2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2015 American Athletic Conference I Men's 2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Logo.png 250px Tournament Logo 11 XL Center Hartford, Connecticut SMU 1st Larry Brown 1st Markus Kennedy SMU 45,480 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews 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. SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1SMU15–324–62Tulsa14–421–93Cincinnati13–522–102–0 vs. SMU4Temple13–522–90–2 vs. SMU5Memphis10–819–132–0 vs. Connecticut6Connecticut10–818–130–2 vs. Memphis7Tulane6–1215–161–0 vs. East Carolina8East Carolina6–1213–180–1 vs. Tulane9UCF5–1312–1710Houston4–1413–1811South Florida3–159–23 Schedule All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network: SessionGameTime*2015 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule http://theamerican.org/documents/2014/8/28/2014_Conference_Schedule.pdf TheAmerican.org September 7, 2015 Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Thursday, March 12113:30 pm#9 UCF 80 vs. #8 East Carolina 81 (OT)ESPNU5,43126:00 pm#10 Houston 66 vs. #7 Tulane 60ESPNews38:00 pm#11 South Florida 43 vs. #6 Connecticut 69 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 132412:00 pm#8 East Carolina 68 vs. #1 SMU 74ESPN27,05652:00 pm#5 Memphis 75 vs. #4 Temple 80367:00 pm#10 Houston 51 vs. #2 Tulsa 59ESPNU9,51479:00 pm#6 Connecticut 57 vs. #3 Cincinnati 54 Semifinals – Saturday, March 14483:00 pm#1 SMU 69 vs. #4 Temple 56ESPN210,11495:00 pm#2 Tulsa 42 vs. #6 Connecticut 47 Championship – Sunday, March 155103:15 pm #1 SMU 62 vs. #6 Connecticut 54ESPN13,365 *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 8 East Carolina 81* 9 UCF 80 7 Tulane 60 10 Houston 66 6 Connecticut 69 11 South Florida 43 1 #20 SMU 74 8 East Carolina 68 4 Temple 80 5 Memphis 75 2 Tulsa 59 10 Houston 51 3 Cincinnati 54 6 Connecticut 57 1 #20 SMU 69 4 Temple 56 2 Tulsa 42 6 Connecticut 47 1 #20 SMU 62 6 Connecticut 54 References Category:American Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:Basketball competitions in Hartford, Connecticut Category:College basketball tournaments in Connecticut Category:2015 in sports in Connecticut