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After a long, grueling and excruciating wait the season finally gets underway tomorrow. The American has 9 games scheduled for week 1 with only Memphis not in action. As far as opponents are concerned, this weeks slate includes opponents from the Big 12, Big 10, Notre Dame, MWC, MAC and FCS. The TV schedule is as follows: ( All times are EST)
Akron @ UCF-Thursday 7:00pm ESPN3
Towson @ UConn- Thursday 7:30pm ESPN3
Rutgers @ Fresno St- Thursday 10:30pm ESPNU
Texas Tech @ SMU- Friday 8:00pm ESPN
Southern @ Houston- Friday 8:30pm ESPN3
Purdue @ Cincinnati- Saturday 12:00pm ESPNU
Temple @ Notre Dame- Saturday 3:30pm NBC
McNeese St @ USF- Saturday 7:00pm ESPN3
Ohio @ Louisville- Sunday 3:30pm ESPN
Also included is my pre-season power rankings for the conference. These will be updated weekly.
1. Louisville
2. Cincinnati
3. UCF
4. Rutgers
5. USF
6. SMU
7. Houston
8. UConn
9. Memphis
10. Temple