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| 1. (111) 7 first place votes | 24-7, 15-3 |
Up Next: Thursday, vs. North Texas or Rice |
Pre-Season Ranking: #1 |
| RPI: 53 | SOS: 182 |
| 2. (102) 1 first place vote | Old Dominion Monarchs | 24-6, 13-5 |
Up Next: Thursday, vs. MTSU or Charlotte
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Pre-season Ranking: #4 |
| RPI: 36 | SOS: 138 |
| 3. (97) | UTEP Miners | 21-9, 13-5 |
Up Next: Thursday, vs. FIU or UTSA |
Pre-season Ranking: #2 |
| RPI: 74 | SOS: 133 |
| 4. (86) | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 19-11, 12-6 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. Marshall |
Pre-season Ranking: #3 |
| RPI: 103 | SOS: 139 |
| 5. (84) | UAB Blazers | 16-15, 12-6 |
Up Next: Thursday, vs. WKU or Marshall |
Pre-season Ranking: #8 |
| RPI: 176 | SOS: 123 |
| 6. (72) | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 16-15, 9-9 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. Charlotte |
Pre-season Ranking: T6 |
| RPI: 181 | SOS: 167 |
| 7. (56) | UTSA Roadrunners | 14-15, 8-10 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. FIU |
Pre-season Ranking: #13 |
| RPI: 225 | SOS: 225 |
| 8. (51) | FIU Golden Panthers | 15-16, 8-10 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. UTSA |
Pre-season Ranking: #12 |
| RPI: 222 | SOS: 269 |
| 9. (46) | Charlotte 49ers | 14-17, 7-11 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. Middle Tennessee |
Pre-season Ranking: #5 |
| RPI: 197 | SOS: 157 |
| 10. (44) | North Texas Mean Green | 14-16, 8-10 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. Rice |
Pre-season Ranking: #9 |
| RPI: 217 | SOS: 145 |
| 11. (41) | Rice Owls | 11-19, 8-10 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. North Texas |
Pre-season Ranking: #14 |
| RPI: 256 | SOS: 159 |
| 12. (23) | Marshall Thundering Herd | 11-20, 7-11 |
Up Next: Wednesday, vs. WKU |
Pre-season Ranking: #10 |
| RPI: 290 | SOS: 176 |
| 13. (14) | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 9-20, 4-14 |
***Eliminated from postseason |
Pre-season Ranking: T6 |
| RPI: 284 | SOS: 141 |
| 14. (13) | FAU Owls | 9-20 2-16 |
***Eliminated from postseason |
Pre-season Ranking: #11 |
| RPI: 306 | SOS: 207 |
Conference RPI: 17
Conference SOS: 16
OOC Record: 72-79
RPI and SOS as of March 2nd via RPIForecast.com
Eight Voters this week comprised of MinerRush, Miner Illustrated, C-USA Bloggers, and Beat Writers.
Rush Awards
MVP: Kenneth Smith, LA Tech
Co-Defensive MVP(s): Julian Washburn, UTEP, Michale Kyser, LA Tech
Freshman of the Year: Torin Dorn, Charlotte
Newcomer of the Year: Trey Freeman, ODU
Sixth Man of The Year: Earvin Morris, UTEP
Coach of The Year: Jerod Haase, UAB
Most Improved Player: Cedrick Lang, UTEP
Comeback Player of the Year: Jeromie Hill, UTSA
MinerRush All-Conference Teams
First Team All Conference
| Player | Pos | School |
| Kenneth Smith | G | LA Tech |
| Trey Freeman | G | Old Dominion |
| Raheem Appleby | G | LA Tech |
| Vince Hunter | F | UTEP |
| Jeromie Hill | F | UTSA |
Second Team All-Conference
| Player | Pos | School |
| Dennis Mavin | G | FIU |
| Alex Hamilton | G | LA Tech |
| T.J. Price | G | WKU |
| Cedrick Lang | F | UTEP |
| Michale Kyser | F | LA Tech |
All Freshman Team
| Player | Pos | School |
| Torin Dorn | G | Charlotte |
| Giddy Potts | G | Middle Tennessee |
| Nick Norton | G | UAB |
| Jeremy Combs | F | North Texas |
| William Lee | F | UAB |
All Defensive Team
| Player | Pos | School |
| Kenneth Smith | G | LA Tech |
| Pierria Henry | G | Charlotte |
| Julian Washburn | G/F | UTEP |
| Adrian Diaz | F | FIU |
| Michale Kyser | C | LA Tech |
All Newcomer Team
| Player | Pos | School |
| Trey Freeman | G | Old Dominion |
| Earvin Morris | G | UTEP |
| Erik McCree | F | LA Tech |
| Ryan Bowie | G | UTSA |
| Jonathan Arledge | C | Old Dominion |
Honorable Mention
Seth Gearhart, Rice
Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte
Jordan Williams, North Texas
Chip Armelin, Southern Miss.
Keon Lewis, UTSA
Marquan Botley, FAU
Ryan Taylor, Marshall
Austin Loop, Marshall
Robert Brown, UAB
George Fant, WKU