2019 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

2019 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsCincinnati Bearcats (2nd title)
Winning coachMick Cronin (2nd title)
MVPJarron Cumberland (Cincinnati)
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Houston 16 – 2   .889 33 – 4   .892
No. 22 Cincinnati † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Temple 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
UCF 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Memphis 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Wichita State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595
Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
South Florida 8 – 10   .444 24 – 14   .632
UConn 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
SMU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
East Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
Tulane 0 – 18   .000 4 – 27   .129
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the American Athletic Conference. It was held March 14 through March 17, 2019, at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Cincinnati defeated Houston 69–57 in the championship to earn the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1] It was the second consecutive tournament championship for Cincinnati.

Seeds

All 12 conference teams will participate in the conference tournament. The top four teams receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Tiebreakers: win–loss record, head-to-head record, record against the highest ranked team outside of the tied teams, record against the second highest ranked team outside of the tied teams, etc.[2]

Seed School Conf. record Tiebreaker
1 Houston 16–2
2 Cincinnati 14–4
3 Temple 13–5 1–0 vs. Wichita State
4 UCF 13–5 0–1 vs. Wichita State
5 Memphis 11–7
6 Wichita State 10–8
7 Tulsa 8–10 1–0 vs. USF
8 South Florida 8–10 0–1 vs. Tulsa
9 UConn 6–12 1–1 vs. Wichita State
10 SMU 6–12 0–2 vs. Wichita State
11 East Carolina 3–15
12 Tulane 0–18

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 14
1 1:00 pm No. 8 South Florida vs No. 9 UConn 73–80 ESPNU 8,046
2 3:00 pm No. 5 Memphis vs No. 12 Tulane 83–68
3 8:00 pm No. 7 Tulsa vs No. 10 SMU 65–74 7,476
4 10:00 pm No. 6 Wichita State vs No. 11 East Carolina 73–57
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
5 12:00 pm No. 1 Houston vs No. 9 UConn 84–45 ESPN2 7,610
6 2:00 pm No. 4 UCF vs No. 5 Memphis 55–79
7 7:00 pm No. 2 Cincinnati vs No. 10 SMU 82–74 ESPNU 7,356
8 9:00 pm No. 3 Temple vs No. 6 Wichita State 74–80
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
9 3:00 pm No. 1 Houston vs. No. 5 Memphis 61–58 ESPN2 7,819
10 5:00 pm No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 6 Wichita State 66–63
Championship – Sunday, March 17
11 3:15 pm No. 1 Houston vs. No. 2 Cincinnati 57–69 ESPN 7,223
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 14 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16 		Championship
Sunday, March 17
            
1 Houston 84
9 UConn 45
8 South Florida 73
9 UConn 80
1 Houston 61
5 Memphis 58
4 UCF 55
5 Memphis 79
5 Memphis 83
12 Tulane 68
1 Houston 57
2 Cincinnati 69
2 Cincinnati 82
10 SMU 74
7 Tulsa 65
10 SMU 74
2 Cincinnati 66
6 Wichita State 63
3 Temple 74
6 Wichita State 80
6 Wichita State 73
11 East Carolina 57

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References

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference - Back-to-Back! Cincinnati Downs Houston to Claim 2019 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Championship". theamerican.org.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2019 AIR FORCE RESERVE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". theamerican.org.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2019 MBB Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org.