What is Conference USA?
Q: What is Conference USA?
A: Conference USA, or C-USA, is a group of college sports teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level.
Q: When was it formed?
A: Conference USA was formed in 1995 when the Great Midwest Conference and Metro Conference merged.
Q: Where have new members come from?
A: Most of the new members have come from either the Western Athletic Conference or the Sun Belt Conference.
Q: What happened between 2005 and 2014?
A: Between 2005 and 2014, many members left to join either the original Big East Conference or its football-playing offshoot, The American Athletic Conference.
Q: What bowl games does C-USA send teams to?
A: C-USA sends several teams to bowl games every year, including the Liberty Bowl and New Orleans Bowl.
Q: Who has been the most successful men's basketball team in C-USA?
A: Memphis (now a member of The American) has been the most successful men's basketball team in C-USA, reaching the national championship game in 2008.
Q: Why did Memphis' wins from that season get taken away by NCAA?
A: Memphis' wins from that season were taken away by NCAA because one of their players, Derrick Rose, had not been eligible to play.
