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American Athletic Football Basketball School Rankings: Hoops and Helmets 2019-2020

Which American Athletic schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball?s

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Which American Athletic schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball? Which fan bases got the glory, and which ones didn’t have any fun?

Contact @PeteFiutak

On the field and court – whose fans had the most fun?

Of course every school has sports outside of the big two that matter and generate revenue, but when it comes to what athletic departments need, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

Which American Athletic Conference schools had the best and worst seasons?

Here’s how these rankings work.

1) The top-ranked schools with teams that went to a bowl game and would’ve played in the NCAA Tournament.

2) The next group had stronger football seasons and were okay in basketball. The superstar basketball schools get credit, but football is the bigger revenue generator.

3) One or the other. Usually there’s a disparity with one good season in one sport an a clunker in the other. It’s sort of a catch-all before …

4) The disasters. No bowl game, there wouldn’t have been a trip to the NCAA Tournament, no fun.

The worst-to-best American Athletic Conference schools in 2019-2020 in college football and college basketball …

American Athletic Conference Hoops and Helmets: Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

12. East Carolina Pirates

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 127
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 126
Football: 4-8 overall, 1-7 in conference, 5th in AAC East
Basketball: 11-20 overall, 5-13 in conference, 13th in AAC

11. USF Bulls

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 47
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 78
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 4th in AAC East
Basketball: 14-17 overall, 7-11 in conference, 8th in AAC

10. UConn Huskies

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 123
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 121
Football: 2-10 overall, 0-8 in conference, 6th in AAC East
Basketball: 19-12 overall, 10-8 in conference, T5th in AAC

American Athletic Conference Hoops and Helmets: Good In One Sport, Not The Other

9. Tulane Green Wave

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 90
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 111
Football: 7-6 overall, 3-5 in conference, 4th in AAC West
Basketball: 12-18 overall, 4-14 in conference, 12th in AAC

8. Houston Cougars

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 26
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 21
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 5th in AAC West
Basketball: 23-8 overall, 13-5 in conference, 1st in AAC

7. Temple Owls

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 30
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 60
Football: 8-5 overall, 5-3 in conference, 3rd in AAC East
Basketball: 14-17 overall, 6-12 in conference, 10th in AAC

6. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 107
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 104
Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, T5th in AAC West
Basketball: 21-10 overall, 13-5 in conference, T1st in AAC

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5. Navy Midshipmen

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 125
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 59
Football: 11-2 overall, 7-1 in conference, T1st in AAC West
Basketball: 14-16 overall, 8-10 in conference, T6th in Patriot

4. UCF Knights

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 10
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 34
Football: 10-3 overall, 6-2 in conference, 2nd in AAC East
Basketball: 16-14 overall, 7-11 in conference, T8th in AAC

3. SMU Mustangs

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 115
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 57
Football: 10-3 overall, 6-2 in conference, 3rd in AAC West
Basketball: 19-11 overall, 9-9 in conference, 7th in AAC

American Athletic Conference Hoops and Helmets: Bowl and probably would’ve made the NCAA Tournament

2. Cincinnati Bearcats

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 17
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 68
Football: 11-3 overall, 7-1 in conference, 1st in AAC East
Basketball: 20-10 overall, 13-5 in conference, 1st in AAC

1. Memphis Tigers

2019 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 42
2018 Hoops & Helmets National Ranking: 41
Football: 12-2 overall, 7-1 in conference, T1st in AAC East
Basketball: 21-10 overall, 10-8 in conference, T5th in AAC

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Big Ten Football Basketball School Rankings: Hoops and Helmets 2019-2020

Which Big Ten schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball?

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Which Big Ten schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball? Which fan bases got the glory, and which ones didn’t have any fun?

Contact @PeteFiutak

On the field and court – whose fans had the most fun?

Of course every school has sports outside of the big two that matter and generate revenue, but when it comes to what athletic departments need, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

Which Big Ten schools had the best and worst seasons?

Here’s how these rankings work.

1) The top-ranked schools with teams that went to a bowl game and would’ve played in the NCAA Tournament.

2) The next group had stronger football seasons and were okay in basketball. The superstar basketball schools get credit, but football is the bigger revenue generator.

3) One or the other. Usually there’s a disparity with one good season in one sport an a clunker in the other. It’s sort of a catch-all before …

4) The disasters. No bowl game, there wouldn’t have been a trip to the NCAA Tournament, no fun.

The worst-to-best Big Ten schools in 2019-2020 in college football and college basketball …

Big Ten Hoops and Helmets: Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

14. Northwestern

Football: 3-9 overall, 1-8 in conference, 7th in Big Ten West

Basketball: 8-23 overall, 3-17 in conference, 13th in Big Ten

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? Despite winning two of its last three games, the Northwestern football team came up with a stunningly miserable season. The defending Big Ten West champ started 1-8 scoring 15 points or fewer seven times. It was really, really bad, and then Northwestern basketball grabbed that beer.

Like the football team, the hoops side came up with two late-season wins, but  a run of 12 straight Big Ten losses made it ugly. Two of the three conference victories came over …

13. Nebraska

Football: 5-7 overall, 3-6 in conference, 5th in Big Ten West

Basketball: 7-25 overall, 2-18 in conference, 14th in Big Ten

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? 17 straight Big Ten basketball losses – who loses twice to 2019-2020 Northwestern? – with a depleted team was awful, but head coach Fred Hoiberg suffering from the flu on the sidelines in the Big Ten Tournament turned a horrible season frightening.

The football team lost five of its last six games, dropping the home finale to Iowa to miss out on a bowl game and close out a second straight losing season under Scott Frost.

12. Purdue

Football: 4-8 overall, 3-6 in conference, T5th in Big Ten West

Basketball: 16-15 overall, 9-11 in conference, T10th in Big Ten

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The Boilermakers could never get either season going. The basketball team looked like it might turn things up a few notches in early February, but it lost four straight and five of the last seven games to go the other way.

The football team played better than the 4-8 record. Decimated by injuries – and hurt by horrible performances against Nevada and Illinois – it was a struggle to get over a 2-6 start.

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SEC Football Basketball School Rankings: Hoops and Helmets 2019-2020

Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball?

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Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball? Which fan bases got the glory, and which ones didn’t have any fun?

Contact @PeteFiutak

On the field and court – whose fans had the most fun?

Of course every school has sports outside of the big two that matter and generate revenue, but when it comes to what athletic departments need, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

Which SEC schools had the best and worst seasons?

Here’s how these rankings work.

1) The top-ranked schools with teams that went to a bowl game and would’ve played in the NCAA Tournament.

2) The next group had stronger football seasons and were okay in basketball. The superstar basketball schools get credit, but football is football, especially in the SEC. Football is the bigger revenue generator.

3) One or the other. Usually there’s a disparity with one good season in one sport an a clunker in the other. It’s sort of a catch-all before …

4) The disasters. No bowl game, there wouldn’t have been a trip to the NCAA Tournament, no fun.

The worst-to-best SEC schools in 2019-2020 in college football and college basketball …

SEC Hoops and Helmets: Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

14. Vanderbilt

Football: 3-9 overall, 1-7 in conference, 7th in SEC East

Basketball: 11-21 overall, 3-15 in conference, 14th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The football team never got anything going. There was a close win over a sleepy Missouri team, and that was about it with no offense and blowout loss after blowout loss.

Football was bad, but basketball was worse. At least the Commodores didn’t finish dead last in the conference in football. The hoops side finally won two SEC game in the final three, but overall it lost 17 of its last 20 games.

13. Ole Miss

Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 6th in SEC West

Basketball: 15-17 overall, 6-12 in conference, 12th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The basketball team started out well and crashed badly. Just when there was a chance to pivot – at 13-11 on a three-game winning streak – it all went wrong with six losses in the final eight games.

While the bad football season led to landing Lane Kiffin, getting there was rough. Losing five games in the last six was rough enough, but the way it dropped the Egg Bowl at Mississippi State – the peeing dog antics and missed extra point – made it uglier.

NEXT: SEC Hoops and Helmets: Okay In One Sport, Not The Other

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