D’Vonte Price ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries and Florida International breezed to a 48-10 victory over Long Island in a season opener.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida International and Florida Atlantic are projected to finish second and third, respectively, in the Conference USA East Division. The Panthers received nine first-place votes, while the Owls received three. The Panthers were 6-2 in C-USA play, falling to rival FAU and Marshall after a 4-0 start. FAU stumbled to a 5-7 finish in Lane Kiffin's second season after winning a school-record 11 games, capturing the C-USA crown and crushing Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl to cap the 2017 season. FIU and FAU join projected division winners Marshall and North Texas as the only teams to receive first-place votes.