2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Logo.svg
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams12
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsConnecticut (6th title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (6th title)
MVPNapheesa Collier (Connecticut)
Attendance28,227
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
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2020 →
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn † 16 – 0   1.000 35 – 3   .921
UCF 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Houston 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 19 – 16   .543
Temple 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379
East Carolina 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Wichita State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
SMU 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Memphis 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
† 2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 8 through 11, 2019 in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. UConn was the winner of the American Athletic Tournament and earned an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[1][2]

Seeds[]

All teams in the American Athletic Conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference record, and then a tiebreaker system was used. Teams seeded 5–12 played in the opening round, and teams seeded 1–4 received a bye to the quarterfinals.[3]

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 ‡# - Connecticut 16–0 28–2
2 # - UCF 13–3 24–5
3 # - Cincinnati 12–4 20–9
4 # - Houston 9–7 15–14
5 South Florida 7–9 16–14 1–0 vs. TEM
6 Temple 7–9 11–18 0–1 vs. USF
7 Tulsa 6–10 12–17 1–1 vs Temple
8 East Carolina 6–10 15–14 0–1 vs Temple
9 SMU 5–11 11–18 3–2 vs WSU/Memphis/Tulane, 1–0 vs USF
10 Wichita State 5–11 12–17 3–2 vs SMU/Memphis/Tulane, 0–1 vs USF
11 Memphis 5–11 10–19 2–3 vs SMU/WSU/Tulane, 1–0 vs USF
12 Tulane 5–11 15–14 2–3 vs SMU/WSU/Memphis, 0–2 vs USF
‡ – 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:[4]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Friday, March 8
1 1 12:00 PM No. 12 Tulane vs. No. 5 South Florida 52–61 ESPN3 3,959
2 2:00 PM No. 9 SMU vs. No. 8 East Carolina 48–50OT
2 3 6:00 PM No. 10 Wichita State vs. No. 7 Tulsa 50–61 3,217
4 8:00 PM No. 11 Memphis vs. No. 6 Temple 59–58
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9
3 5 12:00 PM No. 5 South Florida vs. No. 4 Houston 72–55 ESPN3 5,935
6 2:00 PM No. 8 East Carolina vs. No. 1 Connecticut 65–92
4 7 6:00 PM No. 7 Tulsa vs. No. 2 UCF 54–66 3,243
8 8:00 PM No. 11 Memphis vs. No. 3 Cincinnati 48–68
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
5 9 4:00 PM No. 5 South Florida vs. No. 1 Connecticut 45–81 ESPN2 5,872
10 6:30 PM No. 2 UCF vs. No. 3 Cincinnati 66–58 ESPNU
Championship – Monday, March 11
6 11 7:00 PM No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 2 UCF 66–45 ESPN2 6,001
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[]

[5]

First Round
Friday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 10 		Championship Game
Monday, March 11
            
1 Connecticut 92
8 East Carolina 65
8 East Carolina 50*
9 SMU 48
1 Connecticut 81
5 South Florida 45
4 Houston 55
5 South Florida 72
5 South Florida 61
12 Tulane 52
1 Connecticut 66
2 UCF 45
2 UCF 66
7 Tulsa 54
7 Tulsa 61
10 Wichita State 50
2 UCF 66
3 Cincinnati 58
3 Cincinnati 68
11 Memphis 48
6 Temple 58
11 Memphis 59

Note: * denotes overtime

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 1 Baylor wins Big 12 title 67-49 over No. 13 Iowa State". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ Romero, Iliana Limón. "UCF women's basketball suffers 66-45 loss to No. 2 UConn in AAC title game". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. ^ 2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2019 Women's Basketball Championship". theamerican.org.
  5. ^ "2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. SideArmSports. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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