Hmmmm…with what Houston has returning to a team that was 2nd in the conference and won the tournament, this is kind of a slap in the face.
The Cougars received a total of 41 points, along with one first place vote, narrowly finishing behind USF (45) and Wichita State (43). Rounding out the rest of the field was Tulsa (29), UCF (26), ECU (15), Memphis (14) and UConn (11).