2016 AAC Tournament Bracket

[CardiacAndre7]

I asked this in regards to Tulsa and it goes by record against the first place team.

Would SMU be the first place team, if they keep first place, or would they be exempt

 

[TasteofUConn]

. . . let's not pretend that teams in this conference bring the same level of focus and intensity . . . a big bullseye with our success.

Oh please. Bullseye my ass. We finished 5th in the conference last year and 3rd this year and haven't been ranked for all but a few weeks of that two year stretch and we've got an SMU message board poster joking that they'd prefer to play the men's team rather than the woman's team because they "really need a win."
Whatever bullseye we may have had a couple of years ago has faded with our regular season success, so please finish the circle jerk and let's get on with trying to get back where we were.

 

[4in16]

Would SMU be the first place team, if they keep first place, or would they be exempt

Not sure because temple was in 1st at the time and we were 0-2 and Tulsa was 1-1. @tcf15 do you have a list of the top 4 tie break scenarios? Hypothetically could have 4 teams finish with 6 losses Houston, Cinci, Tulsa and UConn for seeds 2-5.

 

[Matt1010]

So Tulsa beats UCF and Cincy beats Houston, we play Houston and then Temple ? Sign me up. I will gladly take that schedule with a shot at Cincy/Tulsa in the championship game.

 

[4in16]

Here is the link to the tie break scenarios, if reading correctly SMU would be included for tie breaking scenarios and then dropped from the tourney seeding and everyone behind them moves up one spot.
http://theamerican.org/documents/2016/1/27//tiebreakers.pdf?id=847

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Oh please. Bullseye my ass. We finished 5th in the conference last year and 3rd this year and haven't been ranked for all but a few weeks of that two year stretch and we've got an SMU message board poster joking that they'd prefer to play the men's team rather than the woman's team because they "really need a win."
Whatever bullseye we may have had a couple of years ago has faded with our regular season success, so please finish the circle jerk and let's get on with trying to get back where we were.

I disagree. Happens all the time. Like playing Penn State in football. They're not great but most teams still get up for that match up. We're arguably the most successful bball program of the last 20 years. I'm not saying anyone's scared of us, but they definitely circle us when the schedule comes out.

 

[7774]

Oh please. Bullseye my ass. We finished 5th in the conference last year and 3rd this year and haven't been ranked for all but a few weeks of that two year stretch and we've got an SMU message board poster joking that they'd prefer to play the men's team rather than the woman's team because they "really need a win."
Whatever bullseye we may have had a couple of years ago has faded with our regular season success, so please finish the circle jerk and let's get on with trying to get back where we were.

Feel free to join actual reality at any time, buddy. If you're a 20 yr old college player, we won the national championship when you were 3, won again you were 8, were in the final four again when you were 13, national champions again when you were 15, and national champions again when you were 18. But you're right, I'm sure it's exactly the same as all the other teams with no accomplishments because we finished 5th in the league last year and are 3rd this year.

You ever notice how when we play teams on the road, a good percentage of the time they pan to the crowd to show one of the home team's greatest players from the past? Which do you think is more likely, that Oscar Robertson attends all Cincinnati home games, or that he looks at the schedule at the beginning of the year and picks a couple high profile games to go to, and one of those is ours?

That was a great joke by the SMU poster though, aside from the fact that it's literally the most generic go-to insult used to make fun of our men's team by every other college message board on the internet over the last decade, and the fact that SMU's season is over in 2 games regardless, so they don't really "need" any wins.

 

[pepband99]

Here's the updated bracket and games remaining for the top 5:

1. Temple: Memphis, @Tulane
2. Cincinnati: @Houston, SMU
3. Houston: Cinci
4. Tulsa: USF
5. Connecticut: @SMU, UCF

I would sign for this now, except by "moving up" to play Memphis (potentially), it would likely mean we're safe, come selection sunday. I'd take the angst deletion over the better matchup.

 

[tzznandrew]

I would sign for this now, except by "moving up" to play Memphis (potentially), it would likely mean we're safe, come selection sunday. I'd take the angst deletion over the better matchup.

What would make us safe: (1) that moving up means we beat SMU and UCF (because then I agree), or (2) that Memphis would be an easier win (true in theory but you vastly underestimate this team's ability to throw a good situation out the window)?

 

[pepband99]

The earlier. Winning out trumps everything

 

[kobe]

Here's the updated bracket and games remaining for the top 5:

1. Temple: Memphis, @Tulane
2. Cincinnati: @Houston, SMU
3. Houston: Cinci
4. Tulsa: USF
5. Connecticut: @SMU, UCF

We get to avoid UConn, Tulsa and Temple until the finals? Yummy. I hope it stays like this!

 

[tzznandrew]

We get to avoid UConn, Tulsa and Temple until the finals? Yummy. I hope it stays like this!

Unfortunately for you guys, this is spring frost. You play Houston, and so they either fall to the 4-5 game, or beat you and force you to the 4-5 game.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Anyone know what the tiebreakers would be in the event of a 3 way tie between Houston, Cincinnati and Tulsa? Assuming Temple wins the league.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Looks like win or lose for both teams over the weekend it will be Cincinnati-UConn in the first round if the AACT, unless Tulsa somehow loses to USF at home and Cincinnati beats SMU.

 

[4in16]

Looks like win or lose for both teams over the weekend it will be Cincinnati-UConn in the first round if the AACT, unless Tulsa somehow loses to USF at home and Cincinnati beats SMU.

As long as it's not at improper fraction arena, we can beat them.

 

[tcf15]

Seeds 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 are set.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Everything about that bracket makes me want to puke.

 

[champs99and04]

The fact that we finished sixth in this conference is absolutely mind-blowing to me. Only one way to make up for it, and that's by winning the conference tournament.

 

[Jerry1714]

Seeds 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 are set.

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I love the draw, will be rooting hard for Cincy on Sunday to lock up that 3 spot

 

[champs99and04]

@tcf15 @Jerry1714 are you sure that's right? Was posted yesterday that Cincinnati/UConn was likely the 4/5 match-up.

 

[tcf15]

@tcf15 @Jerry1714 are you sure that's right? Was posted yesterday that Cincinnati/UConn was likely the 4/5 match-up.

Think that's just being assumed because Cinci has to play SMU and Tulsa has to play USF before standings are finalized.

AAC website still has 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 seeds still up for grabs: http://theamerican.org/sports/2015/9/28/CHAMP_0928150250.aspx?path=mbball

 

[tcf15]

I think @kobe mentioned this at one point, but if the 4/5 matchup is UConn vs Cincinnati, that will be the 12th time in a little over 3 years that they've played each other. And it's pretty much even - 6 wins for Cinci and 5 wins for UConn.

 

[tzznandrew]

I think @kobe mentioned this at one point, but if the 4/5 matchup is UConn vs Cincinnati, that will be the 12th time in a little over 3 years that they've played each other. And it's pretty much even - 6 wins for Cinci and 5 wins for UConn.

Let's avoid that until the title game, if possible.

 

[UConnRock]

Seems pretty simple. Need to win 2 to get in. Getting by Tulsa only gets to Temple again. That would essentially be a play in game.

 

[kobe]

Let's avoid that until the title game, if possible.

We'd need Tulsa to lose at home to USF and Cincinnati to beat SMU. UConn is locked into the 5 seed.