The Tigers will open conference play tomorrow night at Southern Miss with a 61-game winning streak in Conference USA play. Considering their last C-USA loss came on March 2, 2006 (at UAB), the U of M has built some lengthy streaks against their league brethren. Here’s a breakdown of the current streak the Tigers are enjoying against each of their 11 C-USA rivals. (Keep in mind that some of these winning streaks began prior to the 2005-06 season.)
• Tulane – 17 games
• Southern Miss – 12
• Tulsa – 10
• Houston – 10
• SMU – 8
• UAB – 7
• UCF – 7
• East Carolina – 7
• UTEP – 6
• Marshall – 6
• Rice – 6
