2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


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 from 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Temple14–4
2Houston12–61–0 vs Memphis
3Tulsa12–60–1 vs Memphis
4Cincinnati12–60–2 vs Temple
5Connecticut11–7
6Memphis8–10
7UCF6–12
8East Carolina4–141–1 vs. Temple
9South Florida4–140–2 vs. Temple
10Tulane3–15

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Bracket

* denotes overtime period