2019 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
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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
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.00035–3  .921
UCF13–3 .81326–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .75024–11  .686
Houston9–7 .56315–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .43819–16  .543
Temple7–9 .43811–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .37516–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .37513–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .31315–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .31312–18  .400
SMU5–11 .31311–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .31311–20  .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 March 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Romero, Iliana Limón. "UCF women's basketball suffers 66-45 loss to No. 2 UConn in AAC title game". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  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 December 31, 2018.
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