2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 9–13, 2024, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams14
SiteDickies Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
ChampionsRice (1st title)
Winning coachLindsay Edmonds (1st title)
MVPMalia Fisher (Rice)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
← 2023
2025 →
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by conference record. The top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals.

Tiebreakers may be applied as needed to properly seed the teams.

Seed School Conference
record
Tiebreaker
1 Tulsa 13–5 2–1 vs. North Texas/Temple
2 North Texas 13–5 1–1 vs. Tulsa/Temple
3 Temple 13–5 1–2 vs. Tulsa/North Texas
4 UTSA 10–8 1–0 vs. South Florida
5 South Florida 10–8 0–1 vs. UTSA
6 Charlotte 9–9 3–2 vs. Memphis/UAB/East Carolina/Rice
1–0 vs. UAB
7 UAB 9–9 3–2 vs. Memphis/Charlotte/East Carolina/Rice
0–1 vs. Charlotte
8 Memphis 9–9 4–3 vs. Charlotte/UAB/East Carolina/Rice
9 East Carolina 9–9 3–4 vs. Memphis/Charlotte/UAB/Rice
10 Rice 9–9 2–4 vs. Memphis/Charlotte/UAB/East Carolina
11 SMU 8–10
12 Florida Atlantic 6–12
13 Wichita State 5–13
14 Tulane 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – March 9, 2024
1 4:00 pm No. 13 Wichita State vs. No. 12 Florida Atlantic 64–50 ESPN+ 1,518
2 6:00 pm No. 14 Tulane vs. No. 11 SMU 68–62
Second round – March 10, 2024
3 12:00 pm No. 9 East Carolina vs. No. 8 Memphis 65–63 ESPN+ 1,506
4 2:00 pm No. 13 Wichita State vs. No. 5 South Florida 62–69
5 6:00 pm No. 10 Rice vs. No. 7 UAB 71–56 1,483
6 8:00 pm No. 14 Tulane vs. No. 6 Charlotte 65–52
Quarterfinals – March 11, 2024
7 12:00 pm No. 9 East Carolina vs. No. 1 Tulsa 75–71 ESPN+ 1,602
8 2:00 pm No. 5 South Florida vs. No. 4 UTSA 56–58
9 6:00 pm No. 10 Rice vs. No. 2 North Texas 61–59
10 8:00 pm No. 14 Tulane vs. No. 3 Temple 72–76 (3OT)
Semifinals – March 12, 2024
11 6:00 pm No. 9 East Carolina vs No. 4 UTSA 55–54 ESPN+ 1,520
12 8:00 pm No. 10 Rice vs No. 3 Temple 60–57
Championship – March 13, 2024
13 6:00 pm No. 9 East Carolina vs No. 10 Rice 41–61 ESPNU 2,682
*Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 9
Second round
Sunday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 11
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 12
Championship
Wednesday, March 13
1Tulsa71
8Memphis639East Carolina75
9East Carolina659East Carolina55
4UTSA54
4UTSA58
5South Florida695South Florida56
12Florida Atlantic5013Wichita State629East Carolina41
13Wichita State6410Rice61
2North Texas59
7UAB5610Rice61
10Rice7110Rice60
3Temple57
3Temple76***
6Charlotte5214Tulane72
11SMU6214Tulane65
14Tulane68

* denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Championship Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 American Women's Basketball Championship". American Athletic Conference.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). American Athletic Conference.