2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season took place between November 2013 and concluded in March 2014. Practices began in October 2013, with conference play beginning in December, and the season ended with the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The season was the first since the split of the original Big East Conference into two separate leagues.

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2013
through March 2014
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS
Regular Season
Co-ChampionsCincinnati, Louisville[lower-alpha 1]
Season MVPShabazz Napier, Connecticut
Top scorerSean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Tournament
ChampionsLouisville[lower-alpha 1]
  Runners-upConnecticut
Finals MVPRuss Smith, Louisville[lower-alpha 1]
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Cincinnati153 .833  277  .794
No. 18 UConn126 .667  328  .800
SMU126 .667  2710  .730
Memphis126 .667  2410  .706
Houston810 .444  1716  .515
Rutgers513 .278  1221  .364
UCF414 .222  1318  .419
Temple414 .222  922  .290
South Florida315 .167  1220  .375
No. 5 Louisville* †03 .000  05  .000
The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3); Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first season that Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, and UCF participated in American Athletic competition. It was also the final season for Louisville and Rutgers in Big East/AAC competition, as these schools left for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten Conference respectively.

Preseason

Coaching changes

  • Mike Rice was fired by Rutgers following a player abuse scandal.[4]

Predicted American Athletic results

At American Athletic Conference media day on October 16, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Conference teams.[5]

American Athletic Coaches[6] American Athletic Writers
1. Louisville (9)
2. Connecticut (1)
3. Memphis
4. Cincinnati
5. Temple
6. SMU
7. Houston
8. South Florida
9. UCF
10. Rutgers

first place votes

2013-14 Preseason All-American Athletic Teams

First Team Second Team
Sean Kilpatrick, G, CIN
Shabazz Napier, G, CONN
Chane Behanan, F, LOU
Russ Smith, G, LOU
Joe Jackson, G, MEM
Isaiah Sykes, G, UCF
Ryan Boatright, G, CONN
TaShawn Thomas, F, HOU
Montrezl Harrell, F, LOU
Anthony Collins, G, USF
Victor Rudd, F, USF

American Athletic Preseason Player of the Year: Russ Smith, Louisville
American Athletic Preseason Rookie of the Year: Keith Frazier, SMU

Preseason Watchlists

Naismith[7] John Wooden Award[8]
Montrezl Harrell, LOU
Joe Jackson, MEM
Sean Kilpatrick, CIN
Shabazz Napier, CONN
Russ Smith, LOU
Montrezl Harrell, LOU
Joe Jackson, MEM
Sean Kilpatrick, CIN
Shabazz Napier, CONN
Russ Smith, LOU

Rankings

Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
 PreWk
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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10
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11
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Final
Cincinnati AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 15 13 7 10 7 11
C RV 23 16 15 7 11 9 12
Connecticut AP 18 19 18 13 12 9 10 15 17 RV RV RV RV 22 24 21 RV
C 19 20 18 14 14 12 10 15 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV 21 RV 19
Houston AP
C
Louisville AP 3 3 3 9 7 6 6 6 14 12 18 12 12 14 13 11 7
C 3 3 2 9 6 4 4 4 10 8 14 9 7 10 8 5 4
Memphis AP 13 13 11 21 16 16 15 17 18 24 17 23 22 24 20 22 21
C 13 13 11 19 15 15 14 17 18 22 17 22 22 RV 22 24 22
Rutgers AP
C
SMU AP RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV 23
C RV RV RV RV 24 18
South Florida AP
C
Temple AP
C RV
UCF AP
C

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Conference Schedules

Composite matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games scheduled this season.

  Cincinnati Connecticut Houston Louisville[lower-alpha 1] Memphis Rutgers SMU South Florida Temple UCF
vs. Cincinnati 1–10–21–10–20–21–10–20–20–2
vs. Connecticut 1–11–11–00–20–12–00–10–20–2
vs. Houston 2–01–12–01–01–12–00–10–10–1
vs. Louisville[lower-alpha 1] 1–10–10–21–00–20–10–20–10–2
vs. Memphis 2–02–00–10–10–21–00–20–20–2
vs. Rutgers 2–01–01–12–02–02–00–21–10–1
vs. SMU 1–10–20–21–00–10–21–11–10–1
vs. South Florida 2–01–01–02–02–01–01–10–11–1
vs. Temple 2–02–01–01–02–01–11–11–01–0
vs. UCF 2–02–01–02–02–01–01–01–10–1
Total 15–39–55–912–210–44–1011–43–112–122–12

Cincinnati

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
SMU W 6557  122
(10)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
January 4, 2014
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Memphis W 6953  132
(20)
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, Tennessee
January 7, 2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Houston W 6160  142
(30)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 11, 2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Rutgers W 7151  152
(40)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
January 14, 2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 19 Temple W 6958  162
(50)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
January 18, 2014
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 at South Florida W 6154  172
(60)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
January 23, 2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 UCF W 6951  182
(70)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
January 26, 2014
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 at Temple W 8076  192
(80)
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia
January 30, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 at No. 12 Louisville W 6966  202
(90)
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, Kentucky
February 2, 2014
12:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 13 South Florida W 5045  212
(100)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
February 6, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 22 Connecticut W 6358  222
(110)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
February 8, 2014
7:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 at SMU L 5576  223
(111)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas
February 15, 2014
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Houston W 7362  233
(121)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
February 19, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 at UCF W 7749  243
(131)
CFE Arena 
Orlando, Florida
February 22, 2014
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 No. 11 Louisville L 5758  244
(132)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
March 1, 2014
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 at Connecticut L 4551  245
(133)
XL Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 6, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 No. 20 Memphis W 9784  255
(143)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati
March 8, 2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 15 at Rutgers W 7066  265
(153)
The RAC 
Pisacataway, New Jersey
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 13, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 vs. UCF W 6158  275
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, Tennessee
March 14, 2014
9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. No. 21 Connecticut L 5658  276
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2014
2:10 pm, TNT
No. 15 vs. Harvard L 5761  277
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Connecticut

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Southern Connecticut State W 93–65 
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Concordia W 98–38 
XL Center (5,504)
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 vs. Maryland W 78–77  1–0
Barclays Center (12,867)
Brooklyn, NY
11/11/2013*
3:00 pm, SNY
No. 19 Yale W 80–62  2–0
XL Center (8,848)
Hartford, CT
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 19 Detroit
2K Sports Classic
W 101–55  3–0
Gampel Pavilion (8,140)
Storrs, CT
11/17/2013*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Boston University
2K Sports Classic
W 77–60  4–0
Gampel Pavilion (9,195)
Storrs, CT
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 vs. Boston College
2K Sports Classic Semifinals
W 72–70  5–0
Madison Square Garden (10,064)
New York City, NY
11/22/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 vs. Indiana
2K Sports Classic Championship
W 59–58  6–0
Madison Square Garden (10,051)
New York City, NY
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 13 Loyola (MD) W 76–66  7–0
XL Center (9,497)
Hartford, CT
12/02/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 No. 15 Florida W 65–64  8–0
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
12/06/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY
No. 12 Maine W 95–68  9–0
XL Center (9,681)
Hartford, CT
12/18/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 Stanford L 51–53  9–1
XL Center (11,140)
Hartford, CT
12/22/2013*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 at Washington W 82–70  10–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,059)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2013*
1:00 pm, SNY
No. 15 Eastern Washington W 82–65  11–1
Webster Bank Arena (9,274)
Bridgeport, CT
12/31/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 at Houston L 71–75  11–2 (0–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035)
Houston, TX
01/04/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 65–74  11–3 (0–2)
Moody Coliseum (7,166)
Dallas, TX
01/08/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Harvard W 61–56  12–3
Gampel Pavilion (9,218)
Storrs, CT
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Central Florida W 84–61  13–3 (1–2)
Gampel Pavilion (9,561)
Storrs, CT
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 17 Memphis W 83–73  14–3 (2–2)
FedEx Forum (18,039)
Memphis, TN
01/18/2014
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 Louisville
ESPN College GameDay
L 64–76  14–4 (2–3)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
01/21/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple W 90–66  15–4 (3–3)
XL Center (4,741)
Hartford, CT
01/25/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers W 82–71  16–4 (4–3)
The RAC (8,006)
Piscataway, NJ
01/30/2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Houston W 80–43  17–4 (5–3)
Gampel Pavilion (9,312)
Storrs, CT
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 at No. 7 Cincinnati L 58–63  17–5 (5–4)
Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
Cincinnati, OH
02/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 at Central Florida W 75–55  18–5 (6–4)
CFE Arena (6,312)
Orlando, FL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 South Florida W 83–40  19–5 (7–4)
XL Center (10,553)
Hartford, CT
02/15/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 No. 20 Memphis W 86–81 OT 20–5 (8–4)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
02/20/2014
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21 at Temple W 68–55  21–5 (9–4)
Liacouras Center (6,053)
Philadelphia, PA
02/23/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 SMU L 55–64  21–6 (9–5)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at South Florida W 61–56  22–6 (10–5)
USF Sun Dome (5,115)
Tampa, FL
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Cincinnati W 51–45  23–6 (11–5)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
03/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Rutgers W 69–63  24–6 (12–5)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 19 at No. 11 Louisville L 48–81  24–7 (12–6)
KFC Yum! Center (22,782)
Louisville, KY
AAC Tournament
03/13/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. No. 19 Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 72–53  25–7
FedEx Forum (13,081)
Memphis, TN
03/14/2014
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 vs. No. 13 Cincinnati
Semifinals
W 58–56  26–7
FedEx Forum (11,888)
Memphis, TN
03/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21 vs. No. 5 Louisville
Championship
L 61–71  26–8
FedEx Forum (13,554)
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014*
6:55 pm, TBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (10 E) Saint Joseph's
Second Round
W 89–81 OT 27–8
First Niagara Center (18,706)
Buffalo, NY
03/22/2014*
9:40 pm, TBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (2 E) No. 6 Villanova
Third Round
W 77–65  28–8
First Niagara Center (19,290)
Buffalo, NY
03/28/2014*
7:27 pm, TBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (3 E) No. 9 Iowa State
Sweet Sixteen
W 81–76  29–8
Madison Square Garden (19,314)
New York, NY
03/30/2014*
2:20 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (4 E) No. 11 Michigan State
Elite Eight
W 60–54  30–8
Madison Square Garden (19,499)
New York, NY
04/05/2014*
6:09 pm, TBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (1 S) No. 1 Florida
Final Four
W 63–53  31–8
AT&T Stadium (79,444)
Arlington, TX
04/07/2014*
9:10 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 18 vs. (8 MW) Kentucky
National Championship Game
W 60–54  32–8
AT&T Stadium (79,238)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region, S=South Region, MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Houston

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5*
7:00 pm
St. Thomas W 81–63 
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,435)
Houston
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 76–70  1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,123)
Houston
Nov 11*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American W 77–65  2–0
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,432)
Edinburg, Texas
Nov 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UTSA W 80–62  3–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,800)
Houston
Nov 17*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lehigh
Legends Classic – Houston Regional Game 1
W 80–66  4–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,635)
Houston
Nov 21*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Howard
Legends Classic – Houston Regional Game 2
W 75–62  5–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,815)
Houston
Nov 25*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Stanford
Legends Classic – Semifinals
L 76–86  5–1
Barclays Center (4,142)
Brooklyn, New York
Nov 26*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Texas Tech
Legends Classic – Consolation Game
L 64–76  5–2
Barclays Center (3,514)
Brooklyn, New York
Nov 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–67  6–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,015)
Houston
Dec 4*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSN
at Texas A&M L 57–74  6–3
Reed Arena (4,850)
College Station, Texas
Dec 7*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
San Jose State L 68–72  6–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,105)
Houston
Dec 9*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Alcorn State W 89–58  7–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,833)
Houston
Dec 14*
7:05 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–79 OT 7–5
Cajundome (3,069)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 21*
3:30 pm, CSS/CSNH
vs. Rice
Lone Star Showcase
W 54–52  8–5
Toyota Center (5,907)
Houston
American Athletic Conference regular season
Dec 31
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 UConn W 75–71  9–5 (1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035)
Houston
Jan 4
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at South Florida W 67–58   10–5 (2–0)
USF Sun Dome (3,921)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 7
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati L 60–61  10–6 (2–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804)
Houston
Jan 16
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 18 Louisville L 52–91  10–7 (2–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,132)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 19
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Rutgers W 77–55  11–7 (3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,115)
Houston
Jan 23
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at No. 23 Memphis L 59–82  11–8 (3–3)
FedEx Forum (15,702)
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 26
2:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU L 68–75  11–9 (3–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
Houston
Jan 30
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Connecticut L 43–80  11–10 (3–5)
Gampel Pavilion (9,312)
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 1
3:30 pm, ESPNews
at Rutgers L 70–93  11–11 (3–6)
The RAC (5,616)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 5
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 Louisville L 62–77  11–12 (3–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion (7,247)
Houston
Feb 9
1:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple W 88–74  12–12 (4–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,535)
Houston
Feb 15
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 10 Cincinnati L 62–73  12–13 (4–8)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at SMU L 64–68  12–14 (4–9)
Moody Coliseum (6,991)
Dallas
Feb 22
1:00 pm, ESPNews
UCF W 88–84  13–14 (5–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028)
Houston
Feb 27
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Memphis W 77–68  14–14 (6–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,628)
Houston
Mar 1
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple W 89–79  15–14 (7–9)
Liacouras Center (3,978)
Philadelphia
Mar 4
7:30 pm, ESPNews
South Florida W 79–68  16–14 (8–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston
Mar 7
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at UCF L 83–104  16–15 (8–10)
CFE Arena (5,471)
Orlando, Florida
American Athletic Conference Tournament
Mar 13
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 25 SMU
Quarterfinals
W 68–64  17–15
FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 14
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 5 Louisville
Semifinals
L 65–94  17–16
FedEx Forum (11,888)
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Louisville

  • Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program.
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Kentucky Wesleyan W 115–67 
KFC Yum! Center (20,288)
Louisville, KY
Nov 6*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Pikeville W 90–61 
KFC Yum! Center (19,227)
Louisville, KY
Regular season
Nov 9*
1:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Charleston W 70–48  1–0
KFC Yum! Center (20,938)
Louisville, KY
Nov 12*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Hofstra
Hall of Fame Classic
W 97–69  2–0
KFC Yum! Center (20,112)
Louisville, KY
Nov 15*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Cornell W 99–54  3–0
KFC Yum! Center (19,834)
Louisville, KY
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 3 Hartford
Hall of Fame Classic
W 87–48  4–0
KFC Yum! Center (20,226)
Louisville, KY
Nov 23*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 3 vs. Fairfield
Hall of Fame Classic
W 71–57  5–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (8,113)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 24*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 24 North Carolina
Hall of Fame Classic
L 84–93  5–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 29*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 9 Southern Miss W 69–38  6–1
KFC Yum! Center (21,416)
Louisville, KY
Dec 4*
7:00 pm, WHAS
No. 7 UMKC W 90–62  7–1
KFC Yum! Center (20,269)
Louisville, KY
Dec 7*
1:00 pm, WHAS
No. 7 Louisiana–Lafayette W 113–74  8–1
KFC Yum! Center (20,141)
Louisville, KY
Dec 14*
12 noon, ESPN2
No. 6 WKU
Billy Minardi Classic
W 79–63  9–1
KFC Yum! Center (22,027)
Louisville, KY
Dec 17*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Missouri State W 90–60  10–1
KFC Yum! Center (21,335)
Louisville, KY
Dec 21*
5:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 at Florida International W 85–56  11–1
U.S. Century Bank Arena (3,361)
Miami, FL
Dec 28*
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 at No. 18 Kentucky
Battle for the Bluegrass
L 66–73  11–2
Rupp Arena (24,396)
Lexington, KY
Dec 31
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at UCF W 90–65  12–2 (1–0)
CFE Arena (7,094)
Orlando, FL
Jan 4
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 at Rutgers W 83–76  13–2 (2–0)
Rutgers Athletic Center (7,263)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 9
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 No. 24 Memphis W 73–67  13–3 (2–1)
KFC Yum! Center (21,988)
Louisville, KY
Jan 12
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 SMU W 71–63  14–3 (3–1)
KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
Louisville, KY
Jan 16
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18 Houston W 91–52  15–3 (4–1)
KFC Yum! Center (21,132)
Louisville, KY
Jan 18
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 at UConn
ESPN College GameDay
W 76–64  16–3 (5–1)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Jan 22
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 at South Florida W 86–74  17–3 (6–1)
USF Sun Dome (6,417)
Tampa, FL
Jan 30
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 No. 13 Cincinnati L 66–69  17–4 (6–2)
KFC Yum! Center (22,644)
Louisville, KY
Feb 1
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 UCF W 87–70  18–4 (7–2)
KFC Yum! Center (22,201)
Louisville, KY
Feb 5
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 at Houston W 77–62  19–4 (8–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (7,247)
Houston, TX
Feb 13
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 at Temple W 82–58  20–4 (9–2)
Liacouras Center (6,566)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 16
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Rutgers W 102–54  21–4 (10–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,821)
Louisville, KY
Feb 18
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 11 South Florida W 80–54  22–4 (11–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,655)
Louisville, KY
Feb 22
12 noon, CBS
No. 11 at No. 7 Cincinnati W 58–57  23–4 (12–2)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 Temple W 88–66  24–4 (12–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,312)
Louisville, KY
Mar 1
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 at No. 21 Memphis L 66–72  24–5 (12–3)
FedEx Forum (18,375)
Memphis, TN
Mar 5
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 11 at No. 18 SMU W 84–71  25–5 (13–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,305)
Dallas, TX
Mar 8
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 11 No. 19 UConn
Senior Day
W 81–48  26–5 (15–3)
KFC Yum! Center (22,782)
Louisville, KY
American Athletic Conference Tournament
Mar 13
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 vs. Rutgers
Quarterfinals
W 92–31  27–5
FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, TN
Mar 14
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 vs. Houston
Semifinals
W 94–65  28–5
FedEx Forum (11,888)
Memphis, TN
Mar 15
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 vs. No. 21 UConn
Championship
W 71–61  29–5
FedEx Forum (13,554)
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20*
9:45 pm, TNT
No. 5 (4 MW) vs. (13 MW) Manhattan
Second round
W 71–64  30–5
Amway Center (14,866)
Orlando, FL
Mar 22*
2:45 pm, CBS
No. 5 (4 MW) vs. No. 25 (5 MW) Saint Louis
Third round
W 66–51  31–5
Amway Center (18,512)
Orlando, FL
Mar 28*
9:45 pm, CBS
No. 5 (4 MW) vs. (8 MW) Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 69–74  31–6
Lucas Oil Stadium (41,072)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest.

Memphis

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2013*
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Christian Brothers W 92–63 
FedEx Forum (N/A)
Memphis, TN
Regular season
11/14/2013*
7:00 p.m., SPSO
No. 13 Austin Peay W 95–69  1–0
FedEx Forum (15,785)
Memphis, TN
11/19/2013*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 11 at No. 7 Oklahoma State L 80–101  1–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2013*
5:00 p.m., SPSO
No. 11 Nicholls State W 98–59  2–1
FedEx Forum (15,528)
Memphis, TN
11/28/2013*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. Siena
Old Spice Classic
W 87–60  3–1
HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
11/29/2013*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. LSU
Old Spice Classic Semi-final
W 76–69  4–1
HP Field House (2,612)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2013*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Old Spice Classic Championship
W 73–68  5–1
HP Field House (3,633)
Orlando, FL
12/07/2013*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 16 Northwestern State W 96–76  6–1
FedEx Forum (15,605)
Memphis, TN
12/13/2013*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 16 Arkansas–Little Rock W 73–59  7–1
FedEx Forum (15,821)
Memphis, TN
12/17/2013*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 14 vs. No. 16 Florida
Jimmy V Classic
W 77–75  7–2
Madison Square Garden (8,062)
New York, NY
12/21/2013*
7:00 p.m., SPSO
No. 14 Southeast Missouri State W 77–65  8–2
FedEx Forum (15,021)
Memphis, TN
12/28/2013*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
No. 17 Jackson State W 75–61  9–2
FedEx Forum (15,797)
Memphis, TN
12/31/2013
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 18 at South Florida W 88–73  10–2 (1–0)
USF Sun Dome (4,063)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2014
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 18 Cincinnati L 53–69  10–3 (1–1)
FedEx Forum (17,191)
Memphis, TN
01/09/2014
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 24 at No. 12 Louisville W 73–67  11–3 (2–1)
KFC Yum! Center (21,988)
Louisville, KY
01/11/2014
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 at Temple W 79–69  12–3 (3–1)
Liacouras Center (5,718)
Philadelphia, PA
01/16/2014
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 17 UConn L 73–83  12–4 (3–2)
FedEx Forum (18,039)
Memphis, TN
01/18/2014*
1:00 p.m., SPSO
No. 17 LeMoyne–Owen W 101–78  13–4
FedEx Forum (14,021)
Memphis, TN
01/23/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPNews
No. 23 Houston W 82–59  14–4 (4–2)
FedEx Forum (15,702)
Memphis, TN
01/26/2014
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 23 South Florida W 80–58  15–4 (5–2)
FedEx Forum (15,627)
Memphis, TN
01/29/2014
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 22 at UCF W 69–59  16–4 (6–2)
CFE Arena (5,161)
Orlando, FL
02/01/2014
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 at SMU W 87–72  16–5 (6–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,058)
Dallas, TX
02/04/2014
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 24 Rutgers W 101–69  17–5 (7–3)
FedEx Forum (14,967)
Memphis, TN
02/08/2014*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 24 No. 23 Gonzaga
ESPN College Gameday
W 60–54  18–5
FedEx Forum (18,248)
Memphis, TN
02/12/2014
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 20 UCF W 76–70   19–5 (8–3)
FedEx Forum (15,021)
Memphis, TN
02/15/2014
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 20 at No. 24 UConn L 81–86 OT 19–6 (8–4)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
02/20/2014
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 at Rutgers W 64–59   20–6 (9–4)
Rutgers Athletic Center (5,558)
Piscataway, NJ
02/22/2014
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 22 Temple W 82–79 OT 21–6 (10–4)
FedEx Forum (18,172)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2014
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 21 at Houston L 68–77   21–7 (10–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,628)
Houston, TX
03/01/2014
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 21 No. 7 Louisville W 72–66   22–7 (11–5)
FedEx Forum (18,365)
Memphis, TN
03/06/2014
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 at No. 15 Cincinnati L 84–97   22–8 (11–6)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
03/08/2014
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 20 No. 18 SMU W 67–58   23–8 (12–6)
FedEx Forum (18,182)
Memphis, TN
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2014
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 19 vs. No. 21 UConn
Quarterfinals
L 53–72  23–9
FedEx Forum (13,081)
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament Tournament
03/21/2014*
5:55 p.m., TBS
No. (8 E) vs. (9 E) George Washington
Second round
W 71–66  24–9
PNC Arena (17,472)
Raleigh, NC
03/23/2014*
7:40 p.m., TNT
No. (8 E) vs. No. 3 (1 E) Virginia
Third round
L 60–78  24–10
PNC Arena (18,712)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rutgers

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:30 pm
Caldwell W 90–60 
The RAC 
Piscataway, NJ
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M W 92–84  1–0
The RAC (5,083)
Piscataway, NJ
11/11/2013*
8:00 pm, SNY/CSS
at UAB L 76–79  1–1
Bartow Arena (4,073)
Birmingham, AL
11/14/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Yale W 72–71  2–1
The RAC (4,487)
Piscataway, NJ
11/18/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Canisius
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 66–51  3–1
The RAC (2,106)
Piscataway, NJ
11/19/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
L 59–70  3–2
The RAC (3,025)
Piscataway, NJ
11/23/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
William & Mary L 62–72  3–3
The RAC (4,027)
Piscataway, NJ
11/25/2013*
7:30 pm
Stillman College
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round
W 116–89  4–3
The RAC (392)
Piscataway, NJ
11/26/2013*
7:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round
L 72–73  4–4
The RAC (466)
Piscataway, NJ
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm, SNY/CSNMA
at George Washington L 87–93  4–5
Smith Center (3,089)
Washington, D.C.
12/08/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Seton Hall L 71–77  4–6
The RAC (5,210)
Piscataway, NJ
12/11/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Princeton
Rivalry
L 73–78  4–7
The RAC (4,255)
Piscataway, NJ
12/14/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 89–72  5–7
The RAC (4,122)
Piscataway, NJ
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Army W 75–72  6–7
The RAC (4,648)
Piscataway, NJ
01/01/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple W 71–66  7–7
(1–0)
The RAC (3,842)
Piscataway, NJ
01/04/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 Louisville L 76–83  7–8
(1–1)
The RAC (7,263)
Piscataway, NJ
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Cincinnati L 51–71  7–9
(1–2)
Fifth Third Arena (10,872)
Cincinnati, OH
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNNEWS
UCF W 85–75  8–9
(2–2)
The RAC (4,031)
Piscataway, NJ
01/19/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Houston L 55–77  8–10
(2–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,115)
Houston, TX
01/21/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at SMU L 56–70  8–11
(2–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,042)
Dallas, TX
01/25/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UConn L 71–82  8–12
(2–5)
The RAC (8,006)
Piscataway, NJ
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNNEWS
at Temple L 82–88  8–13
(2–6)
Liacouras Center (5,039)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2014
4:30 pm, ESPNNEWS
Houston W 93–70  9–13
(3–6)
The RAC (5,616)
Piscataway, NJ
02/04/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 24 Memphis L 69–101  9–14
(3–7)
FedEx Forum (14,967)
Memphis, TN
02/08/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNEWS
at South Florida W 79–69  10–14
(4–7)
USF Sun Dome (4,605)
Tampa, FL
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNEWS
No. 23 SMU L 65–77  10–15
(4–8)
The RAC (4,094)
Piscataway, NJ
02/16/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 13 Louisville L 54–102  10–16
(4–9)
KFC Yum! Center (21,821)
Louisville, KY
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 Memphis L 59–64  10–17
(4–10)
The RAC (5,558)
Piscataway, NJ
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UCF L 65–67  10–18
(4–11)
CFE Arena (4,661)
Orlando, FL
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNEWS
South Florida W 74–73  11–18
(5–11)
The RAC (5,611)
Piscataway, NJ
03/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 UConn L 63–69  11–19
(5–12)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/08/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNNEWS
No. 15 Cincinnati L 66–70  11–20
(5–13)
The RAC (6,650)
Piscataway, NJ
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. South Florida
First round
W 72–68  12–20
FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
03/13/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 5 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 31–92  12–21
FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

SMU

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
6:30 pm, FSSW+
vs. TCU
Tip-Off Showcase
W 69–61  1–0
American Airlines Center (5,207)
Dallas
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island W 89–58  2–0
Curtis Culwell Center (3,239)
Garland, Texas
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 78–89  2–1
Bud Walton Arena (11,455)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
11/20/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 70–49  3–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,509)
Garland, Texas
11/24/2013*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 87–61  4–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,308)
Garland, Texas
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 72–53  5–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,549)
Garland, Texas
11/29/2013*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Virginia
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 73–76  5–2
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas
11/30/2013*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Texas A&M
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 55–52  6–2
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas
12/02/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State W 88–59  7–2
Curtis Culwell Center (3,252)
Garland, Texas
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 73–65  8–2
UIC Pavilion (4,438)
Chicago, IL
12/18/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Pan American W 82–56  9–2
Curtis Culwell Center (3,342)
Garland, Texas
12/20/2013*
8:00 pm, RTRM
at Wyoming W 62–54  10–2
Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Laramie, Wyoming
Conference regular season
01/01/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 57–65  10–3 (0–1)
Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
Cincinnati
01/04/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 UConn W 74–65  11–3 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,166)
Dallas
01/12/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 12 Louisville L 63–71  11–4 (1–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
Louisville, Kentucky
01/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida W 71–54  12–4 (2–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,332)
Dallas
01/18/2014
11:00 am, ESPNews
at UCF W 58–46  13–4 (3–2)
CFE Arena (4,905)
Orlando, Florida
01/19/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra
Postponed from 12/07/2013
W 73–49  14–4
Moody Coliseum (6,013)
Dallas,TX
01/21/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Rutgers W 70–56  15–4 (4–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,042)
Dallas
01/26/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston W 75–68  16–4 (5–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
Houston
01/28/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida L 71–78  16–5 (5–3)
USF Sun Dome (3,407)
Tampa, Florida
02/01/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 Memphis W 87–72  17–5 (6–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,058)
Dallas
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple W 75–52  18–5 (7–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas
02/08/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Cincinnati W 76–55  19–5 (8–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,278)
Dallas
02/13/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Rutgers W 77–65  20–5 (9–3)
The RAC (4,094)
Piscataway, New Jersey
02/16/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 at Temple L 64–71  20–6 (9–4)
Liacouras Center (6,566)
Philadelphia
02/19/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston W 68–64  21–6 (10–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,991)
Dallas
02/23/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 21 UConn W 64–55  22–6 (11–4)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
03/01/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 23 UCF W 70–55  23–6 (12–4)
Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas
03/05/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18 No. 11 Louisville L 71–84  23–7 (12–5)
Moody Coliseum (7,305)
Dallas
03/08/2014
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 18 at No. 20 Memphis L 58–67  23–8 (12–6)
FedEx Forum (18,182)
Memphis, Tennessee
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 vs. Houston
Quarterfinals
L 64–68  23–9
FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, Tennessee
NIT
03/19/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) (8) UC Irvine
First round
W 68–54  24–9
Moody Coliseum (5,031)
Dallas
03/24/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. (1) (5) LSU
Second round
W 80–67  25–9
Moody Coliseum (7,021)
Dallas
03/26/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) (2) California
Quarterfinals
W 67–65  26–9
Moody Coliseum (7,038)
Dallas
04/01/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) vs. (3) Clemson
Semifinals
W 65–59  27–9
Madison Square Garden (7,193)
New York City
04/03/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) vs. (1) Minnesota
Championship
L 63–65  27–10
Madison Square Garden (5,268)
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

South Florida

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Barry W 88–53 
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech W 72–62  1–0
USF Sun Dome (4,103)
Tampa, FL
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 91–65  2–0
USF Sun Dome (3,549)
Tampa, FL
11/15/2013*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 75–61  3–0
Stroh Center (2,419)
Bowling Green, OH
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 72–63  4–0
USF Sun Dome (3,782)
Tampa, FL
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 5 Oklahoma State L 67–93  4–1
USF Sun Dome (6,240)
Tampa, FL
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit L 60–65  4–2
USF Sun Dome (3,225)
Tampa, FL
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 68–66  5–2
Patriot Center (4,587)
Fairfax, VA
12/07/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama W 66–64  6–2
USF Sun Dome (4,255)
Tampa, FL
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida Gulf Coast
Las Vegas Classic
W 68–66 2OT 7–2
USF Sun Dome (4,105)
Tampa, FL
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M
Las Vegas Classic
W 73–70  8–2
USF Sun Dome (3,433)
Tampa, FL
12/22/2013*
7:00 pm, 1,530
vs. Mississippi State
Las Vegas Classic Semifinals
L 66–71   8–3
Orleans Arena (1,530)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2013*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Santa Clara
Las Vegas Classic Consolation Game
L 65–66   8–4
Orleans Arena (1,347)
Paradise, NV
12/28/2013*
8:00 pm
at Bradley W 61–57   9–4
Carver Arena (6,221)
Peoria, IL
12/31/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Memphis L 73–88  9–5
(0–1)
USF Sun Dome (4,063)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Houston L 58–67  9–6
(0–2)
USF Sun Dome (3,921)
Tampa, FL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple W 82–75  10–6
(1–2)
Liacouras Center (4,422)
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 54–71  10–7
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,332)
Dallas, TX
01/18/2014
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati
19
L 54–61  10–8
(1–4)
USF Sun Dome (5,322)
Tampa, FL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 Louisville L 47–86  10–9
(1–5)
USF Sun Dome (6,417)
Tampa, FL
01/26/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 23 Memphis L 58–80  10–10
(1–6)
FedEx Forum (15,627)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU W 78–71  11–10
(2–6)
USF Sun Dome (3,407)
Tampa, FL
02/02/2014
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 Cincinnati L 45–50  11–11
(2–7)
Fifth Third Arena (10,367)
Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Central Florida
War on I-4
W 79–78 OT 12–11
(3–7)
CFE Arena (6,108)
Orlando, FL
02/08/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Rutgers L 69–79  12–12
(3–8)
USF Sun Dome (4,605)
Tampa, FL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 UConn L 40–83   12–13
(3–9)
XL Center (10,553)
Hartford, CT
02/15/2014
1:30 pm, ESPNews
Central Florida
War on I-4
L 74–75   12–14
(3–10)
USF Sun Dome (5,294)
Tampa, FL
02/18/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 11 Louisville L 54–80   12–15
(3–11)
KFC Yum! Center (21,655)
Louisville, KY
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UConn L 56–61   12–16
(3–12)
USF Sun Dome (5,115)
Tampa, FL
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews
at Rutgers L 73–74   12–17
(3–13)
The RAC (5,611)
Piscataway, NJ
03/04/2014
8:30 pm, ESPNews
at Houston L 69–78   12–18
(3–14)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston, TX
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple L 65–66   12–19
(3–15)
USF Sun Dome (4,073)
Tampa, FL
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Rutgers
First round
L 68–72  12–20
FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Temple

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2013*
5:00 pm
at Penn W 78–73  1–0
Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Kent State L 77–81  1–1
Liacouras Center (6,589)
Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2013*
7:30 pm, NBCSN
at Towson L 69–75  1–2
Tiger Arena (3,554)
Towson, MD
11/21/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic 1st Round
L 58–72  1–3
TD Arena (2,311)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia
Charleston Classic
W 83–81  2–3
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
11/24/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. UAB
Charleston Classic
W 87–66  3–3
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
12/04/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Saint Joseph's W 77–69  4–3
Liacouras Center (8,039)
Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2013*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Texas L 80–81 OT 4–4
Wells Fargo Center (6,092)
Philadelphia, PA
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas Southern L 89–90  4–5
Liacouras Center (4,682)
Philadelphia, PA
12/21/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. Long Island W 101–65  5–5
Barclays Center (11,039)
Brooklyn, NY
01/01/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers L 66–71  5–6 (0–1)
Rutgers Athletic Center (3,842)
Piscataway, NJ
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF L 76–78  5–7 (0–2)
CFE Arena (4,815)
Orlando, FL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida L 75–82  5–8 (0–3)
Liacouras Center (4,422)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 Memphis L 69–79  5–9 (0–4)
Liacouras Center (5,718)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 19 Cincinnati L 58–69  5–10 (0–5)
Fifth Third Arena (9,864)
Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
La Salle
ESPN College GameDay
L 68–74  5–11
Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 66–90  5–12 (0–6)
XL Center (4,741)
Hartford, CT
01/26/2014
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 15 Cincinnati L 76–80  5–13 (0–7)
Liacouras Center (6,753)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Rutgers W 88–82  6–13 (1–7)
Liacouras Center (5,039)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2014*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 9 Villanova L 74–90  6–14
Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at SMU L 52–75  6–15 (1–8)
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
University Park, TX
02/09/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston L 74–88  6–16 (1–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,535)
Houston, TX
02/14/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Louisville L 58–82  6–17 (1–10)
Liacouras Center (5,286)
Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 SMU W 71–64  7–17 (2–10)
Liacouras Center (6,566)
Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2014
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 UConn L 55–68  7–18 (2–11)
Liacouras Center (6,053)
Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2014
9:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 22 Memphis L 79–82 OT 7–19 (2–12)
FedEx Forum (18,172)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2014
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 7 Louisville L 66–88  7–20 (2–13)
KFC Yum! Center (21,312)
Louisville, KY
03/01/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston L 79–89  7–21 (2–14)
Liacouras Center (3,978)
Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNews
UCF W 86–78  8–21 (3–14)
Liacouras Center (4,063)
Philadelphia, PA
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida L 65–66  9–21 (4–14)
USF Sun Dome (4,073)
Tampa, FL
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UCF
First round
L 90–94 2OT 9–22
FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

UCF

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/08/2013*
8:30 pm
Tampa W 97–72  1–0
CFE Arena (5,516)
Orlando, FL
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Florida State L 68–80  1–1
CFE Arena (9,343)
Orlando, FL
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 83–63  2–1
CFE Arena (4,095)
Orlando, FL
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (FL) W 63–58  3–1
BankUnited Center (4,895)
Coral Gables, FL
11/26/2013*
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso L 70–85  3–2
Athletics-Recreation Center (2,381)
Valparaiso, IN
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 64–75  3–3
FAU Arena (1,655)
Boca Raton, FL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 77–58  4–3
CFE Arena (4,203)
Orlando, FL
12/11/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Howard W 79–64  5–3
CFE Arena (3,975)
Orlando, FL
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 104–64  6–3
CFE Arena (4,123)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm
Rio Grande
Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic
W 86–58  7–3
CFE Arena (4,303)
Orlando, FL
12/22/2013*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso
Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic
W 90–62  8–3
CFE Arena (4,305)
Orlando, FL
American Regular Season
12/31/2013
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Louisville L 65–90  8–4
(0–1)
CFE Arena (7,094)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple W 78–76  9–4
(1–1)
CFE Arena (4,815)
Orlando, FL
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at UConn L 61–84  9–5
(1–2)
Gampel Pavilion (9,561)
Storrs, CT
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Rutgers L 75–85  9–6
(1–3)
The RAC (4,031)
Piscataway, NJ
01/18/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU L 46–58  9–7
(1–4)
CFE Arena (4,905)
Orlando, FL
01/23/2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 15 Cincinnati L 51–69  9–8
(1–5)
Fifth Third Arena (10,242)
Cincinnati, OH
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 Memphis L 59–69  9–9
(1–6)
CFE Arena (5,161)
Orlando, FL
02/01/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Louisville L 70–87  9–10
(1–7)
KFC Yum! Center (22,201)
Louisville, KY
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida
War on I-4
L 78–79 OT 9–11
(1–8)
CFE Arena (6,108)
Orlando, FL
02/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 Connecticut L 55–75  9–12
(1–9)
CFE Arena (6,312)
Orlando, FL
02/12/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 70–76  9–13
(1–10)
FedEx Forum (15,021)
Memphis, TN
02/15/2014
4:30 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida
War on I-4
L 74–75  10–13
(2–10)
USF Sun Dome (5,294)
Tampa, FL
02/19/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Cincinnati L 49–77  10–14
(2–11)
CFE Arena (5,637)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston L 84–88  10–15
(2–12)
Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028)
Houston, TX
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers W 67–65  11–15
(3–12)
CFE Arena (4,661)
Orlando, FL
03/01/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNews
at SMU L 55–70  11–16
(3–13)
Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas, TX
03/04/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNews
at Temple L 78–86 OT 11–17
(3–14)
Liacouras Center (4,063)
Philadelphia, PA
03/07/2014
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Houston W 104–83  12–17
(4–14)
CFE Arena (5,471)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Temple
First round
W 94–90 2OT 13–17
FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
03/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
L 58–61  13–18
FedEx Forum (13,081)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Weekly honors

Throughout the conference regular season, the American Athletic names a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.

Postseason

2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round
March 12
Quarterfinals
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
Championship
March 15
1. Cincinnati ‡† 15-3 26-5 Won coin toss Bye vs. #9 UCF – W, 61-58 vs. #4 Connecticut – L, 56-58
2. Louisville ‡†[lower-alpha 1] 15-3 26-5 Bye vs. #7 Rutgers – W, 92-31 vs. #6 Houston – W, 94–65 vs. #4 Connecticut – W, 71–61
3. SMU † 12-6 23-8 2–0 vs Connecticut Bye vs. #6 Houston – L, 64–68
4. Connecticut † 12-6 24-7 2–0 vs Memphis Bye vs. #5 Memphis – W, 72-53 vs. #1 Cincinnati – W, 58–56 vs. #2 Louisville – L, 61–71
5. Memphis † 12-6 23-8 0–2 vs Connecticut Bye vs. #4 Connecticut – L, 53–72
6. Houston † 8-10 16-15 Bye vs. #3 SMU – W, 68-64 vs. #2 Louisville – L, 65-94
7. Rutgers 5-13 11-20 vs. #10 South Florida – W, 72–68 vs. #2 Louisville – L, 31–92
8. Temple 4-14 9-21 1–1 vs. SMU vs. #9 UCF – L, 90-94 2OT
9. UCF 4-14 12-17 0–2 vs. SMU vs. #8 Temple – W, 94–90 2OT vs. #1 Cincinnati – L, 58–61
10. South Florida 3-15 12-19 vs. #7 Rutgers – L, 68-72
‡ – American regular season champions.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
4 Midwest Louisville[lower-alpha 1] Bye vs. #13 Manhattan – W, 71-64 vs. #5 Saint Louis – W, 66-51 vs. #8 Kentucky – L, 69-74
5 East Cincinnati Bye vs. #12 Harvard – L, 57-61
7 East Connecticut Bye vs. #10 St. Joseph's – W, 89-81 OT vs. #2 Villanova – W, 77-65 vs. #3 Iowa State – W, 81-76 vs. #4 Michigan State – W, 60-54 vs. #1 Florida – W, 63-53 vs. #8 Kentucky – W, 60-54
8 East Memphis Bye vs. #9 George Washington – W, 71-66 vs. #1 Virginia – L, 60-78
W–L (%): 0–0 3–1 .750 2–1 .667 1–1 .500 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 Total: 9–3 .750

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 SMU SMU vs. #8 UC Irvine – W, 68-54 vs. #5 LSU – W, 80-67 vs. #2 California – W, 67-65 vs. #3 Clemson – W, 65-59 vs. #1 Minnesota – L, 63-65
W–L (%): 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 Total: 4–1 .800

NBA Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2014 NBA draft.

Player Position School Round Pick Team
Shabazz Napier PG Connecticut 1 24 Charlotte Hornets
DeAndre Daniels SF Connecticut 2 37 Toronto Raptors
Russ Smith PG/SG Louisville 2 47 Philadelphia 76ers

References

  1. James, Emily (February 20, 2018). "Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA (Press release). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. "Louisville to vacate 2013 national title, take banner down after NCAA upholds penalties". CBSSports.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. Peck, Jared (February 20, 2018). "Louisville's 2013 national basketball championship stricken from history as NCAA denies school's appeal". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  4. Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti out after Mike Rice firing
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Notes

  1. On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 seasons.[1][2][3]
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