2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2014 American Athletic Conference I Men's 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Logo.png 250px Tournament Logo 10 FedExForum Memphis Louisville 63,636 2013 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU 1st The 2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the first conference tournament of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the first conference tournament held since the split of the original Big East Conference. While The American is the legal successor to the old Big East, the rights to conference tournament in Madison Square Garden were retained by the new Big East, so the 2014 tournament was numbered as the new conference's first edition. The tournament was held March 12–15 in the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee and decided a champion of the 2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season (like most NCAA conferences, The American recognizes both regular-season and tournament champions; Cincinnati and Louisville shared the regular-season title). The teams in the conference competed in a ten-team single-elimination tournament for an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament. In the 2013–14 season, The American consisted of 10 members involved in the rearrangement of conferences between the 2013 and 2014 seasons. (Cincinnati, Connecticut, and South Florida) had been full members of the original Big East. One (Temple) had been a football-only Big East member before entering into full membership in The American. The remaining four schools (Houston, Memphis, SMU, and UCF) had previously been members of Conference USA.Memphis' FedExForum Will Host 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/245651/Memphis%E2%80%99-FedExForum-Will-Host-2014-American-Athletic-Conference-Men%E2%80%99s-Basketball-Championship.aspx https://archive.today/20130624232800/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/245651/Memphis%E2%80%99-FedExForum-Will-Host-2014-American-Athletic-Conference-Men%E2%80%99s-Basketball-Championship.aspx dead June 24, 2013 Seeds All teams in the American qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference record and then a tie breaker system was used.http://theamerican.org/documents/2014/2/11/tiebreakers.pdf Seeding & Tie-Breaking Procedures The American March 11, 2014 Teams seeded 7–10 had to play in the opening round and teams seeded 1–6 received a bye to the second round. Louisville and Cincinnati finished with identical 15-3 records and shared the regular season title. Since the Cardinals and Bearcats had split their meetings during the regular season, a coin toss was held to determine the #1 seed in the tournament, which was won by Cincinnati.Cincinnati Wins Coin Flip, Will Be #1 Seed in AAC Tournament http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cincinnati_wins_coin_flip_will_be_1_seed_in_aac_tournament/15958043?linksrc=story_article_yb_original_head_15958043 March 8, 2014 SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1†‡Cincinnati 15–3 26–5 Won coin toss2†‡Louisville 15–3 26–5 3†SMU 12-6 23–8 2–0 vs Connecticut4† Connecticut 12–6 24–72–0 vs Memphis5†Memphis 12–6 23–80–2 vs Connecticut6†Houston 8–10 16–15 7Rutgers 5–13 11–208Temple 4–14 9–211–1 vs. SMU9 UCF 4–14 12–170–2 vs. SMU10 South Florida3–15 12–19‡ – American Athletic Conference regular season champions.† – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. Schedule All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network: SessionGameTime*2014 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule http://theamerican.org/sports/2013/12/4/MBB_1204134905.aspx?path=mbball TheAmerican.org March 8, 2014 Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 12117:00 pm#7 Rutgers 72 vs. #10 South Florida 68ESPNU 12,10229:30 pm#8 Temple 90 vs. #9 UCF 94ESPN2 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13231:00 pm#3 SMU 64 vs. #6 Houston 68 ESPNU 13,01143:00 pm#2 Louisville 92 vs. #7 Rutgers 31357:00 pm#1 Cincinnati 61 vs. #9 UCF 58 13,08169:00 pm#4 Connecticut 72 vs. #5 Memphis 53 Semifinals – Friday, March 14477:00 pm#2 Louisville 94 vs. #6 Houston 65ESPN2 11,88889:00 pm#1 Cincinnati 56 vs. #4 Connecticut 58 ESPN2 Championship – Saturday, March 15596:00 pm#4 Connecticut 61 vs. #2 Louisville 71ESPN 13,554 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 12 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 13 SemifinalsFriday, March 14 ChampionshipSaturday, March 15 3em 8 Temple 90 9 UCF 942OT 7 Rutgers 72 10 South Florida 68 1 #13 Cincinnati 61 9 UCF 58 4 #21 Connecticut 72 5 #19 Memphis 53 2 #5 Louisville 92 7 Rutgers 31 3 #25 SMU 64 6 Houston 68 1 #13 Cincinnati 56 4 #21 Connecticut 58 2 #5 Louisville 94 6 Houston 65 4 #21 Connecticut 61 2 #5 Louisville 71 References Category:American Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee Category:Basketball competitions in Memphis, Tennessee Category:2014 in sports in Tennessee