The Bottoms Line Non-BCS Watch List: Memphis Tigers

Our third and final Non-BCS Watch List team from Conference USA just might be the best team from outside of the six major conferences this season. Memphis Tigers Looking Back Josh Pastner and the Tigers expected to rely heavily on a talented freshman class heading into last season, but injuries and unexpected departures led to an even heavier burden being placed on the youthful core of the team.  That youth showed itself at times over the course of a 25-10 season, but team pulled together to win the conference tournament and took Arizona down to the wire in the first round of the NCAAs.  Pastner now has 49 wins in two years at the helm, along with a battle-tested group of sophomores who are ready to take the next step. Memphis finished 87th in the Pomeroy Ratings, their lowest finish in quite some time.  Offensively, they had a sharp increase in their possessions per game thanks to a more uptempo attack, but a marked increase in turnover percentage, coupled with a huge dip in three-...