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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

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

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

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

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