2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams11
SiteXL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsSMU (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Brown (1st title)
MVPMarkus Kennedy (SMU)
Attendance45,480
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2,
ESPNU, ESPNews
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2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 SMU † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Tulsa 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676
Temple 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
UConn 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Tulane 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
UCF 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Houston 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 12–15, 2015, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. The top five seeds received first round byes.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 SMU 15–3 24–6
2 Tulsa 14–4 21–9
3 Cincinnati 13–5 22–10 2–0 vs. SMU
4 Temple 13–5 22–9 0–2 vs. SMU
5 Memphis 10–8 19–13 2–0 vs. Connecticut
6 Connecticut 10–8 18–13 0–2 vs. Memphis
7 Tulane 6–12 15–16 1–0 vs. East Carolina
8 East Carolina 6–12 13–18 0–1 vs. Tulane
9 UCF 5–13 12–17
10 Houston 4–14 13–18
11 South Florida 3–15 9–23

Schedule

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All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time*[1] Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 12
1 1 3:30 pm #9 UCF 80 vs. #8 East Carolina 81 (OT) ESPNU 5,431
2 6:00 pm #10 Houston 66 vs. #7 Tulane 60 ESPNews
3 8:00 pm #11 South Florida 43 vs. #6 Connecticut 69
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
2 4 12:00 pm #8 East Carolina 68 vs. #1 SMU 74 ESPN2 7,056
5 2:00 pm #5 Memphis 75 vs. #4 Temple 80
3 6 7:00 pm #10 Houston 51 vs. #2 Tulsa 59 ESPNU 9,514
7 9:00 pm #6 Connecticut 57 vs. #3 Cincinnati 54
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
4 8 3:00 pm #1 SMU 69 vs. #4 Temple 56 ESPN2 10,114
9 5:00 pm #2 Tulsa 42 vs. #6 Connecticut 47
Championship – Sunday, March 15
5 10 3:15 pm #1 SMU 62 vs. #6 Connecticut 54 ESPN 13,365
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 12 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14 		Championship
Sunday, March 15
            
1 #20 SMU 74
8 East Carolina 68
8 East Carolina 81*
9 UCF 80
1 #20 SMU 69
4 Temple 56
4 Temple 80
5 Memphis 75
1 #20 SMU 62
6 Connecticut 54
2 Tulsa 59
10 Houston 51
7 Tulane 60
10 Houston 66
2 Tulsa 42
6 Connecticut 47
3 Cincinnati 54
6 Connecticut 57
6 Connecticut 69
11 South Florida 43

References

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  1. ^ "2015 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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