Bracket Set for 2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship

UPDATED throughout the AAC Tournament

POSTED: March 6, 2022 -- 5:55 p.m. CT

The bracket is set for the 2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, to be held March 10-13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Houston (26-5, 15-3 American) is the No. 1 seed for the Championship after earning at least a share of the regular-season title for the third time in the last four seasons. It is the second time the Cougars have been the No. 1 seed for the Championship (2019). Defending tournament champion Houston opens the tournament against the winner of Tulane/Temple, on Friday, March 11, at Noon CT on ESPN2.

SMU (21-7, 12-5) is the No. 2 seed. It is the Mustangs' highest seed since being the No. 1 seed in 2017, which was one of SMU's two tournament championships (2015). SMU will play the winner of Tulsa/Wichita State, on Friday at, 6 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

Memphis (19-9, 13-5) has won 10 of its last 11 games and earned the No. 3 seed after defeating Houston, 75-61, on Sunday, March 6. Memphis will play the winner of South Florida/UCF, on Friday, at 8 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

Temple (17-11, 10-7) earned the No. 4 seed after defeating South Florida, 75-47, on Sunday. It is the Owls’ highest seed since being No. 3 in 2019. Temple will face Tulane, on Friday, at 2 p.m. CT, on ESPN2.

Tulane (13-13, 10-7) earned the No. 5 seed and a first-round bye for the first time since joining The American. The Green Wave's previous-best seed was No. 7 in 2015. Tulane will face Temple, on Friday, at 2 p.m. CT, on ESPN2.

---

SUPPORT The Houston Roundball Review:

Shop at Fanatics.com via this link;

Get ESPN+ via this link;

Save when you get the Disney bundle (ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu) with this link;

OR, contribute via PayPal or the Cash App.

---

UCF (17-11, 9-9) will be the No. 6 seed for the second straight Championship. The Knights will play in-state rival South Florida, on Thursday, March 10, 6 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

Wichita State (15-12, 6-9) is the No. 7 seed after defeating East Carolina, 70-62, on Saturday, March 5. The Shockers will play Tulsa, on Thursday, at 2 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

Cincinnati (17-14, 7-11) earned the No. 8 seed for the Championship. The Bearcats will face East Carolina, on Thursday, Noon CT, on ESPNU.

East Carolina (15-14, 6-11) is the No. 9 seed for the Championship. The Pirates will take on Cincinnati, on Thursday, at Noon CT, on ESPNU.

Tulsa (10-19, 4-14) is the No. 10 seed after defeating UCF, 73-72, on a buzzer-beater on Sunday. The Golden Hurricane will face Wichita State, on Thursday, at 2 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

South Florida (8-22, 3-15) is the No. 11 seed for the Championship. The Bulls will take play in-state rival UCF, on Thursday, 6 p.m. CT, on ESPNU.

Fans may visit www.TheAmerican.org/MBB for the latest information the 2022 Championship, including links for single-session tickets and all-session ticket packages.

First Round - Thursday, March 10 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 1	9-seed East Carolina vs. 8-seed Cincinnati	Noon	ESPNU
Game 2	10-seed Tulsa vs. 7-seed Wichita State	2 p.m.	ESPNU
Game 3	11-seed South Florida vs. 6-seed UCF 72.	6 p.m.	ESPNU

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 4	Winner of Game 1 vs 1-seed Houston	Noon	ESPN2
Game 5	5-seed Tulane vs. 4-seed Temple	2 p.m.	ESPN2
Game 6	Winner of Game 2 vs. 2-seed SMU	6 p.m.	ESPNU
Game 7	Winner of Game 3 vs. 3-seed Memphis	8 p.m.	ESPNU

Semifinals - Saturday, March 12 (all times Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 8	Semifinal 1, Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5	2 p.m.	ESPN2
Game 9	Semifinal 2, Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7	4 p.m.	ESPN2

Final - Sunday, March 14 (Time listed is Central)

Game	Match-up	Time	Network
Game 10	Championship, Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9	2:15 p.m.	ESPN

Houston wins 2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship

CLICK HERE for more NCAAM news and info.