# 2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 12–15, 2015, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. The top five seeds received first round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | SMU | 15–3 | 24–6 | |
| 2 | Tulsa | 14–4 | 21–9 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 13–5 | 22–10 | 2–0 vs. SMU |
| 4 | Temple | 13–5 | 22–9 | 0–2 vs. SMU |
| 5 | Memphis | 10–8 | 19–13 | 2–0 vs. Connecticut |
| 6 | Connecticut | 10–8 | 18–13 | 0–2 vs. Memphis |
| 7 | Tulane | 6–12 | 15–16 | 1–0 vs. East Carolina |
| 8 | East Carolina | 6–12 | 13–18 | 0–1 vs. Tulane |
| 9 | UCF | 5–13 | 12–17 | |
| 10 | Houston | 4–14 | 13–18 | |
| 11 | South Florida | 3–15 | 9–23 | |

## Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 12 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3:30 pm | #9 UCF 80 vs. #8 East Carolina 81 (OT) | ESPNU | 5,431 |
| 1 | 2 | 6:00 pm | #10 Houston 66 vs. #7 Tulane 60 | ESPNews | 5,431 |
| 1 | 3 | 8:00 pm | #11 South Florida 43 vs. #6 Connecticut 69 | ESPNews | 5,431 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 pm | #8 East Carolina 68 vs. #1 SMU 74 | ESPN2 | 7,056 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:00 pm | #5 Memphis 75 vs. #4 Temple 80 | ESPN2 | 7,056 |
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | #10 Houston 51 vs. #2 Tulsa 59 | ESPNU | 9,514 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:00 pm | #6 Connecticut 57 vs. #3 Cincinnati 54 | ESPNU | 9,514 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 3:00 pm | #1 SMU 69 vs. #4 Temple 56 | ESPN2 | 10,114 |
| 4 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #2 Tulsa 42 vs. #6 Connecticut 47 | ESPN2 | 10,114 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3:15 pm | #1 SMU 62 vs. #6 Connecticut 54 | ESPN | 13,365 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 12 | First round Thursday, March 12 | First round Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 | Championship Sunday, March 15 | Championship Sunday, March 15 | Championship Sunday, March 15 |
| | | | 1 | #20 SMU | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | East Carolina | 68 | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Carolina | 81* | 8 | East Carolina | 68 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UCF | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UCF | 80 | | | | 1 | #20 SMU | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Temple | 56 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Temple | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Memphis | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #20 SMU | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Connecticut | 54 |
| | | | 2 | Tulsa | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Houston | 51 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tulane | 60 | 10 | Houston | 51 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Houston | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Houston | 66 | | | | 2 | Tulsa | 42 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Connecticut | 47 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Cincinnati | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Connecticut | 57 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Connecticut | 69 | 6 | Connecticut | 57 | | | | | | |
| 11 | South Florida | 43 | | | | | | | | | |