Updated: If The AAC Tournament Started Today, Here's What The Bracket Would Look Like

We are now one month away from the beginning of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.  This year it will be held in Storrs, Connecticut at the XL Center. It was held here two years ago when SMU won it.  Last years champion, the UConn Huskies will have home court advantage this year.  Although it is not on their home floor it is just a short drive from campus. 




The tournament will take place on Thursday, March 9th - Sunday March 12th.  All games will be broadcast on the ESPN Family of networks. The top 5 teams in the regular season standings will receive a first round bye in the tournament.


*These projections are based on the current standings and if the regular season ended today.

- For more on the tournament visit the American Championship Central.

ROUND 1 Thursday March 9th

GAME 1: #9 East Carolina (3-8) vs. #8 Temple (4-8) 3:30 ESPNU

GAME 2: #10 Tulane (1-11) vs. #7 Central Florida (6-6) 6:00 ESPN News

GAME 3: #11 South Florida (0-12) vs. #6 UConn (6-5) 8:00 ESPN News

- Tulsa gets the #5 Seed and first round bye over UConn based on the head-to-head tiebreaker.

- More on AAC Tournament tiebreakers here.

ROUND 2: Friday March 10th

GAME 4: #1 Cincinnati (11-0) vs. Winner of Game 1 (ECU vs Temple) 12:00 ESPN 2

GAME 5: #4 Houston (8-4) vs. #5 Tulsa (6-5) 2:00 ESPN 2

GAME 6: #2 SMU (10-1) vs. Winner of Game 2 (UCF vs Tulane) 7:00 ESPN 2

GAME 7: #3 Memphis (8-4) vs. Winner of Game 3 (USF vs UConn) 9:00 ESPN 2

- Memphis gets the #3 seed over Houston based on tiebreaking rules.

ROUND 3: Saturday March 11th (Semifinal)

GAME 8: Game 4 Winner (Cincy/ECU/Temple) vs Game 5 Winner (Tulsa/Houston) 3:00 ESPN 2

GAME 9: Game 6 Winner (SMU/UCF/Tulane) vs Game 7 Winner (Memphis/USF/UConn) 5:00 ESPN 2

ROUND 4: Sunday March 12th (Championship)

GAME 10: Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner 3:15 ESPN

Here it is in Bracket Form.