Navy got the ball back at the 44-yard line of Memphis and took advantage of the short field. Cronic continued to pound the rock and five straight runs covered the distance to the end zone as the Midshipmen moved ahead, 21-17, with just over a minute remaining in the third period.

It was a mostly quiet week in the American Conference, but that just sets up a slew of key games this weekend. Here are our power rankings.

Western Michigan has finally learned its next opponent.

The American Conference title race is still wide open, with Tulane, Navy and North Texas all holding meaningful paths to the championship game

The American has four teams with eight or more wins on the season, including Navy, North Texas, Memphis and Tulane. Only the Big Ten (5 teams) and SEC (6) have more teams with 8-plus wins, while the Big 12 also has four. The American ranks fourth among NCAA FBS conferences in nonconference winning percentage through 12 weeks of the season.

The final day of the regular college football season is packed with crucial games that will determine conference championship matchups and influence postseason rankings.

MAC football tiebreakers: Western Michigan, Toledo, Miami, Ohio, Central Michigan all can make conference title game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Mid American Conference football title race enters the final week of the regular season with everything still to be decided.

Memphis football has one more game in the 2025 regular season. The Tigers (8-3, 4-3 American Conference) are coming off back-to-back losses and will face Navy (8-2, 6-1) on Nov. 27 (6:30 p.m., ESPN) at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. It's the only FBS game on Thanksgiving and will be Memphis' second-straight Thanksgiving appearance.