The Rest - 08.20.07

	August 20, 2007 The Rest Luke Winn

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	CONFERENCE		OVERALL
MOUNTAIN WEST	W-L	PCT	W-L	PCT
TCU	7–1	.875	10–2	.833
BYU	6–2	.750	9–3	.750
UTAH	6–2	.750	8–4	.667
WYOMING	5–3	.625	7–5	.583
NEW MEXICO	4–4	.500	7–5	.583
COLORADO STATE	3–5	.375	5–7	.417
SAN DIEGO STATE	2–6	.250	3–9	.250
AIR FORCE	2–6	.250	4–8	.333
UNLV	1–7	.125	2–10	.167

SUN BELT	W-L	PCT	W-L	PCT
TROY	6–1	.857	7–5	.583
MIDDLE TENNESSEE	5–2	.714	7–5	.583
ARKANSAS STATE	5–2	.714	6–6	.500
FLORIDA ATLANTIC	4–3	.571	4–8	.333
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	4–3	.571	5–7	.417
LOUISIANA-MONROE	3–4	.429	4–8	.333
NORTH TEXAS	1–6	.143	2–10	.167
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	0–7	.000	0–12	.000

WAC	W-L	PCT	W-L	PCT
BOISE STATE	8–0	1.000	11–1	.917
HAWAII	7–1	.875	11–1	.917
FRESNO STATE	5–3	.625	7–5	.583
SAN JOSE STATE	5–3	.625	7–5	.583
NEVADA	4–4	.500	6–6	.500
NEW MEXICO STATE	4–4	.500	6–7	.462
IDAHO	2–6	.250	4–8	.333
LOUISIANA TECH	1–7	.125	2–10	.167
UTAH STATE	0–8	.000	0–12	.000

INDEPENDENTS	W-L	PCT
NAVY	8–4	.667
NOTRE DAME	7–5	.583
ARMY	2–10	.167

CONFERENCE USA
EAST	W-L	PCT	W-L	PCT
SOUTHERN MISS	6–2	.750	8–4	.667
MARSHALL	6–2	.750	7–5	.583
CENTRAL FLORIDA	5–3	.625	6–6	.500
MEMPHIS	5–3	.625	7–5	.583
EAST CAROLINA	3–5	.375	4–8	.333
ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM	1–7	.125	2–10	.167

WEST
TULSA	6–2	.750	8–4	.667
HOUSTON	6–2	.750	8–4	.667
UTEP	5–3	.625	7–5	.583
SMU	4–4	.500	6–6	.500
RICE	1–7	.125	2–10	.167
TULANE	0–8	.000	2–10	.167
Conference Championship Game: Dec. 1 Southern Miss over Tulsa
MAC	W-L	PCT	W-L	PCT
EAST
OHIO	6–2	.750	9–3	.750
KENT STATE	6–2	.750	8–4	.667
MIAMI (OHIO)	6–2	.750	7–5	.583
BOWLING GREEN	5–3	.625	6–6	.500
AKRON	3–5	.375	5–7	.417
TEMPLE	1–7	.125	1–11	.083
BUFFALO	0–8	.000	0–12	.000
WEST
WESTERN MICHIGAN	7–1	.875	8–4	.667
TOLEDO	6–2	.750	9–3	.750
BALL STATE	6–2	.750	6–6	.500
NORTHERN ILLINOIS	4–4	.500	5–7	.417
CENTRAL MICHIGAN	2–6	.250	3–9	.250
EASTERN MICHIGAN	0–8	.000	1–11	.083
Conference Championship Game: Dec. 1 in Detroit Western Michigan over Ohio

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HOW THEY'LL FINISH

PLAYERS TO WATCH Top performers from unranked teams

Tommy Blake, DE
TCU

A tailback in high school, the 6' 3", 252-pound senior is now a menace on D. "[Blake] was a big, speedy kid who spent his time in high school avoiding tacklers, so we thought he'd have the ability to make great moves as a pass rusher," says defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas.

Colt Brennan, QB
HAWAII

The freewheeling senior, whose practice helmet is adorned with a Bob Marley sticker, broke the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes in '06, with 58. Now he's gunning for an undefeated season, 6,000 passing yards and the Heisman Trophy.

Damion Fletcher, RB
SOUTHERN MISS

Hurricane Katrina briefly displaced the Biloxi native to Florida, but he returned to finish high school and signed with the Golden Eagles. Good thing for Southern Miss: Fletch was the nation's most productive runner among true freshmen last year, with 1,388 yards.

Kory Lichtensteiger, C
BOWLING GREEN

He's the Big Daddy (300 pounds and married with a three-year-old son, Ayden) of the Falcons' line, having powered the MAC's top rushing offense last season. The senior has started 35 straight games after breaking into the lineup in 2004 at left guard.

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