2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
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The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the American Athletic Conference during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 10–13, 2016, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.[1] The Tournament was won by the #5 Seed Connecticut Huskies, who beat the #6 Seed Memphis Tigers in the final by a score of 72–58.
2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2015–16 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Amway Center Orlando, Florida |
Champions | Connecticut (1st title) |
Winning coach | Kevin Ollie (1st title) |
Attendance | 38,871 |
Television | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 SMU* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference tournament Champions Rankings from AP poll |
Seeds edit
Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. With SMU ineligible for postseason play,[2] the top six seeds will receive first round byes.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Temple | 14–4 | |
2 | Houston | 12–6 | 1–0 vs Memphis |
3 | Tulsa | 12–6 | 0–1 vs Memphis |
4 | Cincinnati | 12–6 | 0–2 vs Temple |
5 | Connecticut | 11–7 | |
6 | Memphis | 8–10 | |
7 | UCF | 6–12 | |
8 | East Carolina | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. Temple |
9 | South Florida | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Temple |
10 | Tulane | 3–15 |
Schedule edit
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
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First round – Thursday, March 10 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 3:30 pm | #9 South Florida 71 vs. #8 East Carolina 66 | ESPNU | 8,723 | |
2 | 6:00 pm | #10 Tulane 65 vs. #7 UCF 63 | ESPNews | |||
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 South Florida 62 vs. #1 Temple 79 | ESPN2 | 7,475 | |
4 | 2:00 pm | #5 Connecticut 104 vs. #4 Cincinnati 97 (4OT) | ||||
3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | #10 Tulane 72 vs. #2 Houston 69 | ESPNU | 7,218 | |
6 | 9:00 pm | #6 Memphis 89 vs. #3 Tulsa 67 | ||||
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
4 | 7 | 3:00 pm | #5 Connecticut 77 vs. #1 Temple 62 | ESPN2 | 7,465 | |
8 | 5:00 pm | #10 Tulane 54 vs. #6 Memphis 74 | ||||
Championship – Sunday, March 13 | ||||||
5 | 9 | 3:15 pm | #5 Connecticut 72 vs. #6 Memphis 58 | ESPN | 7,990 | |
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket edit
First round Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Temple | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | South Florida | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | East Carolina | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | South Florida | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Temple | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Connecticut | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cincinnati | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Connecticut | 104**** | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Connecticut | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Tulane | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | UCF | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Tulane | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Tulane | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Tulsa | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 89 |
* denotes overtime period
References edit
- ^ "The Official Site of The American Athletic Conference – 2016 Men's Basketball Championship". theamerican.org. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for nine games". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. sidearmsports. Retrieved October 29, 2015.