As the door closes on Week Six, the American Athletic Conference (AAC) can now boast three teams in the Top 25 of the AP Poll. UCF sits at 10 after earning a ranking in the preseason and climbing steadily. The two new additions are USF at 23 and Cincinnati with the 25th spot. On top of that, there were five intra-conference games to move the needle towards the AAC championship. While there weren’t any games featuring out of conference Power 6 teams on this docket, there was still plenty of solid action.

In the West, Houston took the wind out of the 1-4 Tulsa Golden Hurricanes to stay atop of the division at 4-1. Memphis kept themselves within one game of first place at 4-2 whipping the 1-5 Huskies of UConn. Unfortunately for Navy’s Midshipmen, they were blown out of the water by Air Force to fall to 2-3.

The news was much better in the East as UCF and Cincinnati both stayed undefeated dropping respective American opponents SMU and Tulane to a mark of 2-4. USF also achieved 5-0 winning over UMass. While these teams crack the Top 25 in the AP, Temple lifted themselves back to 3-3 beating the 2-3 Pirates of ECU.

Next week only eight teams see action, but the games scheduled are all AAC. The USF Bulls kickoff Friday night in Tulsa, the Knights of UCF travel to battle Memphis, the Owls of Temple fly to face Navy, and the Houston Cougars challenge ECU on the road.

Offensive Player of the Week

Setting The American single-game rushing record, as well as USF’s team record, with a 302-yard, three-touchdown performance in the Bulls’ 58-42 win at Massachusetts, @USFFootball‘s Jordan Cronkrite is the #AmericanFB Offensive Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/77aZMLFzf7 pic.twitter.com/MGLkFbnFS3 — American Football (@American_FB) October 8, 2018

Jordan Cronkite gets the honor by way of breaking AAC single game rushing record. He tore up the field for 302 yards and three touchdowns on the Minutemen of UMass.

Defensive Player of the Week

After finishing with six tackles, a sack, 3.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble to help the Knights to their conference-record 18th straight victory, @UCF_Football‘s Titus Davis is the #AmericanFB Defensive Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/77aZMLFzf7 pic.twitter.com/bfN4p0QI1O — American Football (@American_FB) October 8, 2018

UCF Linebacker-turned-defensive end Titus Davis gets the nod on a day where he recorded six tackles with three for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble. This performance helped the Knights stay undefeated and rise to the 10th spot on the AP Poll.

Special Teams Player of the Week

Finishing with 192 all-purpose yards, including 129 yards on five punt returns, including a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown, @Temple_FB‘s Isaiah Wright is the #AmericanFB Special Teams Player of the Week. 📝: https://t.co/77aZMLFzf7 pic.twitter.com/YG1npjFBPw — American Football (@American_FB) October 8, 2018

Temple wide receiver Isaiah Wright chalked up 192 all-purpose yards. 129 of those were on five punts featuring a 59-yard touchdown scamper.

Kyle Nash, known as The Student of the Game, covers UCF Football for SportsMediaPass.com and is a special contributor for Break the Fourth. He’s a also a writer for the DolphinsWire of USA Today and co-host of the DinnerTime and Default Assault podcasts.