Tulane Still Middle of Pack in American Conference Standings

The Tulane Green Wave kept season dreams alive – though still a long shot – with a 38-31 overtime win over the Charlotte 49ers on Friday night.

They’ll now enjoy a short week and a bump in the American Conference standings as they await their homecoming game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes on Saturday.

It’s hard to imagine the Green Wave with a path to the title game with two losses, as there are two undefeated teams in conference play, one with one loss, and six who share a two-loss record. That includes the Army Black Knights who hold the tiebreaker over Tulane.

The Green Wave still need two more wins to get to bowl eligibility.

The Green Wave have the Golden Hurricanes, Rice Owls, North Texas Mean Green, and South Florida Bulls remaining to round out their regular season.

As college football enters Week 10 of the 2026 season, Tulane sits pretty firmly in the middle of the league with a 4-4 record and a 2-2 slate in conference play.

The UTSA Roadrunners continue to lead the way with a 7-1 overall record and 4-0 record in conference play. The North Texas Mean Green also host a 4-0 conference record but are 6-2 overall.

The Memphis Tigers are 7-2 and 4-1 in the American with their sole loss to the Green Wave.

The Black Knights have two more wins than the rest of the two loss teams with a 5-3 overall record and a 4-2 record in league play.

Then come the bunch of teams who sit at 2-2 in the American, including the Green Wave.

The South Florida Bulls lead that pack at 6-2 overall, followed by the 5-3 Florida Atlantic Owls. The East Carolina Pirates, Tulane, and UAB Blazers all sit at 4-4 overall.

Tulsa is also 4-4 overall but is 1-3 in conference play, as are the Temple Owls (2-6) and the 49ers (1-7).

The Navy Midshipmen are 1-4 in conference play and are 2-6 on the year.

Only the Rice Owls remain winless in the American at 0-4 with a 1-7 overall record.

The Wave will need to watch UTSA look for a loss against Florida Atlantic on Thursday, but they need a lot of teams to get to two losses.

The other undefeated team, North Texas, will take on Rice on Saturday.

South Florida plays at East Carolina on Friday.

Rounding out the Saturday slate are the Green Wave and the Golden Hurricanes, the Temple Owls against the Midshipmen, Charlotte at UAB, and Army hosting Air Force.