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
Season2016–17
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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU †17–1 .944  30–5  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati16–2 .889  30–6  .833
Houston12–6 .667  21–11  .656
UCF11–7 .611  24–12  .667
Memphis9–9 .500  19–13  .594
UConn9–9 .500  16–17  .485
Tulsa8–10 .444  15–17  .469
Temple7–11 .389  16–16  .500
East Carolina6–12 .333  15–18  .455
Tulane3–15 .167  6–25  .194
South Florida1–17 .056  7–23  .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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 71  
       
       
  3 Houston 65
    6 Connecticut 74  
6 Connecticut 77
11 South Florida 66  

References
  1. "AAC basketball tournament not returning to Orlando in 2017". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. "Hartford's XL Center Set To Host 2017 American Men's Basketball Championship". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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