SMU took its fifth conference loss to Tulane on the road on Wednesday night. With the loss, SMU likely gives up its chances of making the NCAA tournament, barring a conference championship win.

No. 17 SMU (4-0, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) at Tulane (2-2, 0-2), Friday at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN).

Tulane needs a win to stay atop the standings while SMU can keep its long-shot title game hopes alive with an upset in New Orleans. Tulane came down to earth last week with a hard-fought 38-31 ...

The following year, the team went 11-2 under Fritz before he departed for his new job following a loss to the SMU Mustangs in the AAC title game. Tulane was also defeated in the Military Bowl handily ...

See, going up against SMU must be making Lions’ fans very happy ... He got the ACC win last year against Tulane, and this time, he has managed to put the Mustangs on the playoff spot.

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