Defending champion Liberty is the favorite to win Conference USA in the preseason media poll

FILE - Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter (7) scrambles during the first half on the NCAA Fiesta Bowl college football game against Oregon, on Jan. 1, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. Liberty is favored to repeat as Conference USA champion with Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State picked behind the Flames, according to a poll of media members who cover the league.

FILE - Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter (7) scrambles during the first half on the NCAA Fiesta Bowl college football game against Oregon, on Jan. 1, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. Liberty is favored to repeat as Conference USA champion with Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State picked behind the Flames, according to a poll of media members who cover the league. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)


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DALLAS — Liberty is favored to repeat as Conference USA champion, with Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State picked behind the Flames in a poll of media members who cover the league. The Flames received 18 of 20 first-place votes and return 15 starters from the team that finished 13-1. WKU received the two remaining first-place votes and is projected to meet Liberty in the conference championship game. Jacksonville State was 9-4 in its first season in the conference. Completing the predicted order of finish are Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, Louisiana Tech, Florida International, UTEP and Kennesaw State.

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