2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
	Tournament logo
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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2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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.

Seeds

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
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

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 10
1	1	3:30 pm	#9 South Florida 71 vs. #8 East Carolina 66	ESPNU	8,723
1	2	6:00 pm	#10 Tulane 65 vs. #7 UCF 63	ESPNews	8,723
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2	3	12:00 pm	#9 South Florida 62 vs. #1 Temple 79	ESPN2	7,475
2	4	2:00 pm	#5 Connecticut 104 vs. #4 Cincinnati 97 (4OT)	ESPN2	7,475
3	5	7:00 pm	#10 Tulane 72 vs. #2 Houston 69	ESPNU	7,218
3	6	9:00 pm	#6 Memphis 89 vs. #3 Tulsa 67	ESPNU	7,218
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
4	7	3:00 pm	#5 Connecticut 77 vs. #1 Temple 62	ESPN2	7,465
4	8	5:00 pm	#10 Tulane 54 vs. #6 Memphis 74	ESPN2	7,465
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

^[3]

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