2014 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2014 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	10
Site	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut
Television	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3
American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments «2013 2015»

2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 Connecticut†	18	–	0		1.000			40	–	0		1.000
#4 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			33	–	5		.868
South Florida	13	–	5		.722			23	–	13		.639
Rutgers	12	–	6		.667			28	–	9		.757
SMU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Temple	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Memphis	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Cincinnati	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
UCF	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Houston	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† American Tournament winner winner As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2014 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the first annual conference tournament of the American Athletic Conference, one of the two leagues that resulted from the 2013 split of the original Big East Conference. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2014 in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and decided the champion of the 2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season. The 10 conference members competed in a single-elimination tournament for an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

The American Athletic Conference originally consisted of the members of the "old" Big East which played Division I FBS football, plus several new members which also sponsored FBS programs.^[3]

Seeds

All the teams in the American Athletic Conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference record, with a tiebreaker system used as needed. Teams seeded 7 through 10 had to play in the opening round, and teams seeded 1 through 6 received a bye to the second round.

Seed	School	Conf (Overall)	Tiebreaker
1	Connecticut	18-0 (31-0)
2	Louisville	16-2 (28-3)
3	South Florida	13-5 (18-11)
4	Rutgers	12-6 (21-8)
5	SMU	8-10 (17-12)	2-0 vs. Cincinnati
6	Temple	8-10 (14-15)	1-1 vs. Cincinnati
7	Memphis	6-12 (13-17)
8	Cincinnati	5-13 (12-17)
9	UCF	3-15 (10-19)
10	Houston	1-17 (5-24)
‡ – 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 were nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First Round – Friday, March 7
1	1	6:00 PM	#8 Cincinnati vs. #9 UCF	ESPN3	4,675
	2	8:00 PM	#7 Memphis vs. #10 Houston
Second Round – Saturday, March 8
2	3	12:00 PM	#1 Connecticut vs. #8 Cincinnati	ESPN3	7,332
	4	2:00 PM	#4 Rutgers vs. #5 SMU
3	5	6:00 PM	#3 South Florida vs. #6 Temple		5,393
	6	8:00 PM	#2 Louisville vs. #10 Houston
Semifinals – Sunday, March 9
4	7	1:00 PM	#1 Connecticut vs. #4 Rutgers	ESPNU	7,635
	8	3:00 PM	#2 Louisville vs. #3 South Florida
Championship Game – Monday, March 10
5	9	7:00 PM	#1 Connecticut vs. #2 Louisville	ESPN	8,034
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First Round Friday, March 7					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8					Semifinals Sunday, March 9					Championship Game Monday, March 10
						1	Connecticut	72
						8	Cincinnati	42
	8	Cincinnati	54
	9	UCF	52
											1	Connecticut	83
										4	Rutgers	57
						4	Rutgers	68
						5	SMU	49
																1	Connecticut	72
																2	Louisville	52
						2	Louisville	88
						10	Houston	43
	7	Memphis	67
	10	Houston	73
											2	Louisville	60
										3	South Florida	56
						3	South Florida	72
						6	Temple	44

References

1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
3. "American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship".