The Most Important Games for the conference are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting American Athletic Football games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team standings page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) | |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| North Texas (7‑1) | Navy (7‑0) | 43 | 
| Rice (4‑4) | Memphis (7‑1) | 19 | 
| Temple (5‑3) | East Carolina (4‑3) | 17 |