2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament












































2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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Classification Division I
Season 2014–15
Teams 11
Site
XL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
Champions
SMU (1st title)
Winning coach
Larry Brown (1st title)
MVP
Markus Kennedy (SMU)
Attendance 45,480
Television
ESPN, 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
#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
Connecticut 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.




Contents






  • 1 Seeds


  • 2 Schedule


  • 3 Bracket


  • 4 References





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
5–14
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 SMU 74  
    8 East Carolina 68  
8 East Carolina 81*
9 UCF 80  
  1 SMU 69  
  4 Temple 56  
       
       
  4 Temple 80
    5 Memphis 75  
     
       

  1 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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