Tigers ought to qualify for the 12 team playoffs and here’s the reason why…

The development of the College Football Playoff is more open than ever for the American Athletic Conference
For 10 years, the AAC had to put in a lot of effort with the four-team CFP format to secure a spot in the exclusive postseason tournament
Four AAC teams went undefeated into bowl seasons this decade, but only the Cincinnati 2021 team earned the coveted spot on the biggest stage in sports.

The 2024 season will bring big changes to the CFP, and the AAC will benefit greatly from it
This year, 12 teams will enter, including the top five conference champions
With the conference nearing its end, excluding the Pac-12, the AAC champion has managed to achieve that standard in six of the past seven seasons and seven of the past nine
Last year’s Conference USA champion narrowly defeated AAC champion SMU in the battle for the New Year’s Six, but this historical sample suggests that the AAC typically loses in these cases.

So who in the AAC is most likely to make the inaugural 12-team playoff
Look no further than Beale Street
The Memphis Tigers are coming off a 10-3 season, narrowly defeating Mountain West champion Boise State in a non-conference game and Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl, and are riding a wave of impressive momentum heading into 2024.

They weren’t far out of the New Year’s Six picture, losing close games to Missouri, Tulane and SMU (all teams that finished with 11 wins)
Memphis has had an incredible winning culture, going 10 consecutive undefeated seasons and posting four double-digit win seasons during that time.