It appears the American Conference race will go down to the bitter end, with quasi-elimination games throughout November.

This week, South Florida checked in at No. 24 in the College Football Playoff rankings and took over Memphis' foothold of Group of Five champion in the projected bracket. But the Bulls visit conference leader Navy for a crucial showdown on Saturday in Annapolis, Md.

South Florida (7-2, 4-1 American) was ranked Tuesday by the CFP committee for the first time in program history. The Bulls look the part of a Group of Five contender: They demolished Boise State and upset Florida to earn a short-lived AP poll ranking early in the year, and their only conference loss was at Memphis two weeks ago.

Memphis absorbed its second American loss last week when it fell 38-32 at Tul

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