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Honors and awards All-AAC Awards and teams Honor Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week. Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Rankįirst place votes in parentheses Preseason All-AAC teams Honor Cincinnati was picked to win the conference's regular season (seven votes) with Wichita State a close second (five votes). Preseason Preseason Coaches Poll ĪAC Media Day took place October 15, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AAC records are only from 2013–14 season to present, prior conference records not included.NCAA records include time at current school only. Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2017–18 season.On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach. Interim head coach Murry Bartow coach was not retained by the school following the season. South Florida head coach Orlando Antigua was fired after the first 13 games of the 2016–17 season amid academic fraud allegations. As a result, the conference included 12 teams for the first time. The season marked the first season with Wichita State as a member of the AAC, having joined on July 1, 2017. Temple received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, but lost in the first round. Cincinnati also won the AAC tournament championship, defeating Houston in the championship game.Ĭincinnati's Gary Clark was named the AAC player of the year while Houston's Kelvin Sampson was named coach of the year.Ĭincinnati, Houston, and Wichita State all received bids to the NCAA tournament, but none made it past the Second Round as the conference went 2–3 in the Tournament. The American Athletic tournament was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida from March 8–11, 2018.
Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018.Ĭincinnati won the regular season championship by two games over Houston and Wichita State. The conference held its media day in October 2017. The 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. While just three teams have won the American Athletic tournament title over its short lifespan, Tulane is the only conference member without a conference tournament championship period.īe sure to follow on Twitter and to like Blogging the Bracket on Facebook. It’s more likely that the American earns two or three bids this year than matching its high total of four. 1 or 2 seed has won five American Tournaments. 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (21-10, 13-5), approx. 4 Wichita State Shockers (23-8, 11-7), approx. The Tigers won the pair’s only meeting at home. Downloadable Bracket Schedule First Round (Thu., March 12) This will be the last American Tournament with 12 teams for the foreseeable future, as UConn is headed for the Big East. TV/Streaming InfoĮSPNU and ESPN2 will carry the tournament’s first three days, with ESPN airing the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Thursday, March 12th (first round) Friday, March 13th (quarterfinals) Saturday, March 14th (semifinals) Sunday, March 15th (championship) Formatįor the first time, the American Tournament is set to put down roots in one place for a few seasons, as they’ll play at Fort Worth’s new 14,000-seat Dickies Arena for the next three years. 2020 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Dates
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