2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Logo.svg
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsConnecticut (5th title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (5th title)
MVPAzurá Stevens (Connecticut)
Attendance29,709
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765
UCF 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594
Houston 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Wichita State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Memphis 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
SMU 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Temple 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Tulsa 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that held from March 3–6, 2018 in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Connecticut the winner of the American Athletic Tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Seeds[]

All the teams in the American Athletic Conference will qualify for the tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference record, and then a tiebreaker system will be used. Teams seeded 5–12 play in the opening round, and teams seeded 1–4 received a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Connecticut ‡ 16–0 29–0
2 South Florida # 13–3 24–6
3 UCF # 12–4 20–9
4 Cincinnati # 10–6 18–11
5 Houston 9–7 20–10 2–0 vs. WSU
6 Wichita State 9–7 14–16 0–2 vs. HOU
7 East Carolina 7–9 15–15
8 Memphis 5–11 10–19 1–0 vs. TUL
9 Tulane 5–11 13–16 0–1 vs. MEM
10 SMU 4–12 11–18
11 Temple 3–13 11–18 1–0 vs. TULSA
12 Tulsa 3–13 9–20 0–1 vs. TEMPLE
‡ – 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:[1]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 3
1 1 12:00 PM No. 11 Temple vs. No. 6 Wichita State 72–59 ESPN3 1,380
2 2:00 PM No. 10 SMU vs. No. 7 East Carolina 74–85
2 3 6:00 PM No. 9 Tulane vs. No. 8 Memphis 76–64 4,599
4 8:00 PM No. 12 Tulsa vs. No. 5 Houston 98–72
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4
3 5 12:00 PM No. 11 Temple vs. No. 3 UCF 70–77 ESPN3 3,392
6 2:30 PM No. 7 East Carolina vs. No. 2 South Florida 44–80 ESPNU
4 7 6:30 PM No. 9 Tulane vs. No. 1 Connecticut 56–82 6,804
8 8:30 PM No. 12 Tulsa vs. No. 4 Cincinnati 65–66 ESPN3
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
5 9 4:30 PM No. 3 UCF vs. No. 2 South Florida 59–74 ESPNU 6,033
10 7:00 PM No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 1 Connecticut 21–75 ESPN2
Championship – Tuesday, March 6
6 11 5:00 PM No. 2 South Florida vs. No. 1 Connecticut 54–70 ESPN2 7,501
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[]

[2]

First Round
Saturday, March 3 		Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 4 		Semifinals
Monday, March 5 		Championship Game
Tuesday, March 6
            
1 Connecticut 82
9 Tulane 56
8 Memphis 64
9 Tulane 76
1 Connecticut 75
4 Cincinnati 21
4 Cincinnati 66
12 Tulsa 65
5 Houston 72
12 Tulsa 98
1 Connecticut 70
2 South Florida 54
2 South Florida 80
7 East Carolina 44
7 East Carolina 85
10 SMU 74
2 South Florida 74
3 UCF 59
3 UCF 77
11 Temple 70
6 Wichita State 59
11 Temple 72

Note: * denotes overtime

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.theamerican.org/sports/2017/11/6/2018%20WBB%20Championship%20Central.aspx
  2. ^ "2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. SideArmSports. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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