2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
# 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 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.

| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Temple | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Houston | 12–6 | 1–0 vs Memphis |
| 3 | Tulsa | 12–6 | 0–1 vs Memphis |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12–6 | 0–2 vs Temple |
| 5 | Connecticut | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Memphis | 8–10 | |
| 7 | UCF | 6–12 | |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. Temple |
| 9 | South Florida | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Temple |
| 10 | Tulane | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

| Session | Game | Time* | $Matchup^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3:30 pm | #9 South Florida 71 vs. #8 East Carolina 66 | ESPNU | 8,723 |
| 1 | 2 | 6:00 pm | #10 Tulane 65 vs. #7 UCF 63 | ESPNews | 8,723 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 South Florida 62 vs. #1 Temple 79 | ESPN2 | 7,475 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | #5 Connecticut 104 vs. #4 Cincinnati 97 (4OT) | ESPN2 | 7,475 |
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 pm | #10 Tulane 72 vs. #2 Houston 69 | ESPNU | 7,218 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #6 Memphis 89 vs. #3 Tulsa 67 | ESPNU | 7,218 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 3:00 pm | #5 Connecticut 77 vs. #1 Temple 62 | ESPN2 | 7,465 |
| 4 | 8 | 5:00 pm | #10 Tulane 54 vs. #6 Memphis 74 | ESPN2 | 7,465 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 3:15 pm | #5 Connecticut 72 vs. #6 Memphis 58 | ESPN | 7,990 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 10 | First round Thursday, March 10 | First round Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | Championship Sunday, March 13 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Temple | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | South Florida | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Carolina | 66 | 9 | South Florida | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Florida | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Florida | 71 | | | | 1 | Temple | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Connecticut | 77 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cincinnati | 97 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Connecticut | 104**** | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Connecticut | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Memphis | 58 |
| | | | 2 | Houston | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Tulane | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | UCF | 63 | 10 | Tulane | 72 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tulane | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tulane | 65 | | | | 10 | Tulane | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Memphis | 74 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Tulsa | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Memphis | 89 | | | | | | |

* denotes overtime period
