2019 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2018–19 |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut |
Champions | Connecticut (6th title) |
Winning coach | Geno Auriemma (6th title) |
MVP | Napheesa Collier (Connecticut) |
Attendance | 28,227 |
Television | ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3 |
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 | |
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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. |
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network: [4]
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
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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. |
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
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