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The Central Florida Knights beat the SMU Mustangs on Saturday night, 42-17, and held onto their lead in Conference USA's East Division. The Knights are 5-0 in conference play, and 7-2 overall. However, they shouldn't get too comfortable, as East Carolina is right on their heels at 5-1 in the conference. UCF beat East Carolina 40-20 on Oct. 4 to give the Pirates their only conference loss so far this year.
In the West Division, Tulsa holds a two-game lead over SMU and Houston, and are a virtual lock to appear in the conference title game. Tulsa and UCF square off on Nov. 17 in Oklahoma.
Here are the full Conference USA standings.
| East Division | Conf. W-L | Overall W-L |
| UCF | 5-0 | 7-2 |
| East Carolina | 5-1 | 6-4 |
| Marshall | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| UAB | 1-4 | 2-7 |
| Memphis | 1-4 | 1-8 |
| Southern Miss | 0-5 | 0-9 |
| West Division | Conf. W-L | Overall W-L |
| Tulsa | 5-0 | 7-2 |
| SMU | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| Houston | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| Tulane | 2-3 | 2-7 |
| Rice | 2-4 | 4-6 |
| UTEP | 1-4 | 2-7 |