2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 2013 through March 2014
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ESPN, CBS
Regular Season
Co-Champions	Cincinnati, Louisville
Season MVP	Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
Top scorer	Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Tournament
Champions	Louisville
Runners-up	Connecticut
Finals MVP	Russ Smith, Louisville

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Louisville †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
#15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
#18 Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	32	–	8	.800
SMU	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Houston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
UCF	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Temple	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season took place between November 2013 and concluded in March 2014. Practices began in October 2013, with conference play beginning in December, and the season ended with the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The season was the first since the split of the original Big East Conference into two separate leagues.

This was the first season that Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, and UCF participated in American Athletic competition. It was also the final season for Louisville and Rutgers in Big East/AAC competition, as these schools left for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten Conference respectively.

Preseason

Coaching changes

Mike Rice was fired by Rutgers following a player abuse scandal.^[1]

Predicted American Athletic results

At American Athletic Conference media day on October 16, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Conference teams.^[2]

	American Athletic Coaches^[3]	American Athletic Writers
1.	Louisville (9)
2.	Connecticut (1)
3.	Memphis
4.	Cincinnati
5.	Temple
6.	SMU
7.	Houston
8.	South Florida
9.	UCF
10.	Rutgers

first place votes

2013-14 Preseason All-American Athletic Teams

First Team	Second Team
Sean Kilpatrick, G, CIN Shabazz Napier, G, CONN Chane Behanan, F, LOU Russ Smith, G, LOU Joe Jackson, G, MEM	Isaiah Sykes, G, UCF Ryan Boatright, G, CONN TaShawn Thomas, F, HOU Montrezl Harrell, F, LOU Anthony Collins, G, USF Victor Rudd, F, USF

American Athletic Preseason Player of the Year: Russ Smith, Louisville
American Athletic Preseason Rookie of the Year: Keith Frazier, SMU

Preseason Watchlists

Naismith^[4]	John Wooden Award^[5]
Montrezl Harrell, LOU Joe Jackson, MEM Sean Kilpatrick, CIN Shabazz Napier, CONN Russ Smith, LOU	Montrezl Harrell, LOU Joe Jackson, MEM Sean Kilpatrick, CIN Shabazz Napier, CONN Russ Smith, LOU

Rankings

**Legend**
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
Cincinnati	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV				RV	19	15	13	7	10	7	11
Cincinnati	C										RV	23	16	15	7	11	9	12
Connecticut	AP	18	19	18	13	12	9	10	15	17	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	24	21	RV
Connecticut	C	19	20	18	14	14	12	10	15	15	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	19
Houston	AP
Houston	C
Louisville	AP	3	3	3	9	7	6	6	6	14	12	18	12	12	14	13	11	7
Louisville	C	3	3	2	9	6	4	4	4	10	8	14	9	7	10	8	5	4
Memphis	AP	13	13	11	21	16	16	15	17	18	24	17	23	22	24	20	22	21
Memphis	C	13	13	11	19	15	15	14	17	18	22	17	22	22	RV	22	24	22
Rutgers	AP
Rutgers	C
SMU	AP								RV		RV		RV	RV	RV	23	RV	23
SMU	C													RV	RV	RV	RV	24	18
South Florida	AP
South Florida	C
Temple	AP
Temple	C	RV
UCF	AP
UCF	C

^[6]

Conference Schedules

Composite matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games scheduled this season.

	Cincinnati	Connecticut	Houston	Louisville	Memphis	Rutgers	SMU	South Florida	Temple	UCF
vs. Cincinnati	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2
vs. Connecticut	1–1	–	1–1	1–0	0–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	0–2	0–2
vs. Houston	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	0–1
vs. Louisville	1–1	0–1	0–2	–	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–2
vs. Memphis	2–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	–	0–2	1–0	0–2	0–2	0–2
vs. Rutgers	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	–	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–1
vs. SMU	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–0	0–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	0–1
vs. South Florida	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	–	0–1	1–1
vs. Temple	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	–	1–0
vs. UCF	2–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	–
Total	15–3	9–5	5–9	12–2	10–4	4–10	11–4	3–11	2–12	2–12

Cincinnati

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU		SMU	W 65–57	12–2 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 4, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 18 Memphis	W 69–53	13–2 (2–0)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 7, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN		at Houston	W 61–60	14–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 11, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN		Rutgers	W 71–51	15–2 (4–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 14, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 19	Temple	W 69–58	16–2 (5–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 18, 2014 5:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 19	at South Florida	W 61–54	17–2 (6–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 23, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 15	UCF	W 69–51	18–2 (7–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 26, 2014 4:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 15	at Temple	W 80–76	19–2 (8–0)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 30, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 12 Louisville	W 69–66	20–2 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 2, 2014 12:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 13	South Florida	W 50–45	21–2 (10–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 6, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 7	No. 22 Connecticut	W 63–58	22–2 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 8, 2014 7:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 7	at SMU	L 55–76	22–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 15, 2014 3:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 10	Houston	W 73–62	23–3 (12–1)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 19, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 7	at UCF	W 77–49	24–3 (13–1)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 22, 2014 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 7	No. 11 Louisville	L 57–58	24–4 (13–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
March 1, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPN	No. 11	at Connecticut	L 45–51	24–5 (13–3)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
March 6, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 15	No. 20 Memphis	W 97–84	25–5 (14–3)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
March 8, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPNews	No. 15	at Rutgers	W 70–66	26–5 (15–3)	The RAC Pisacataway, New Jersey
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 13, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 13	vs. UCF	W 61–58	27–5	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
March 14, 2014 9:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	vs. No. 21 Connecticut	L 56–58	27–6	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Connecticut

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2013 9:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	at Houston	L 75–71	11–2 (0–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 4, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNU		at SMU	L 74–65	11–3 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
January 8, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Harvard	W 61–56	12–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
January 11, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU		UCF	W 84–61	13–3 (1–2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
January 16, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 17 Memphis	W 83–73	14–3 (2–2)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 18, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN		No. 18 Louisville ESPN College GameDay	L 64–76	14–4 (2–3)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
January 21, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN		Temple	W 90–66	15–4 (3–3)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
January 25, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Rutgers	W 82–71	16–4 (4–3)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 30, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN		Houston	W 80–43	17–4 (5–3)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
February 6, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 22	at No. 7 Cincinnati	L 58–63	17–5 (5–4)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 9, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	at UCF	W 75–55	18–5 (6–4)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 12, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 24	South Florida	W 83–40	19–5 (7–4)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
February 15, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPN	No. 24	No. 20 Memphis	W 86–81 ^OT	20–5 (8–4)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
February 20, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 21	at Temple	W 68–55	21–5 (9–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 23, 2014 2:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 21	SMU	L 55–64	21–6 (9–5)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
February 26, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
March 1, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPN		Cincinnati			XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
March 5, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Rutgers			Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 8, 2014 2:00 PM, CBS		at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
2014 AAC Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U		vs. TBA			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Houston

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2013 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17 Connecticut	W 75–71	9–5 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 4, 2014 3:00 PM, CBSSN	at South Florida	W 67–58	10–5 (2–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 7, 2014 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Cincinnati	L 60–61	10–6 (2–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 16, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 18 Louisville	L 52–91	10–7 (2–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 19, 2014 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Rutgers	W 77–55	11–7 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 23, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at No. 23 Memphis	L 59–82	11–8 (3–3)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 26, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews	SMU	L 68–75	11–9 (3–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 30, 2014 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Connecticut	L 43–80	11–10 (3–5)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
February 1, 2014 3:30 PM, ESPNews	at Rutgers	L 70–93	11–11 (3–6)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 5, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14 Louisville	L 62–77	11–12 (3–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 9, 2014 1:00 PM, ESPNews	Temple	W 88–74	12–12 (4–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 15, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 10 Cincinnati	L 62–73	12–13 (4–8)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 19, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at SMU	L 64–68	12–14 (4–9)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 22, 2014 1:00 PM, ESPNews	UCF	W 88–84	13–14 (5–9)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 27, 2014 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Memphis			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 1, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia
March 4, 2014 7:30 PM, ESPNews	South Florida			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 7, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U	vs. TBD			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Louisville

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2013 5:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14	at UCF	W 90–65	12–2 (1–0)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 4, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 14	at Rutgers	W 83–76	13–2 (2–0)	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
January 9, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 12	No. 24 Memphis	L 73–67	13–3 (2–1)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 12, 2014 2:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 12	SMU	W 71–63	14–3 (3–1)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 16, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 18	Houston	W 91–52	15–3 (4–1)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 18, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 18	at Connecticut ESPN College GameDay	W 76–64	16–3 (5–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
January 22, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 12	at South Florida	W 86–74	17–3 (6–1)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 30, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 12	No. 13 Cincinnati	L 66–69	17–4 (6–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 1, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 12	UCF	W 87–70	18–4 (7–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 5, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	at Houston	W 77–62	19–4 (8–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 14, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 13	at Temple	W 82–58	20–4 (9–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 16, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	Rutgers	W 102–54	21–4 (10–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 18, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 11	South Florida	W 80–54	22–4 (11–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 22, 2014 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 11	at No. 7 Cincinnati	W 58–57	23–4 (12–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 27, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 7	Temple			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
March 1, 2014 2:00 PM, CBS	No. 7	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
March 5, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas
March 8, 2014 2:00 PM, CBS		Connecticut Senior Day			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U		vs.			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Memphis

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 18	at South Florida	W 88–73	10–2 (1–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 4, 2014 11:00 AM, ESPN2	No. 18	Cincinnati	L 53–69	10–3 (1–1)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 9, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 12 Louisville	W 73–67	11–3 (2–1)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 11, 2014 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	at Temple	W 79–69	13–3 (3–1)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 16, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 17	Connecticut	L 73–83	13–4 (3–2)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 23, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	No. 23	Houston	W 82–59	14–4 (4–2)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 26, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 23	South Florida	W 80–58	15–4 (5–2)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 29, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	at UCF	W 69–59	16–4 (6–2)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 1, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 22	at SMU	L 72–87	16–5 (6–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
February 4, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 24	Rutgers	W 101–69	17–5 (7–3)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 8, 2014* 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 24	No. 23 Gonzaga ESPN College GameDay	W 60–54	18–5	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 12, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 20	UCF	W 76–70	19–5 (8–3)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 15, 2014 11:00 AM, ESPN	No. 20	at No. 24 Connecticut	L 81–86 ^OT	19–6 (8–4)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
February 20, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 22	at Rutgers	W 64–59	20–6 (9–4)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 22, 2014 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 22	Temple	W 82–79 ^OT	21–6 (10–4)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 27, 2014 8:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 21	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 1, 2014 1:00 PM, CBS	No. 21	No. 7 Louisville			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
March 6, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN		at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
March 8, 2014 11:00 AM, ESPN2		SMU			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 ESPNU		vs. TBD First Round			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rutgers

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Temple	W 71–66	7–7 (1–0)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 4, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 14 Louisville	L 76–83	7–8 (1–1)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 11, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Cincinnati	L 51–71	7–9 (1–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 15, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	UCF	W 85–75	8–9 (2–2)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 19, 2014 02:00 PM, CBSSN	at Houston	L 55–77	8–10 (2–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 21, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNews	at SMU	L 56–70	8–11 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
January 25, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Connecticut	L 71–82	8–12 (2–5)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 29, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNNEWS	at Temple	L 82–88	8–13 (2–6)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 1, 2014 4:30 PM, ESPNNEWS	Houston	W 93–70	9–13 (3–6)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 4, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 24 Memphis	L 69–101	9–14 (3–7)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 8, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNEWS	at South Florida	W 79–69	10–14 (4–7)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 14, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNEWS	No. 23 SMU	L 65–77	10–15 (4–8)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at No. 13 Louisville	L 54–102	10–16 (4–9)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 20, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 22 Memphis	L 59–64	10–17 (4–10)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 26, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
March 1, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPNEWS	South Florida			The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
March 5, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Connecticut			Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 8, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPNNEWS	Cincinnati			The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U	vs. TBA			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

SMU

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Cincinnati	L 57–65	10–3 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 4, 2014 1:00 PM, ESPNU		No. 17 Connecticut	W 74–65	11–3 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
January 12, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at No. 12 Louisville	L 63–71	11–4 (1–2)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
January 15, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU		South Florida	W 71–54	12–4 (2–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
January 18, 2014 11:00 AM, ESPNews		at UCF	W 58–46	13–4 (3–2)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 19, 2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Hofstra Postponed from 12/07/2013	W 73–49	14–4	Moody Coliseum Dallas,TX
January 21, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews		Rutgers	W 70–56	15–4 (4–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
January 26, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews		at Houston	W 75–68	16–4 (5–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 28, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNews		at South Florida	L 71–78	16–5 (5–3)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 1, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN		No. 22 Memphis	W 87–72	17–5 (6–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 6, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews		Temple	W 75–52	18–5 (7–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 8, 2014 6:30 PM, ESPNU		No. 7 Cincinnati	W 76–55	19–5 (8–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 14, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 23	at Rutgers	W 77–65	20–5 (9–3)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 23	at Temple	L 64–71	20–6 (9–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 19, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews		Houston	W 68–64	21–6 (10–4)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
February 23, 2014 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at No. 21 Connecticut	W 64–55	22–6 (11–4)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 1, 2014 3:00 PM, ESPNews	No. 23	UCF			Moody Coliseum Dallas
March 5, 2014 6:00 PM, CBSSN		Louisville			Moody Coliseum Dallas
March 8, 2014 11:00 AM, ESPN2		at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U		vs. TBA			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

South Florida

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2013 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 18 Memphis	L 73–88	9–5 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 4, 2014 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Houston	L 58–67	9–6 (0–2)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 9, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Temple	W 82–75	10–6 (1–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 15, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at SMU	L 54–71	10–7 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas
January 18, 2014 5:00 PM, ESPNU	Cincinnati 19	L 54–61	10–8 (1–4)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 22, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 12 Louisville	L 47–86	10–9 (1–5)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 26, 2014 2:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 23 Memphis	L 58–80	10–10 (1–6)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
January 28, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	SMU	W 78–71	11–10 (2–6)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 2, 2014 12:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 13 Cincinnati	L 45–50	11–11 (2–7)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
February 5, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at UCF	W 79–78 ^OT	12–11 (3–7)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 8, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNews	Rutgers	L 69–79	12–12 (3–8)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 12, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at No. 24 Connecticut	L 40–83	12–13 (3–9)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
February 15, 2014 1:30 PM, ESPNews	UCF	L 74–75	12–14 (3–10)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 18, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 11 Louisville	L 54–80	12–15 (3–11)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 26, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	Connecticut			USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
March 1, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPNews	at Rutgers			RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
March 4, 2014 8:30 PM, ESPNews	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 8, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews	Temple			USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBD, ESPN/2/U	vs. TBD			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Temple

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Rutgers	L 66–71	5–6 (0–1)	RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 4, 2014 4:00 PM, ESPNews	at UCF	L 76–78	5–7 (0–2)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 9, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	South Florida	L 75–82	5–8 (0–3)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 11, 2014 3:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 24 Memphis	L 69–79	5–9 (0–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 14, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 19 Cincinnati	L 58–69	5–10 (0–5)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 18, 2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN2	La Salle	L 68–74	5–11	Palestra Philadelphia
January 21, 2014 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Connecticut	L 66–90	5–12 (0–6)	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
January 26, 2014 4:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 15 Cincinnati	L 76–80	5–13 (0–7)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
January 29, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	Rutgers	W 88–82	6–13 (1–7)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 1, 2014* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 9 Villanova	L 74–90	6–14	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 6, 2014 8:00 PM, ESPNews	at SMU	L 52–75	6–15 (1–8)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
February 9, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews	at Houston	L 74–88	6–16 (1–9)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 14, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13 Louisville	L 58–82	6–17 (1–10)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 16, 2014 2:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 23 SMU	W 71–64	7–17 (2–10)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 20, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 21 Connecticut	L 55–68	7–18 (2–11)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia
February 22, 2014 9:30 PM, ESPNU	at No. 22 Memphis	L 79–82 ^OT	7–19 (2–12)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 27, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPN	at No. 7 Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
March 1, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPNU	Houston			Liacouras Center Philadelphia
March 4, 2014 6:30 PM, ESPNews	UCF			Liacouras Center Philadelphia
March 8, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 ESPN/2/U	vs. TBD			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

UCF

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
AAC Regular Season
December 31, 2013 5:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14 Louisville	L 65–90	8–4 (0–1)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 4, 2014 4:00 PM, ESPNews	Temple	W 78–76	9–4 (1–1)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 11, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Connecticut	L 61–84	9–5 (1–2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
January 15, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Rutgers	L 75–85	9–6 (1–3)	The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey
January 18, 2014 12:00 PM, ESPNews	SMU	L 46–58	9–7 (1–4)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
January 23, 2014 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at No. 15 Cincinnati	L 51–69	9–8 (1–5)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati
January 29, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 22 Memphis	L 59–59	9–9 (1–6)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 1, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 12 Louisville	L 70–87	9–10 (1–7)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
February 5, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNews	South Florida War on I-4	L 78–79 ^OT	9–11 (1–8)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 9, 2014 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22 Connecticut	L 55–75	9–12 (1–9)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 12, 2014 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 20 Memphis	L 70–75	9–13 (1–10)	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
February 15, 2014 4:30 PM, ESPNews	at South Florida War on I-4	W 75–74	10–13 (2–10)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 19, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 7 Cincinnati	L 49–77	10–14 (2–11)	CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
February 22, 2014 2:00 PM, ESPNews	at Houston	L 84–88	10–15 (2–12)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 26, 2014 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Rutgers			CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
March 1, 2014 4:00 PM, ESPNews	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas
March 4, 2014 6:30 PM, ESPNews	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia
March 7, 2014 7:30 PM, CBSSN	Houston			CFE Arena Orlando, Florida
2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament
March 12–15, 2014 TBA, ESPN/2/U	vs. TBA			FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Weekly honors

Throughout the conference regular season, the American Athletic names a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.

Postseason

March 12–15, 2014 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee

Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker	First Round March 12	Quarterfinals March 13	Semifinals March 14	Championship March 15
2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
1.	Cincinnati ‡†	15-3	26-5	Won coin toss	Bye	vs. #9 UCF – W, 61-58	vs. #4 Connecticut – L, 56-58
2.	Louisville ‡†	15-3	26-5		Bye	vs. #7 Rutgers – W, 92-31	vs. #6 Houston – W, 94–65	vs. #4 Connecticut – W, 71–61
3.	SMU †	12-6	23-8	2–0 vs Connecticut	Bye	vs. #6 Houston – L, 64–68
4.	Connecticut †	12-6	24-7	2–0 vs Memphis	Bye	vs. #5 Memphis – W, 72-53	vs. #1 Cincinnati – W, 58–56	vs. #2 Louisville – L, 61–71
5.	Memphis †	12-6	23-8	0–2 vs Connecticut	Bye	vs. #4 Connecticut – L, 53–72
6.	Houston †	8-10	16-15		Bye	vs. #3 SMU – W, 68-64	vs. #2 Louisville – L, 65-94
7.	Rutgers	5-13	11-20		vs. #10 South Florida – W, 72–68	vs. #2 Louisville – L, 31–92
8.	Temple	4-14	9-21	1–1 vs. SMU	vs. #9 UCF – L, 90-94 2OT
9.	UCF	4-14	12-17	0–2 vs. SMU	vs. #8 Temple – W, 94–90 2OT	vs. #1 Cincinnati – L, 58–61
10.	South Florida	3-15	12-19		vs. #7 Rutgers – L, 68-72
‡ – American regular season champions. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	First Four	Round of 64	Round of 32	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
4	Midwest	Louisville	Bye	vs. #13 Manhattan – W, 71-64	vs. #5 Saint Louis – W, 66-51	vs. #8 Kentucky – L, 69-74
5	East	Cincinnati	Bye	vs. #12 Harvard – L, 57-61
7	East	Connecticut	Bye	vs. #10 St. Joseph's – W, 89-81 OT	vs. #2 Villanova – W, 77-65	vs. #3 Iowa State – W, 81-76	vs. #4 Michigan State – W, 60-54	vs. #1 Florida – W, 63-53	vs. #8 Kentucky – W, 60-54
8	East	Memphis	Bye	vs. #9 George Washington – W, 71-66	vs. #1 Virginia – L, 60-78
		W–L (%):	0–0 –	3–1 .750	2–1 .667	1–1 .500	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000 Total: 9–3 .750

National Invitation Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
1	SMU	SMU	vs. #8 UC Irvine – W, 68-54	vs. #5 LSU – W, 80-67	vs. #2 California – W, 67-65	vs. #3 Clemson – W, 65-59	vs. #1 Minnesota – L, 63-65
		W–L (%):	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	1–0 1.000	0–1 .000 Total: 4–1 .800

References

↑ Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti out after Mike Rice firing
↑ "Louisville Unanimously Chosen As American Athletic Conference Favorite". American Athletic Conference Conference. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
↑ "Louisville Unanimously Chosen As American Athletic Conference Favorite". American Athletic Conference Conference. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
↑ "Doug McDermott Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List". neulion. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
↑ "JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD® PRESENTED BY WENDY’S® REVEALS 2013-14 PRESEASON TOP 50". woodenaward. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

American Athletic Conference men's basketball
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Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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