2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the American Athletic Conference during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 9–12, 2017, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Originally, the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (host of the 2016 Tournament) was slated to host the tournament for a second consecutive year, but in November 2014, the NCAA awarded the Amway Center with first and second-round games for the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament[1] As a result, the XL Center hosted the tournament in 2017, with the tournament returning to Orlando in 2018.[2]

2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams11
SiteXL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
Winning coachTim Jankovich (1st title)
MVPSemi Ojeleye (SMU)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2,
ESPNU, ESPNews
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 SMU 17–1
2 Cincinnati 16–2
3 Houston 12–6
4 UCF 11–7
5 Memphis 9–9 1–1 vs Houston
6 UConn 9–9 0–2 vs Houston
7 Tulsa 8–10
8 Temple 7–11
9 East Carolina 6–12
10 Tulane 3–15
11 South Florida 1–17

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 9
1 1 3:30 PM #9 East Carolina vs. #8 Temple 80–69 ESPNU 4,874
2 6:00 PM #10 Tulane vs. #7 Tulsa 60–66 ESPNews
3 8:00 PM #11 South Florida vs. #6 UConn 66–77
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
2 4 Noon #9 East Carolina vs #1 SMU 77–81 ESPN2 1,844
5 2:00 PM #5 Memphis vs #4 UCF 54–84
3 6 7:00 PM #7 Tulsa vs #2 Cincinnati 61–80 ESPNU 7,365
7 9:00 PM #6 UConn vs #3 Houston 74–65
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
4 8 3:00 PM #1 SMU vs #4 UCF 70–59 ESPN2 8,117
9 5:00 PM #2 Cincinnati vs #6 UConn 81–71
Championship – Sunday, March 12
5 10 3:15 PM #1 SMU vs. #2 Cincinnati 71–56 ESPN 6,856
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
            
1 SMU 81
9 East Carolina 77
8 Temple 69
9 East Carolina 80
1 SMU 70
4 UCF 59
4 UCF 84
5 Memphis 54
1 SMU 71
2 Cincinnati 56
2 Cincinnati 80
7 Tulsa 61
7 Tulsa 66
10 Tulane 60
2 Cincinnati 81
6 UConn 71
3 Houston 65
6 UConn 74
6 UConn 77
11 South Florida 66

References

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