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. 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, the top six seeds will receive first round byes.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Temple14–42Houston12–61–0 vs Memphis3Tulsa12–60–1 vs Memphis4Cincinnati12–60–2 vs Temple5Connecticut11–76Memphis8–107UCF6–128East Carolina4–141–1 vs. Temple9South Florida4–140–2 vs. Temple10Tulane3–15
Schedule
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Thursday, March 10113:30 pm#9 South Florida 71 vs. #8 East Carolina 66ESPNU8,72326:00 pm#10 Tulane 65 vs. #7 UCF 63ESPNews Quarterfinals – Friday, March 112312:00 pm#9 South Florida 62 vs. #1 Temple 79ESPN2 7,47542:00 pm#5 Connecticut 104 vs. #4 Cincinnati 97 (4OT)357:00 pm#10 Tulane 72 vs. #2 Houston 69ESPNU 7,21869:00 pm#6 Memphis 89 vs. #3 Tulsa 67 Semifinals – Saturday, March 12473:00 pm#5 Connecticut 77 vs. #1 Temple 62ESPN27,46585:00 pm#10 Tulane 54 vs. #6 Memphis 74 Championship – Sunday, March 13593:15 pm#5 Connecticut 72 vs. #6 Memphis 58ESPN7,990 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
References