2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
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.
2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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Tournament Logo | |
Classification | Division I |
Season | 2017–18 |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut |
Champions | Connecticut (5th title) |
Winning coach | Geno Auriemma (5th title) |
MVP | Azurá Stevens (Connecticut) |
Attendance | 29,709 |
Television | ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3 |
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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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
First Round Saturday, March 3 |
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4 |
Semifinals Monday, March 5 |
Championship Game Tuesday, March 6 |
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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
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References
- http://www.theamerican.org/sports/2017/11/6/2018%20WBB%20Championship%20Central.aspx
- "2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. SideArmSports. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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