We’re nearing the end of January and it’s time to take a look at the RPI rankings for Conference USA basketball teams. Memphis appears poised to win another Conference USA Championship and potentially take a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but there is a significant drop-off even to the 15-3 Houston Cougars. Let’s take a look at how the computers rank C-USA teams in 2007-2008.

1. Memphis - 19-0 (5-0) - #4
2. Houston - 15-3 (4-0) - #75
3. UAB - 13-6 (3-1) - #104
4. UTEP - 12-6 (3-2) - #116
5. Tulane - 14-6 (4-2) - #121
6. UCF - 11-8 (4-1) - #127
7. Tulsa - 9-8 (1-4) - #134
8. Marshall - 10-8 (2-3) - #162
9. Southern Miss - 10-9 (2-3) - #184
10. East Carolina - 7-11 (1-4) - #205
11. Rice - 3-16 (0-6) - #219
12. SMU - 7-11 (1-4) - #278