The Tulsa Golden Hurricane is a member of the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) . The Golden Hurricane were members of Conference USA from 2005 to 2014 , winning 40 conference championships , including 16 postseason titles and nine regular season crowns ( including three West Division titles ) . It 's the most C-USA titles ( Rice is second with 16 ) since the league re-aligned in 2005 – 06 . It was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1996 – 2004 and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1935 to 1996 . In 1985 , the MVC dropped football so Tulsa participated as an Independent in football , but remained as an MVC member in other sports , including basketball . Prior to 1935 , Tulsa was a member of several conferences
Independent
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
Tulsa Golden Hurricane