Tulane gave the American Conference its second marquee win of Week 1, outclassing Big Ten opponent Northwestern two days after South Florida trounced Boise State. Group of Five teams were a miserable 2-22 against the Power Four leagues in August, but 21 of those games were on the road.

The exceptions were Tulane against Northwestern, Hawaii against Stanford and Southern Miss against Mississippi State, with Hawaii joining the Green Wave as a winner.

The American will get four shots at the power leagues this week, including Rice hosting Houston and Charlotte hosting North Carolina. South Florida follows its big win against ranked Boise State with a tough trip to No. 13 Florida.

1. Tulane

Record: 1-0 overall, 0-0 American

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated Northwestern 23-3

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