Rice Owls

Rice Owls

29-6 - 1st in American

2026 Schedule

RICE
W 109-38
CBS
ORE
L 67-63
RICE
RICE
L 81-69
SFA
RICE
W 71-64
ETAM
TENN
L 91-66
RICE
RICE
L 90-74
TAR
RICE
L 89-84
KENN
FGCU
L 78-63
RICE
RICE
W 81-62
ORU
RICE
W 77-72
TXST
RICE
W 77-76
ARST
RICE
W 94-47
SWCU
PEPP
L 84-62
RICE
TLSA
L 97-48
RICE
RICE
L 76-70
MEM
WICH
W 66-64
RICE
RICE
L 74-73
CLT
UTSA
W 89-73
RICE
RICE
L 69-65
TEM
RICE
L 87-81
TLSA
ECU
W 83-77
RICE
CLT
L 80-70
RICE
RICE
W 86-83
UNT
UAB
L 71-65
RICE
RICE
W 81-73
FAU
RICE
L 85-75
ECU
TULN
L 81-75
RICE
RICE
L 75-56
USF
TEM
W 80-74
RICE
UNT
L 62-58
RICE
RICE
W 80-71
UTSA
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Sources: Syracuse is targeting Toledo’s Bryan Blair as the school’s new athletic director, with a deal expected in the near future. Blair has been the AD at Toledo since 2022 and has previous stops at Washington State (Deputy AD/COO), Rice and South Carolina. Blair brings a reputation as a fundraiser, a strong football background and comes from an athletic department that won 13 MAC championships in his tenure. Toledo was the first MAC school with a collective. Sources: Syracuse is targeting Toledo’s Bryan Blair as the school’s new athletic director, with a deal expected in the near future. Blair has been the AD at Toledo since 2022 and has previous stops at Washington State (Deputy AD/COO), Rice and South Carolina. Blair brings a reputation as a fundraiser, a strong football background and comes from an athletic department that won 13 MAC championships in his tenure. Toledo was the first MAC school with a collective.

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American Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
South Florida 87.5 3 9 25
Tulsa 85.4 - 7 29
Wichita State 78.1 5 12 24
UAB 79.2 7 12 20
North Texas 70.9 8.5 14 19
Florida Atlant.. 78.7 9.5 15 18
Charlotte 73.3 11 17 17
Tulane 72.4 9.5 15 18
Temple 73.9 11 16 16
Memphis 75.2 14 19 13
Rice 73.9 13.5 18 13
East Carolina 71.5 15.5 20 11
UTSA 69.5 21 25 5
Full Standings