 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Marshall | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 21.8 | 28.6 | -4.59 | -0.43 | ||||
| East Carolina | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 26.3 | 32.3 | -5.04 | -1.79 | ||||
| UCF | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 27.1 | 18.3 | -1.80 | -4.80 | ||||
| UAB | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.2 | 36.8 | -15.03 | -4.12 | ||||
| Memphis | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 16.3 | 35.1 | -18.17 | -6.17 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Houston | 13 | 1 | .929 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 49.3 | 22.4 | 11.94 | -4.63 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Tulsa | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 33.1 | 27.3 | 5.20 | 0.89 | ||||
| SMU | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 0.78 | -1.83 | ||||
| Rice | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.3 | 33.3 | -8.15 | 0.35 | ||||
| UTEP | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 26.6 | 30.3 | -7.93 | -3.85 | ||||
| Tulane | 2 | 11 | .154 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 21.1 | 37.5 | -19.11 | -6.18 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-07 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Southern Methodist | 28 | Pittsburgh | 6 | Birmingham, AL |
| 2012-01-02 | Ticket City Bowl | Houston (20) | 30 | Penn State (24) | 14 | Dallas, TX |
| 2011-12-30 | Armed Forces Bowl | Brigham Young | 24 | Tulsa | 21 | Dallas, TX |
| 2011-12-24 | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Mississippi (22) | 24 | Nevada | 17 | Honolulu, HI |
| 2011-12-20 | Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Marshall | 20 | Florida International | 10 | St. Petersburg, FL |
2011 Conference Leaders