fbpx
Wikipedia

American Athletic Conference

September 02, 2023

The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as the American, is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 14 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States.[1][2]

American Athletic Conference
FormerlyBig East (1979–2013)
AssociationNCAA
FoundedMay 31, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-05-31) (de jure)
July 1, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-01) (de facto)[note 1]
CommissionerMichael Aresco (since 2012)
Sports fielded
  • 22
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 12
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFBS
No. of teams14 (full, 13 in 2024) + 7 (affiliate)
HeadquartersIrving, Texas
Official websitewww.theamerican.org
Locations
States with full members (blue) and affiliate members (red)

The American's legal predecessor, the original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era in college football, and The American inherited that status in the BCS's final season.[3] With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, The American became a "Group of Five" conference, which shares one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.[note 2][4]

The league is the product of substantial turmoil in the old Big East during the 2010–14 conference realignment period. It is one of two conferences to emerge from the all-sports Big East in 2013. While the other successor, which does not sponsor football, purchased the Big East Conference name, The American inherited the old Big East's structure and is that conference's legal successor.[5] However, both conferences claim 1979 as their founding date, and the same history up to 2013.[6][7] The American is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and led by Commissioner Michael Aresco.[2][8]

History Edit

The Big East Edit

Main article: Big East Conference (1979–2013)

The Big East Conference was founded in 1979 as a basketball conference and included the colleges of Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse, which in turn invited Connecticut (UConn), Holy Cross, Rutgers, and Boston College to be members.[9][10] UConn and Boston College would accept the invitation, while Holy Cross soon thereafter declined the invitation, and Rutgers eventually declined and remained in the Atlantic 10 Conference (then known as the Eastern 8 Conference). Seton Hall was then invited as a replacement and the conference started play with seven members.[10]

Villanova and Pittsburgh joined shortly thereafter under the leadership of the first Big East commissioner, Dave Gavitt.[11][12][13]

The conference remained largely unchanged until 1991, when it began to sponsor football, adding Miami as a full member, and Rutgers, Temple, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia as football-only members.[14] Rutgers and West Virginia were offered full all-sports membership in 1995, while Virginia Tech waited until 2000 for the same offer. Temple football was kicked out after the 2004 season, but rejoined in 2012 and intended to become a full member in 2013.

The unusual structure of the Big East, with the "football" and "non-football" schools, led to instability in the conference.[15] The waves of defection and replacement brought about by the conference realignments of 2005 and the early 2010s revealed tension between the football-sponsoring and non-football schools that eventually led to the split of the conference in 2013.[16]

Realignment and reorganization Edit

class=notpageimage|
  – All-sports member
  – All-sports member - Departing for ACC
  – Full, non-football member
  – Affiliate member (football)
  – Affiliate member (other)
Further information: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment and 2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment

The conference was reorganized following the tumultuous period of realignment that hobbled the Big East between 2010 and 2013. The Big East was one of the most severely impacted conferences during the early-2010s conference realignment period. In all, 14 member schools announced their departure for other conferences, and 15 other schools announced plans to join the conference (eight as all-sports members, and four for football only). Three of the latter group later backed out of their plans to join (one for all sports, and the other two for football only).

On December 15, 2012, the Big East's seven remaining non-FBS schools, all Catholic institutions consisting of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Villanova announced that they voted unanimously to leave the Big East Conference effective June 30, 2015.[17][18] The "Catholic 7", by leaving, were looking for a more lucrative television deal than the one they would receive by remaining with the football schools.[19] In March 2013, representatives of the Catholic 7 announced they would leave the conference effective June 30, 2013, retaining the Big East name, $10 million, and the right to hold the conference's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden.[3][20]

Following the announcement of the departure of the Catholic 7 universities, the remaining ten football-playing members started the process of selecting a new name for the conference and choosing a new site to hold its basketball tournament.[21][22] Various names were considered, with the "America 12" conference reportedly one of the finalists until rejected by college presidents sensitive of adding a number to the end of the conference name.[23] On April 3, 2013, the conference announced that it had chosen a new name: American Athletic Conference.[1] The conference also revealed that it prefers the nickname "The American" because it was thought "AAC" would cause too much confusion with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[24]

Louisville and Rutgers spent one season in the newly renamed conference. On July 1, 2014, Louisville joined the ACC[25] and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference.[26] On that same day, East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa joined The American for all sports, while Sacramento State and San Diego State joined as affiliate members for women's rowing.[27][28] Navy joined as an affiliate member in football on July 1, 2015.[27]

Addition of Wichita State Edit

For the next several years, The American did not discuss the addition of any new members. However, in March 2017, media reports indicated that the conference was seriously considering adding one or more new members specifically as basketball upgrades. Wichita State, Dayton, and VCU were reportedly considered, with Wichita State being seen as the strongest candidate.[29] By the end of that month, it was reported that talks between the American and Wichita State had advanced to the point that the two sides were discussing a timeline for membership, with the possibility of the Shockers joining as a full but non-football member as early as the 2017–18 school year. The report indicated that a final decision would be made in April.[30][31][32] The conference's board of directors voted unanimously on April 7 to add Wichita State effective in July 2017, making the Shockers the league's first full non-football member since the Big East split.[33]

Departure of UConn Edit

On June 21, 2019, a Boston-area sports news website, Digital Sports Desk, revealed that UConn was expected to announce by the end of the month that it would leave the American for the Big East Conference in 2020.[34] The story was picked up by multiple national media outlets the next day. The main issue that reportedly had to be resolved prior to any official announcement was the future of UConn football, as the Big East does not sponsor that sport, and sources indicated that the American had no interest in retaining UConn as a football-only member. Reportedly, American Athletic Conference insiders were not surprised by UConn's prospective move, as that school had been vigorously opposed to that league's most recently announced television deal.[35][36]

National media believed that should UConn leave the American, the conference's likeliest response would be to bring in two new schools—one for football only and a second in non-football sports, similar to the American's sequential additions of Navy and Wichita State. The most likely prospects for football-only membership were seen as Army (currently an FBS independent, with most of its other sports in the Patriot League), and Air Force (currently an all-sports member of the Mountain West Conference). Any of several schools could potentially fill the non-football slot, with Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports considering VCU to be "the most logical target there." Thamel dismissed the prospect of the American adding a new all-sports member, saying "there's no obvious candidate who could add value in both basketball and football."[35][36]

On June 24, 2019, it was reported that the Big East had formally approved an invitation for UConn to join the conference.[37] On June 26, 2019, the UConn Board of Trustees accepted the invitation.[38] On July 26, media reports indicated that UConn and The American had reached a buyout agreement that confirmed UConn's Big East arrival date as July 1, 2020, paying the American a $17 million exit fee.[39]

It was widely reported that UConn was "rejoining" the Big East, given that the Huskies would be reunited with many of the schools against which it played for three decades in the original Big East. Indeed, UConn was the last charter member of the old Big East still playing in The American.

Added stability Edit

The American took a number of steps to stabilize the conference after the departure of UConn. The first move was the addition of Old Dominion University as an affiliate member in women's lacrosse for the 2020–21 season. Old Dominion was previously added to The American for women's rowing beginning in the 2018–19 season.[40]

The American moved their headquarters from Providence, Rhode Island to Irving, Texas. This was a planned move, to better centralize the conference offices with the member schools. Irving is in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which is also home to the headquarters of the Big 12 Conference, College Football Playoff, and the National Football Foundation.[41] The conference also moved the men's basketball tournament to the region, to be played at the new Dickies Arena until 2022.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some member schools have eliminated sports due to budget constraints. The University of Cincinnati eliminated its men's soccer program[42] while East Carolina University canceled men and women's swimming and diving teams and tennis teams.[43] Women's rowing member San Diego State University dropped that sport effective with the end of the 2020–21 season.[44]

Big 12 raid and subsequent invitations to the conference Edit

Main article: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

In late July 2021, founding Big 12 members Oklahoma and Texas jointly announced that they planned to leave the conference no later than 2025, and formally requested an invitation from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Shortly thereafter, The American became a peripheral player in this saga when the Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to current broadcast partner ESPN, charging the network with conspiring to damage the league by luring Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC, and also alleging that the network encouraged an unnamed conference to raid the Big 12 to pave the way for an earlier departure by Oklahoma and Texas. A later media report identified that other conference as The American. ESPN issued an official denial of the Big 12 charges, and officials from The American declined to comment.[45][46]

On September 3, Sports Illustrated reported that the Big 12 Conference was on the verge of inviting four schools— including American Athletic Conference members Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF.[47][48] Later that month, all three schools received and accepted membership offers on the date of the presidents' meeting, with the official announcement stating only that they would join the Big 12 no later than 2024–25.[49] On June 10, 2022, The American and the three departing schools announced a buyout agreement had been reached, confirming those schools' 2023 departure date.[50] At the time, it was possible that Cincinnati and UCF could remain in the conference as affiliate members for women's lacrosse and men's soccer, respectively, as the Big 12 does not sponsor those sports, though no formal announcement was made. UCF would later accept an offer of men's soccer membership from the Sun Belt Conference effective in 2023, aligning its men's soccer program with that of West Virginia, the only pre-2023 Big 12 member sponsoring men's soccer. Cincinnati would remain in The American as a women's lacrosse affiliate.[51]

Subsequent moves Edit

In late September 2021, several national media outlets reported that Mountain West Conference (MW) members Air Force and Colorado State had approached The American regarding a possible move to that league.[52] However, on October 1, the MW announced that its current membership would remain intact for the foreseeable future, removing its 12 football members (including football-only member Hawaiʻi) from the list of potential new members for The American. For its part, The American officially denied extending invitations to the two Colorado schools.[53]

Later that month on October 18, 2021, Yahoo Sports reported that The American was preparing to receive applications from six of the 14 members of Conference USA—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA. This would make The American a 14-full-member conference.[54] The next day, ESPN reported that all six schools had submitted applications, and that each would receive a formal letter by the end of that week (October 22) detailing the terms of conference expansion.[55] All six schools were accepted on October 21,[56] and the conference confirmed their 2023 entry date on June 16, 2022.[57]

Expansion in men's soccer and women's swimming & diving Edit

A series of further realignment moves centering on the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) led to The American's men's soccer league expanding earlier than planned. This sequence began in November 2021 when James Madison announced its departure from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to join the SBC in 2023.[58] The CAA responded by invoking a provision of its bylaws to ban JMU from further conference championship events.[a] The SBC responded by pushing JMU's entry forward to 2022.[59]

Soon after this, the other three CUSA members set to move to the SBC in 2023 (Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, with Marshall and ODU sponsoring men's soccer) announced that they would instead leave in 2022. Following a brief legal dispute, CUSA and the three schools reached a settlement that allowed those schools to join the SBC in 2022.[60] With three men's soccer schools now joining in 2022 instead of 2023, the SBC announced it would reinstate men's soccer at that time. The new full members were joined by three full SBC members and three new associate members. Coastal Carolina played the 2021 season in CUSA. The other two full SBC members, Georgia Southern and Georgia State, played in the MAC. The new associates were Kentucky and South Carolina, which had been single-sport CUSA members since 2005; and West Virginia, which had previously announced that it would move men's soccer from the Mid-American Conference to CUSA in 2022.[61][62]

CUSA was then left with only four men's soccer programs for 2022 (Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, and UAB), with all but FIU set to become full American members in 2023. The American accordingly brought all four schools in as new men's soccer members for 2022, with FIU remaining an affiliate after the others fully joined The American.[63]

Similar changes came to women's swimming & diving, again due in part to SBC expansion. Of the schools leaving CUSA for the SBC in 2022, Marshall and Old Dominion sponsor that sport, and incoming American members Florida Atlantic, North Texas, and Rice also sponsor the sport (although Rice fields swimmers only, with no divers). The American brought the aforementioned future full members, plus FIU, into its women's swimming & diving league. As with men's soccer, FIU remained a women's swimming & diving affiliate after the other schools fully joined The American.[63]

Depature of SMU Edit

On September 1, 2023, SMU accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2024-25 season. [64]

  1. ^ Although the 2021 football season was then ongoing, James Madison remained eligible for, and ultimately shared, that season's CAA football title. The CAA football league, officially known as CAA Football, is a separate legal entity from the all-sports CAA, and the CAA Football bylaws lacked said provision.

Commissioners Edit

Name Term
Michael Aresco 2013–present[8]

Membership timeline Edit

Further information on members of the old Big East: Big East Conference (1979–2013) § Membership timeline
Conference USAUTSA RoadrunnersConference USAUAB BlazersConference USARice OwlsConference USANorth Texas Mean GreenConference USAFlorida Atlantic OwlsConference USACharlotte 49ersMissouri Valley ConferenceWichita State ShockersNCAA Division I FBS independent schoolsNavy MidshipmenConference USATulsa Golden HurricaneConference USATulane Green WaveConference USAEast Carolina PiratesTemple OwlsSouth Florida BullsMemphis TigersAtlantic Coast ConferenceSMU MustangsBig 12 ConferenceUCF KnightsBig 12 ConferenceHouston CougarsBig 12 ConferenceCincinnati BearcatsNCAA Division I FBS independent schoolsBig East ConferenceConnecticut HuskiesBig Ten ConferenceRutgers Scarlet KnightsAtlantic Coast ConferenceLouisville Cardinals

Full members (all-sports) Full members (non-football) Affiliate members (football-only) Affiliate member (other sport) Other Conference Other Conference

Member universities Edit

Further information on members of the old Big East: Big East Conference (1979–2013) § Member institutions

The conference currently has 14 full member institutions – and seven affiliate members – in 11 states, including California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Wichita State is the only full member that does not sponsor football.

Current full members Edit

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Colors
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 1969 2023 Public 21,923[65] $712 Blazers    
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 1907 2014 28,028[66] $374 Pirates    
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 1961[67] 2023 30,171[68] $283 Owls    
University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 1912 2013 21,458[69] $223 Tigers    
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 1946[70] 2023 30,146[71] $314 49ers    
University of North Texas Denton, Texas 1890[72] 42,375[73] $211 Mean Green    
Rice University Houston, Texas 1912[74] Private 7,124[75] $6,480 Owls    
University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 1956 2013 Public 50,830[76] $889 Bulls    
Southern Methodist University University Park, Texas 1911 Private 11,649[77] $2,000 Mustangs    
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1884 State related 37,365[78] $873 Owls    
University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 1969[79] 2023 Public 34,734[80] $277 Roadrunners      
Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana 1834 2014 Private 14,472[81] $2,005 [82] Green Wave    
University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma 1894 3,343[83] $1,114 Golden Hurricane      
Wichita State University[a] Wichita, Kansas 1895 2017 Public 15,778[84] $276 Shockers    
Notes
  1. ^ Non-football member.

Affiliate members Edit

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors AAC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 2023[a] Public 47,914 Bearcats     Women's lacrosse Big 12
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1853 2018 51,474 Gators     Women's lacrosse SEC
Florida International University Westchester, Florida 1965 2022 58,064[85] Panthers     Men's soccer CUSA
Women's swimming & diving
James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia 1908 21,496 Dukes     Women's lacrosse Sun Belt
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland 1845 2015 Military
academy 		4,400 Midshipmen     Football Patriot
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 1930 2018 Public 24,375 Monarchs       Women's rowing Sun Belt
2020 Women's lacrosse
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California 1947 2015 28,811 Hornets     Women's rowing Big Sky
Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1873 2018 Private 12,686 Commodores     Women's lacrosse SEC
Notes
  1. ^ Measured from Cincinnati's departure from full membership.


Former full members Edit

Six full members have left the conference. Cincinnati remains an associate member in women's lacrosse.

Former affiliate members Edit

Two affiliate members have left the conference. Five other schools were affiliate members for one year before becoming full conference members.

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Nickname Colors AAC
sport 		Primary
conference 		Conference
in former
AAC sport
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 1961[67] 2022 2023 Owls     Men's soccer
Women's swimming & diving 		American
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte) Charlotte, North Carolina 1946[70] 49ers     Men's soccer
University of North Texas Denton, Texas 1890[72] Mean Green     Women's swimming & diving
Rice University Houston, Texas 1912[74] Owls     Women's swimming[a]
San Diego State University San Diego, California 1897 2015 2021 Aztecs     Women's rowing Mountain West Discontinued
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Birmingham, Alabama 1969 2022 2023 Blazers     Men's soccer American
Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania 1842 2013 2015 Wildcats     Women's rowing Big East CAA
Notes
  1. ^ ream

Sports Edit

The American currently sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 12 women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Old Dominion and Sacramento State are affiliate members for women's rowing.[86] Cincinnati, Florida, James Madison, Old Dominion, and Vanderbilt are affiliate members for women's lacrosse.[87][88][89] South Florida and Charlotte will add women's lacrosse teams in the 2024–25 school year.[90][91]

Under NCAA rules reflecting the large number of male scholarship participants in football and attempting to address gender equity concerns (see also Title IX), each member institution is required to provide more women's varsity sports than men's.[note 3]

Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
10
–
Basketball
14
14
Cross Country
12
14
Football
14
–
Golf
12
12
Lacrosse
–
7[a]
Rowing
–
5
Soccer
9
12
Softball
–
10
Swimming & Diving
2
7
Tennis
12
14
Track and Field (Indoor)
9
14
Track and Field (Outdoor)
10
14
Volleyball
–
14
  1. ^ South Florida and Charlotte will add the sport in the 2025 season.

Men's sponsored sports by school Edit

Departing members are highlighted in red.

School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country		 Football Golf Soccer Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)		 Track & Field
(Outdoor)		 Total
Charlotte Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[a] No Yes Yes Yes 9
East Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No[b] No[c] Yes Yes 7
Florida Atlantic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[a] Yes Yes No No 8
Memphis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9
North Texas No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes 6
Rice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 8
South Florida Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9
SMU No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 6
Temple No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No[d] No 6
Tulane Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes 6
Tulsa No Yes Yes Yes No[e] Yes No Yes Yes Yes 7
UAB Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes[a] No Yes No No 6
UTSA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 8
Wichita State Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 7
Affiliate member
FIU Yes 1
Navy[f] Yes 1
Totals 10 14 12 13+1 12 8+1 2 12 9 10 102+2

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by The American which are played by conference schools:

School Sport Conference
Memphis Rifle[g] GARC
Temple Rowing Independent
  1. ^ a b c Joined in 2022–23
  2. ^ ECU sponsored a men's swimming and diving team until the 2019–20 season but discontinued the program after that year.[92]
  3. ^ ECU sponsored a men's tennis team until the 2019–20 season but discontinued the program after that year.[92]
  4. ^ Temple sponsored a baseball team during the 2014 season but discontinued the program after that year.[93]
  5. ^ Tulsa sponsored a men's golf team until the 2015–16 season but discontinued the program after that year.[94]
  6. ^ Navy continues to field most of its other sports in the NCAA Division I Patriot League.
  7. ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Memphis fields a coed team, making it the only current or future American Conference member whose rifle team is open to men.

Women's sponsored sports by school Edit

School Basketball Cross
Country		 Golf Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)		 Track & Field
(Outdoor)		 Volleyball Total
Charlotte Yes Yes Yes No[a] No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
East Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
Florida Atlantic Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes[b] Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Memphis Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
North Texas Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes[b] Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Rice Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes[b][c] Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
South Florida Yes Yes Yes No[d] No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
SMU Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Temple Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No[e] No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Tulane Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Tulsa Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
UAB Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
UTSA Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Wichita State Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Affiliate members
Cincinnati Yes 1
FIU Yes 1
Florida Yes 1
James Madison Yes 1
Old Dominion Yes Yes 2
Sacramento State Yes 1
Vanderbilt Yes 1
Totals 14 14 12 2+5 3+2 12 10 6+1 14 14 14 14 130+8

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by The American which are played by conference schools:
Future members in gray.

School Sport(s) Conference(s)
Florida Atlantic Beach volleyball CUSA[f]
Memphis Rifle[g] GARC
South Florida Sailing SAISA
Beach volleyball (beginning in 2024–25) TBD
SMU Equestrian[h] Independent
Temple Fencing NIWFA
Field hockey Big East
Gymnastics EAGL
Tulane Beach volleyball CUSA
Bowling CUSA[i]
UAB Beach volleyball CUSA[f]
Bowling MEAC
Rifle SoCon[j]
  1. ^ Charlotte will add a women's lacrosse team beginning in the 2024–25 school year
  2. ^ a b c Joined in 2022–23
  3. ^ Rice fields a women's team in swimming but not in diving.
  4. ^ South Florida will add a women's lacrosse team beginning in the 2024–25 school year
  5. ^ Temple sponsored a softball team during the 2014 season but discontinued the program after that year.[93]
  6. ^ a b FAU and UAB remain beach volleyball members of Conference USA after otherwise departing that conference.[95]
  7. ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Memphis fields a coed team.
  8. ^ mens
  9. ^ Tulane's former bowling home of the Southland Bowling League merged into CUSA after the 2022–23 season. The new CUSA bowling league includes all of the final SBL members.[96]
  10. ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. UAB fields a coed team.

Conference champions Edit

Main article: List of American Athletic Conference champions

Note: Shared titles (ex: 2014 football, 2020 men's basketball) are counted as a full title for each co-champion.

Accurate as of June 14, 2023.

School Years in conference Number of titles Titles by sport Sports played
UCF† 2013–2023 46 Baseball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Women's basketball: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament)
Football: 4
Women's golf: 3
Women's rowing: 5
Men's soccer: 4 (3 regular season, 1 tournament)
Women's soccer: 5 (4 regular season, 1 tournament)
Softball: 6 (3 regular season, 3 tournament)
Men's tennis: 1
Women's tennis: 2
Women's track & field: 5 (3 indoor, 2 outdoor)
Volleyball: 8 (5 regular season, 3 tournament) 		16:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Houston† 2013–2023 41 Baseball: 5 (3 regular season, 2 tournament)
Men's basketball: 6 (4 regular season, 2 tournament)
Football: 1
Men's golf: 1
Women's golf: 3
Women's swimming & diving: 7
Men's track & field: 13 (7 indoor, 6 outdoor)
Women's track & field: 4 (2 indoor, 2 outdoor)
Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) 		17:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's soccer
Softball
Women's swimming and diving
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
SMU 2013–present 30 Men's basketball: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament)
Women's cross country: 2
Men's golf: 2
Women's golf: 1
Women's rowing: 3
Men's soccer: 5 (2 regular season, 3 tournament)
Men's swimming & diving: 3
Women's swimming & diving: 2
Men's tennis: 2
Women's tennis: 1
Women's track & field: 3 (1 indoor, 2 outdoor)
Volleyball: 2 (2 regular season, 0 tournament) 		16:
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Men's swimming and diving
Women's swimming and diving
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Tulsa 2014–present 28 Men's basketball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's cross country: 9
Women's cross country: 6
Men's soccer: 5 (1 regular season, 4 tournament)
Softball: 4 (1 regular season, 3 tournament)
Women's tennis: 3 		17:[a]
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf (until 2015–16)
Women's golf
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
South Florida 2013–present 27 Baseball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Women's basketball: 3 (2 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's golf: 5
Men's soccer: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament)
Women's soccer: 6 (3 regular season, 3 tournament)
Softball: 3 (3 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's tennis: 5
Women's tennis: 2 		18:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
UConn† 2013–2020 26 Baseball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's basketball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Women's basketball: 14 (7 regular season, 7 tournament)
Women's cross country: 1
Men's soccer: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Women's soccer: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament)
Men's track & field: 2 (1 indoor, 1 outdoor)
Women's track & field: 2 (2 indoor, 0 outdoor) 		21:[b]
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's lacrosse (beginning in 2018–19)
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's swimming and diving
Women's swimming and diving
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Cincinnati† 2013–2023 17 Baseball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's basketball: 5 (3 regular season, 2 tournament)
Football: 3
Women's soccer: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's swimming & diving: 2
Men's track & field: 1 (1 indoor, 0 outdoor)
Women's track & field: 3 (1 indoor, 2 outdoor)
Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) 		18:[c]
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's lacrosse (beginning in 2018–19)
Men's soccer (until 2019–20)
Women's soccer
Men's swimming and diving
Women's swimming and diving
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
East Carolina 2014–present 12 Baseball: 7 (4 regular season, 3 tournament)
Women's basketball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's swimming & diving: 4 		18:[d]
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's lacrosse (beginning in 2018–19)
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's swimming and diving (until 2019–20)
Women's swimming and diving (on hiatus in 2020–21)
Men's tennis (until 2019–20)
Women's tennis (on hiatus in 2020–21)
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Louisville† 2013–2014 9* Baseball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's basketball: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament), vacated
Men's cross country: 1
Women's golf: 1
Women's rowing: 1
Men's soccer: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Softball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's swimming & diving: 1
Women's swimming & diving: 1
Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) 		21:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's swimming and diving
Women's swimming and diving
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Memphis 2013–present 9 Men's basketball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Football: 2
Men's golf: 1
Women's soccer: 4 (1 regular season, 3 tournament)
Women's tennis: 1 		18:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Wichita State 2017–present 9 Men's basketball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Women's cross country: 1
Softball: 3 (2 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's track & field: 2 (0 indoor, 2 outdoor)
Women's track & field: 1 (0 indoor, 1 outdoor)
Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) 		15:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Men's golf
Women's golf
Softball
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
Florida‡ 2018–present 7 Women's lacrosse: 7 (3 regular season, 4 tournament) 1:
Women's lacrosse
Tulane 2014–present 5 Baseball: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament)
Football: 1
Women's golf: 1
Men's tennis: 1 		14:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Women's golf
Women's swimming and diving
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
FIU‡ 2022–present 2 Men's soccer: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament) 2:
Men's soccer
Women's swimming and diving
Temple 2013–present 2 Men's basketball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Football: 1 		15:[e]
Baseball (until 2013–14)
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's lacrosse (beginning in 2018–19)
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball (until 2013–14)
Men's tennis
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field (until 2013–14)
Men's outdoor track and field (until 2013–14)
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
James Madison‡ 2022–present 1 Women's lacrosse: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) 1:
Women's lacrosse
Navy‡ 2015–present 0 – 1:
Football
Old Dominion‡ 2018–present 0 – 2:[f]
Women's lacrosse
Women's rowing (beginning in 2020–21)
Sacramento State‡ 2015–present 0 – 1:
Women's rowing
Vanderbilt‡ 2018–present 0 – 1:
Women's lacrosse
Rutgers† 2013–2014 0 – 19:
Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's cross country
Women's cross country
Football
Men's golf
Women's golf
Women's rowing
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Softball
Women's swimming and diving
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track and field
Men's outdoor track and field
Women's indoor track and field
Women's outdoor track and field
Volleyball
San Diego State†‡ 2015–2021 0 – 1:
Women's rowing
Villanova†‡ 2013–2015 0 – 1
Women's rowing

*- Does not include vacated championships

†- No longer a member of the AAC

‡- Affiliate member

  1. ^ Tulsa had 18 teams compete in AAC play from 2014–16 and 17 in all other years
  2. ^ UConn had 20 teams compete in AAC play from 2013–18 and 21 in all other years
  3. ^ Cincinnati had 19 teams compete in AAC play from 2018–20 and 18 in all other years
  4. ^ ECU had 19 teams compete in AAC play from 2014–18, 20 from 2018–20, 16 in 2020–21, and 18 in all other years
  5. ^ Temple had 17 teams compete in AAC play in 2013–14, 14 from 2014–18, and 15 in all other years
  6. ^ Old Dominion had 1 team compete in AAC play from 2018–20 and 2 in all other years

[97]

NCAA national championships Edit

See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships and List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships

No current American Conference member has won an NCAA-sponsored team championship while a member of the conference. The only national championship in an NCAA-recognized sport by a current member is the 2023 equestrian title won by SMU. The NCAA recognizes equestrian as part of its Emerging Sports for Women program, but championships are organized by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) instead of the NCAA. The only school to have won a fully recognized NCAA title while in The American, UConn, left for the Big East Conference in 2020. Several members have won national titles before joining The American.

Excluded from these lists are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA competition, including Division I FBS football titles, Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association titles, women's AIAW titles, NCEA titles, retroactive Helms Athletic Foundation titles, and ITA tennis titles.

Team championships won by current members Edit

[98]

Team championships won as American Athletic Conference members Edit

Includes all titles won while a member of The American, whether or not the conference sponsored that sport at the time.

School Total Men Women Co-ed Nickname Most successful sport (Titles)
University of Connecticut (UConn) 7 1 6 0 Huskies Women's basketball, field hockey (3 each)
Total 7 1 6 0

Individual and relay championships by current members Edit

  1. ^ Both won by Michelle Scarborough in rifle. While Scarborough is a woman, rifle is considered a co-ed sport by the NCAA.
  2. ^ Won by Beth Tidmore in rifle. While Tidmore is a woman, rifle is considered a co-ed sport by the NCAA.

[98]

Football Edit

See also: Bowl Championship Series and College Football Playoff

The conference began football during the 1991–92 season, and it was a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series.[99] Previously, conference opponents operated on a two-year cycle, as a home-and-home series.[100]

The conference previously did not have enough teams to form divisions, but it now does after Navy joined the conference in 2015.[note 4] When Navy joined in 2015 and the conference's divisions were created, Navy was placed in the West division along with Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, and Tulsa. Teams play eight conference games a season. Since 2015, each team has played the other five teams in its own division, as well as three teams from the other division, operating in a four-year cycle ensuring that each school will play every conference opponent at home and on the road at least once in the four-year cycle.[101] At the end of each regular season, the East division winner and the West division winner, as determined by final conference record, meet in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, played at the home site of one of the division winners.

With the departure of UConn after the 2019 season, the divisions were affected by the reduction to an uneven number of teams. At the time, The American had no plan to add another team to rebalance divisions, so the conference eliminated the divisions. The championship game is now played by the two teams that achieved the best record in regular-season conference play. While The American is set to expand to 14 members in 2023, it will not split into divisions for football.[102]

Like the conference itself, football experienced much transition through its history. In fact it was the main force behind such departures and expansion. In 2003, the BCS announced that it would adjust the automatic bids granted to its six founding conferences based on results from 2004 to 2007. With the addition of Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida in 2005, the conference retained its BCS automatic-qualifying status.

At one point, the 2007 South Florida Bulls football team was ranked No. 2 in the BCS rankings, but the team finished No. 21 in the final poll.

The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team finished the regular season undefeated at 12–0, and the team was ranked No. 3 in the final BCS standings, barely missing the opportunity to play for the BCS National Championship. The conference overall was 9–7 (.563) in BCS bowl games, the third highest winning percentage among the AQ conferences.

The 2017 UCF Knights football team, a member of the American, was undefeated, but the team was not invited to the College Football Playoff. The team earned the Group of Five's New Year's Six bowl bid and defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl. The team claimed a national championship, which was recognized by the Colley Matrix, one of the NCAA recognized selectors of the national champion in football.

Cincinnati became the first Group of Five team ever to appear in the top four of the CFP rankings at any point of the season, going on to become the first G5 team ever selected for the CFP semifinals.

All-time school and conference records Edit

As of the conclusion of the 2021 season.[citation needed] Conference wins and losses are since the formation of The American.[clarification needed]

Team Overall Conference Bowl
Appearances 		The American
Championships
W L T Win % W L Win %
South Florida 157 119 0 .569 29 27 .518 10 0
Navy 720 570 57 .556 27 13 .675 24 0
Tulsa 623 506 27 .551 16 32 .333 21 0
East Carolina 444 428 12 .509 13 35 .271 20 0
Memphis 502 518 33 .492 38 21 .644 13 2
SMU 504 550 54 .479 23 33 .411 17 0
Tulane 531 648 38 .452 15 33 .313 13 1
Temple 474 586 52 .450 35 21 .625 8 1

Football champions Edit

Main article: American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Further information on football champions of the Big East Conference from 1991 to 2012: Big East Conference (1979–2013) § Champions

The American Championship Game pits the top two teams in the conference standings in a game held following the conclusion of the regular season. The site of the Championship Game is the home stadium of the team with the best overall conference record, with a series of tiebreakers used if needed to determine the host or either of the participants. In its first two seasons, The American awarded its championship to the team(s) with the best overall conference record. The conference split into two six-team divisions for football and first played its championship game in 2015. Through the 2019 season, the championship game involved the winners of each division and was hosted by the division champion with the best conference record. After UConn's 2020 departure, the conference reverted to a single-table format. This format will continue even after the expansion to 14 teams in 2023.

Record Ranking
Year Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches Bowl result Head coach
2013 UCF 8–0 12–1 #10 #12 W Fiesta Bowl 52–42 vs. Baylor† George O'Leary
2014 UCF 7–1 9–4 N/A N/A L St. Petersburg Bowl 27–34 vs. NC State George O'Leary
Cincinnati 7–1 9–4 N/A N/A L Military Bowl 17–33 vs. Virginia Tech Tommy Tuberville
Memphis 7–1 10–3 #25 #25 W Miami Beach Bowl 55–48 vs. BYU Justin Fuente
2015 Houston 7–1 13–1 #8 #8 W Peach Bowl 38–24 vs. Florida State† Tom Herman
2016 Temple 7–1 10–3 #23 #24 L Military Bowl 26–34 vs. Wake Forest Matt Rhule
2017 UCF 8–0 13–0 #6 #7 W Peach Bowl 34–27 vs. Auburn† Scott Frost
2018 UCF 8–0 12–1 #11 #12 L Fiesta Bowl 32–40 vs. LSU† Josh Heupel
2019 Memphis 7–1 12–2 #17 #17 L Cotton Bowl 39–53 vs. Penn State† Mike Norvell
2020 Cincinnati 6–0 9–1 #6 #6 L Peach Bowl 21–24 vs. Georgia† Luke Fickell
2021 Cincinnati 8–0 13–1 #4 #4 L Cotton Bowl 6-27 vs. Alabama^ Luke Fickell
2022 Tulane 7–1 12–2 #14 #18 W Cotton Bowl 46–45 vs. USC† Willie Fritz


Rivalries Edit

The American has many rivalries among its member schools, primarily in football. Some rivalries existed before the conference was established or began play in football. Recent conference realignment in 2005 and 2013 ended – or temporarily halted – many rivalries. Before their departure to other conferences, a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference.

Teams Rivalry name Trophy Meetings First meeting Record Series leader Current streak
Cincinnati–Memphis — — 37 1966 23–14 Memphis Cincinnati won 1
Houston–Tulsa — — 46 1950 26–20 Houston Tulsa won 1
Navy–SMU — Gansz Trophy 24 1930 13–11 Navy SMU won 3
South Florida–UCF War on I-4 War on I-4 Trophy 14 2005 8–6 UCF UCF won 6

Records as of the end of the 2022 season.

Bowl games Edit

Following the 2013 season, the BCS era came to a close and was replaced by the College Football Playoff. Four teams play in two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship.[103] Six bowl games — the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Peach Bowl — will rotate as hosts for the semifinal games, and host major bowls when they do not host semifinal games (access bowls).

With the birth of the College Football Playoff, The American lost its automatic qualifying status for one of the major bowls. Instead, one automatic qualifying spot is reserved for the highest ranked team from the "Group of Five" conferences – The American, Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference.

Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings, the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the won-lost records; many factors influence bowl selections, especially the likely turnout of the team's fans. Picks are made after any applicable College Football Playoff selections. If a team is selected for the one of the access bowls or playoff, the bowl with the No. 2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference.

American Athletic Conference bowl games[104]
Year Name Location Opposing conference
2020–25 Cotton, Peach, Fiesta, or Playoff[note 5] Arlington, Atlanta, Glendale, or Playoff Site CFP at-large
2020-25 Fenway Bowl Boston, Massachusetts ACC
2020–25 Military Bowl Annapolis, Maryland ACC
2020/22/24 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii MWC or BYU
2021/23/25 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Big 12 or Army
2020–25 Cure Bowl Orlando, Florida Sun Belt
2020–25 Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Florida MAC or CUSA
2020–25 Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt or BYU
2020–25 Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Alabama SEC
2020–25 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Florida SEC
2020–25 First Responder Bowl Dallas, Texas TBD
2020–25 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, South Carolina CUSA, MAC or Sun Belt
2020–25 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, New Mexico TBD

Head football coach compensation Edit

The total pay of head coaches includes university and non-university compensation. This includes base salary, income from contracts, foundation supplements, bonuses and media and radio pay.[105]

Records as of the end of the 2022 season

Conference individual honors Edit

Main article: American Athletic Conference football individual awards

Coaches and media of The American award individual honors at the end of each football season.[107]

Men's basketball Edit

See also: American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

In June 2013, it was announced that the inaugural men's basketball tournament would take place at FedExForum in Memphis.[108] FedExForum had previously hosted eight Conference USA basketball tournaments.

Even though the Big East Conference was meant to be a basketball-oriented conference, UConn, a member of The American, won the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (the first after the conferences split).

All-time school records by winning percentage Edit

This list goes through the 2022–23 season.

No. Team Records Win Pct. The American
Tournament
Championships		 The American
Regular Season
Championships		 Final Fours National
Championships
1 Memphis 1,387–685 .669 1 0 3 0
2 Temple 1,978–1,135 .635 0 1 2 1
3 Wichita State 1,657–1,245 .571 0 1 2 0
4 Tulsa 1,498–1,225 .550 0 1 0 0
5 SMU 1,410–1,273 .526 2 2 1 0
6 Tulane 1,275–1,356 .485 0 0 0 0
7 South Florida 668–811 .452 0 0 0 0
8 East Carolina 714–912 .439 0 0 0 0

Source[109]

American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball NCAA Bids Edit

This list goes through the 2022–23 season. Only current American Conference members are included. However, this list covers the entire histories of basketball at the listed institutions, not just their American Conference tenures.

Total bids Bids as
AAC member[a]		 School Last bid
33 2 Temple 2019 2013 2001 2001 1958 1938[b]
28* 3 Memphis 2023 2022 2009 2008 2008 2008[c]
16 1 Tulsa 2016 2003 2000 2000
16 2 Wichita State 2021 2017 2015 2013 2013
12 2 SMU 2017 1988 1967 1967 1956
3 0 South Florida 2012 2012
3 0 Tulane 1995 1995
2 0 East Carolina 1993
Total: 175 Total: 22[d] Total: 3 National Championship Titles
  1. ^ Starting with the 2013–14 season, which The American considers as the start of its competitive history (as opposed to its institutional history), with the following exceptions:
    • East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa, whose first conference season was 2014–15.
    • Wichita State, whose first conference season was 2017–18.
  2. ^ Temple were the first NIT champions in 1938, one year before the inception of the NCAA Tournament. The Owls were retroactively recognized by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation as the national champion for the 1937–38 season.[110]
  3. ^ Memphis has vacated all of its victories from the 2007–08 season. These 38 wins are not included in Memphis's all-time record.[111]
  4. ^ Does not include 2 tournament appearances by UConn while in The American.

Men's basketball champions Edit

Further information on men's basketball champions of the Big East Conference from 1980 to 2013: Big East men's basketball tournament
Regular Season Tournament
Year Champions Record AP Coaches' Postseason Champions Record AP Coaches' Postseason
2013–14[a] Louisville 31–6 (15–3) #5 #9 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Louisville† 31–6 #5 #9 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Cincinnati 27–7 (15–3) #15 #22 NCAA second round
2014–15 SMU 27–7 (15–3) #18 NR NCAA first round SMU 27–7 #18 RV NCAA First Round
2015–16 Temple 21–12 (14–4) NR NR NCAA first round UConn 25–10 RV RV NCAA Second Round
2016–17 SMU 30–4 (17–1) #11 #23 NCAA first round SMU 30–4 #11 #23 NCAA First Round
2017–18 Cincinnati 30–4 (16–2) #6 #12 NCAA second round Cincinnati 30–4 #6 #12 NCAA Second Round
2018–19 Houston 33–4 (16–2) #11 #12 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Cincinnati 28–7 #22 #24 NCAA First Round
2019–20 Cincinnati 20–10 (13–5) NR NR Canceled[b] Canceled
Houston 23–8 (13–5) #22 #23
Tulsa 21–10 (13–5) NR NR
2020–21 Wichita State 16–6 (11–2) NR NR NCAA First Four Houston 28–4 #6 #3 NCAA Final Four
2021–22 Houston 32–6 (15–3) #15 #7 NCAA Elite Eight Houston 32–6 #15 #7 NCAA Elite Eight
2022–23 Houston 33–4 (17–1) #2 #6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Memphis 26–9 #24 NR NCAA first round
  1. ^ Does not include UConn's 2014 national title as an American Conference member.
  2. ^ 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rivalries Edit

The American has many rivalries among its member schools, some of which existed before the conference was established. Recent conference realignment in 2005 and 2013 ended – or temporarily halted – many rivalries. Before their departure to other conferences, a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference.

Teams Rivalry Name Meetings Began Record Series leader Current Streak
Cincinnati–Memphis — 85 1968 47–38 Cincinnati Memphis won 5
South Florida–UCF War on I–4 46 1972 27–19 South Florida South Florida won 2
Houston–SMU — 92 1956 58–34 Houston Houston won 3
Tulsa–Wichita State — 140 1931 77–63 Wichita State Wichita State won 3

Results as of the 2022–23 season.

Women's basketball Edit

See also: American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament

In June 2013, it was announced that the inaugural women's basketball tournament would take place at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.[112] Women's basketball teams have played a total of 20 times in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship (since 1982), with UConn winning 11 national championships under head coach Geno Auriemma since 1995. Women's national championship tournaments prior to 1982 were run by the AIAW.

All-time school records by winning percentage Edit

This list goes through the 2016–17 season.[113]

No. Team Records Win Pct. The American
Tournament
Championships		 The American
Regular Season
Championships		 Final Fours National
Championships
1 Memphis 781–590[a] .570 0 0 0 0
2 Tulane 684–534 .562 0 0 0 0
3 Temple 806–653–3 .552 0 0 0 0
4 SMU 630–534 .541 0 0 0 0
5 East Carolina 705–600 .540 1 0 0 0
6 South Florida 687–690 .499 1 1 0 0
7 Wichita State 571–647[b] .469 0 0 0 0
8 Tulsa 326–544 .375 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Record since the 1972–73 season, considered by Memphis to be the start of its "modern era" of women's basketball.
  2. ^ c

Women's basketball champions Edit

Further information on women's basketball champions of the Big East Conference from 1983 to 2013: Big East women's basketball tournament
Regular Season Tournament
Year Champions Record AP Coaches' Postseason Champions Record AP Coaches' Postseason
2013–14 UConn 40–0 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion UConn 40–0 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion
2014–15 UConn 38–1 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion UConn 38–1 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion
2015–16 UConn 38–0 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion UConn 38–0 (18–0) #1 #1 NCAA Champion
2016–17 UConn 36–1 (16–0) #1 #1 Final Four UConn 36–1 (16–0) #1 #1 Final Four
2017–18 UConn 36–1 (16–0) #1 #1 Final Four UConn 36–1 (16–0) #1 #1 Final Four
2018–19 UConn 35–3 (16–0) #2 #2 Final Four UConn 35–3 (16–0) #2 #3 Final Four
2019–20 UConn 28–3 (16–0) #5 #6 Canceled UConn 28–3 (16–0) #5 #6 Canceled[a]
2020–21 South Florida 19–4 (13–2) #19 #18 round of 32 South Florida 19–4 (13–2) #19 #18 Round of 32
2021–22 UCF 26–4 (14–1) #24 #24 round of 32 UCF 26–4 (14–1) #24 #24 Round of 32
2022-23 South Florida 27-7 (15-1) ECU
  1. ^ 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facilities Edit

School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium 15,300 Dale F. Halton Arena 9,105 Hayes Stadium 3,000
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 51,000 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 8,000 Clark-LeClair Stadium 5,000
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium 29,571 Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 2,900 FAU Baseball Stadium 2,000
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 59,308 FedExForum (men)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (women) 		18,119
2,565 		FedExPark 2,000
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 Affiliate member
North Texas Apogee Stadium 30,850 UNT Coliseum 10,032 Non-baseball school
Rice Rice Stadium 47,000 Tudor Fieldhouse 5,208 Reckling Park 7,000
South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65,908 Yuengling Center 10,411 USF Baseball Stadium 3,211
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 Moody Coliseum 7,000 Non-baseball school
Temple Lincoln Financial Field 68,532 Liacouras Center
McGonigle Hall (women)[a]		 10,206
3,900 		Non-baseball school
Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000 Devlin Fieldhouse 4,100 Turchin Stadium 5,000
Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 Reynolds Center 8,355 Non-baseball school
UAB Protective Stadium 47,100 Bartow Arena 8,508 Regions Field
Young Memorial Field 		8,500
1,000
UTSA Alamodome 36,582[b] Convocation Center 4,080 Roadrunner Field 800
Wichita State Non-football member[c] Charles Koch Arena 10,506 Eck Stadium 7,851

Athletic department revenue by school Edit

Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021–22 academic year.[114]

Institution 2021–22 Total Revenue from Athletics 2021–22 Total Expenses on Athletics
Southern Methodist University $79,414,946 $79,414,946
Temple University $67,128,393 $67,128,393
University of South Florida $62,288,596 $62,288,596
University of Memphis $56,896,042 $56,896,042
East Carolina University $52,643,839 $51,812,739
University of Tulsa $47,406,950 $47,406,950
University of North Texas $44,477,322 $44,222,541
Rice University $42,350,198 $42,350,198
University of Alabama at Birmingham $39,515,894 $39,515,894
University of Texas at San Antonio $37,604,241 $37,604,241
University of North Carolina at Charlotte $35,501,675 $33,615,643
Florida Atlantic University $34,737,083 $34,737,083
Tulane University $34,183,387 $34,183,387
Wichita State University
Non-football member 		$26,887,822 $24,048,367

Academics Edit

Three of the current full member schools, Rice University, the University of South Florida and Tulane University, are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization of 71 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.[115][116] Seven current members are doctorate-granting universities with "very high research activity," the highest classification given by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Three of these seven schools are leaving for the Big 12 Conference in July 2023; however, four of the schools joining from Conference USA at that time are in this classification.[117] Member schools are also highly ranked nationally and globally by various groups, including U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly, and Times Higher Education.

University Location Affiliation Carnegie[117] Endowment (millions)[118] USN Nat.[119] WM Nat.[120] AAU Member
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Public (UA System) Research (Very High) N/A[121] 148 307 No
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Public (SUSF) Research (High) $270,933,875 277 192 No
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Public (UNC) Doctoral $164.1 217 171 No
University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Public (THEC) Research (H) $200.8 258 37 No
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Public (UNC System) Research (High) $166,591,692 227 388 No
University of North Texas Denton, Texas Public (UNT System) Research (Very High) $131,749,714 277 234 No
Rice University Houston, Texas Private Research (Very High) $4,836,728,000 17 24 Yes
University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Public (SUSF) Research (VH) $690.0 103 78 Yes
Southern Methodist University University Park, Texas Private (Methodist) Research (H) $2,000.0 66 260 No
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Public (CSHE) Research (VH) $386.8 103 195 No
University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Public (UT System) Research (Very High) N/A[121] RNP [122] 295 No
Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Private (non-sectarian) Research (VH) $1,183.9 41 100 Yes
University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Private (Presbyterian) Doctoral $1,015.5 143 164 No
Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Public (KBOR) Doctoral $235.5 298-389 No

Broadcasting and media rights Edit

In March 2019, the conference announced a $1 billion, 12-year media rights deal with ESPN, under which the majority of AAC content will be aired on ESPN properties. Selected basketball games and Navy football were sub-licensed to CBS Sports until 2022, as Navy had a previous deal with CBS prior to joining The American. Content not aired on linear television will be exclusive to ESPN's subscription package ESPN+, but a larger number of events (including at least 40 football games and 65 men's basketball games per-season, including the conference semi-finals and championship) will air on ABC and ESPN's linear networks than under the previous contract.[123][124][125] Over 1,000 conference sporting events are aired on ESPN+ per year, including every baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball game hosted by a conference member (unless that game is being broadcast on one of ESPN's other networks).[126] The conference golf, rowing, swimming and diving, and track and field championships are also aired on ESPN+.

See also Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Athletic Conference.

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Temple splits its women's basketball schedule between McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center.
  2. ^ Normal capacity for UTSA games; expandable to 64,000.
  3. ^ Wichita State discontinued its football program following the 1986 season. The Shockers' football facility, Cessna Stadium (capacity 30,000) still stands. It is the home of the Shockers' track and field program and hosts football games for Wichita's Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School.
  1. ^ The American is the legal all-sports successor to the Big East Conference (1979–2013). The Big East was rebranded and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.
  2. ^ The other conferences in the "Group of Five" are Conference USA (C-USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.
  3. ^ Under NCAA Bylaw 20.9.4, all Division I schools are required to sponsor a minimum of seven men's and seven women's sports, or six men's and eight women's sports. Bylaw 20.9.7.1 imposes the latter requirement on FBS schools. FCS schools, under Bylaw 20.9.8.1, may use either requirement. Note that this does not explicitly require that a school sponsor two more women's sports than men's sports. See "2012–13 NCAA Division I Manual" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ At the time Navy joined in football, the NCAA required 12 teams for a conference in order to conduct divisional play and stage a championship game that was exempt from the NCAA-imposed limit of 12 regular-season games. Effective with the 2016 season, a conference was allowed to conduct an "exempt" championship game with fewer than 12 members, as long as the conference either plays in two divisions or conducts a full round-robin schedule. Since the 2022 season, all FBS conferences have had full freedom to select the participants in their championship games, regardless of organization or scheduling.
  5. ^ If The American's champion is the highest ranked from among the "Group of Five" conferences, it will receive a bid to either the Cotton Bowl, the Peach Bowl, or the Fiesta Bowl. If the team is ranked in the top four at the end of the regular season, it will take part in the College Football Playoff.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b . April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Katz, Andy (March 15, 2013). "What's next for the 'old Big East'". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ a b McMurphy, Brett (March 1, 2013). "Catholic 7 to keep 'Big East' name for new league next season, according to sources". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Mandel, Stewart (November 12, 2012). "Big East, rest of 'Group of Five' score win with six-bowl decision". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Grant, Ethan. "Big East Will Change Name to American Athletic Conference". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  6. ^ . February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Big East Conference - BIG EAST Conference History". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Russo, Ralph (March 8, 2013). "Big East completes official split of football, basketball". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Blaudschun, Mark (March 8, 2013). . AJerseyGuy.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Crouthamel, Jake (December 8, 2000). "A Big East History and Retrospective, Part 1". SUAthletics.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  11. ^ Sarah Maslin Nir (September 17, 2011). "Dave Gavitt, the Big East's Founder, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  12. ^ "Big East, Villanova Make It Official". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press International. March 13, 1980. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  13. ^ Hanley, Richard F (November 19, 1981). "Pittsburgh To Join Big East". Record-Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  14. ^ . The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  15. ^ Thamel, Pete (May 7, 2012). "Commissioner John Marinatto Steps Down Amid Big East's Instability". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  16. ^ "Big East 'unwilling' to meet terms". ESPN. January 3, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  17. ^ Katz, Andy; McMurphy, Brett (December 11, 2012). "Big East fate vexes Catholic schools". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  18. ^ "Seven schools leaving Big East". ESPN. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  19. ^ Rovell, Darren (January 6, 2013). "Sources: 'Catholic 7' eyes big TV deal". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  20. ^ Harten, David (March 5, 2013). "Catholic 7 has framework to keep Big East name, MSG as tourney site". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Blaudschun, Mark (March 6, 2013). . AJerseyGuy.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  22. ^ "Report: $100M for football schools". ESPN. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  23. ^ Former Big East to be named American Athletic Conference. ESPN (April 4, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  24. ^ Wolken, Dan (May 29, 2013). "American Athletic Conference unveils its primary logos". USA Today. Beyond the challenge of avoiding something that looked corporate, the league also couldn't build the logo around an acronym. From the very beginning, the conference office has been adamant that it wants to be known as The American instead of the AAC to avoid confusion with the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  25. ^ . Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  26. ^ Rutgers Scarlet Knights accept invitation to join Big Ten as Board of Governors gives go-ahead to athletic director Tim Pernetti. NY Daily News (November 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  27. ^ a b "At a glance: Latest wave of conference realignment". USA Today. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  28. ^ "The American adds Associate Members for Women's Rowing" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  29. ^ Dodd, Dennis (March 3, 2017). "Wichita State getting 'serious evaluation' to join American Athletic Conference". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  30. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 31, 2017). "Sources: Wichita State in talks to join AAC as soon as 2017–18". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  31. ^ "Source: Wichita St. eyes 2017 move to AAC". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  32. ^ . www.fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  33. ^ "Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  34. ^ "UConn to Return to Big East". Digital Sports Desk. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  35. ^ a b Borzello, Jeff; Schlabach, Mark (June 22, 2019). "Sources: UConn expected to rejoin Big East". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  36. ^ a b Thamel, Pete (June 22, 2019). "Sources: UConn move to the Big East inevitable". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  37. ^ "Big East presidents approve UConn's invitation to join conference; football program's future remains uncertain". CBSSports.com. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  38. ^ Dauster, Rob (June 26, 2019). "It's official: UConn is back in the Big East". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  39. ^ Borzello, Jeff (July 26, 2019). "UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  40. ^ "American Athletic Conference Adds Old Dominion as an Affiliate Member in Women's Lacrosse". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. April 16, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  41. ^ Swanger, Ben (May 21, 2020). "American Athletic Conference Moving HQ From Rhode Island to Irving". dmagazine.com. D Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  42. ^ "UC Discontinues Men's Soccer Program". gobearcats.com. GoBearcats. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  43. ^ Adelson, Andrea (May 21, 2020). "East Carolina eliminates swimming and diving, tennis program". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  44. ^ "Open Letter to the San Diego State University Community" (Press release). San Diego State Aztecs. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  45. ^ Baer, Jack (July 28, 2021). "Big 12 accuses ESPN of encouraging its schools to leave conference in cease-and-desist letter". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  46. ^ Jackson, Wilton (July 28, 2021). "Big 12 Accuses ESPN of Destabilizing Conference, Issues Cease and Desist". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  47. ^ Dellenger, Ross; Forde, Pat (September 3, 2021). "Sources: Big 12 Could Add Four New Members By End of Next Week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  48. ^ Dinich, Heather; Rittenberg, Adam (September 3, 2021). "BYU, Houston, UCF, Cincinnati planning to submit applications to Big 12 next week, sources confirm". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  49. ^ "Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  50. ^ "American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  51. ^ "About The American: Sponsored Sports". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  52. ^ Jackson, Wilton (September 28, 2021). "Report: Colorado State, Air Force Latest College Football Programs Eyeing Move to AAC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  53. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (October 1, 2021). "Mountain West Conference says it will stay intact; American Athletic Conference denies offering invitations". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  54. ^ Thamel, Pete (October 18, 2021). "Sources: The AAC is close to massive 6-school expansion to reshape conference". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  55. ^ Dinich, Heather (October 19, 2021). "Source: Six schools officially apply to join American Athletic Conference". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  56. ^ "Source: American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  57. ^ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  58. ^ "JMU to the Sun Belt: Frequently Asked Questions". James Madison Dukes. November 6, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  59. ^ "James Madison to Compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022-2023" (Press release). James Madison Dukes. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  60. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  61. ^ "West Virginia Added as C-USA Soccer Member for 2022" (Press release). Conference USA. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  62. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  63. ^ a b "American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  64. ^ "SMU Joins The ACC". SMU Athletics. August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  65. ^ . Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  66. ^ . East Carolina University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  67. ^ a b "FAU Accepts Invite to The American" (Press release). FAU Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  68. ^ "Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis". Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  69. ^ "UofM Facts at a Glance - About UofM - The University of Memphis". www.memphis.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  70. ^ a b "UNC Charlotte Accepts Invitation to American Athletic Conference" (Press release). UNC Charlotte Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  71. ^ "UNIVERSITY PROFILE". admissions.uncc.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  72. ^ a b "UNT Accepted as Member of the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). UNT Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  73. ^ "It's a 3-peat: UNT grows again, enrolls 42,372 to defy national trend - News- University of North Texas". news.unt.edu.
  74. ^ a b "Rice Accepts Invitation to Join the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). Rice Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  75. ^ . www.oir.rice.edu. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  76. ^ "USF system facts: 2020-21" (PDF).
  77. ^ "StudentEnrollment2017 - SMU". www.smu.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  78. ^ "Institutional Research and Assessment" (PDF).
  79. ^ "UTSA to join American Athletic Conference" (Press release). UTSA Athletics. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  80. ^ "UTSA welcomes record number of freshmen, celebrates more fall milestones". September 29, 2021.
  81. ^ https://tulane.edu/about/facts-and-figures
  82. ^ As of December 19, 2022.U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  83. ^ "TU Fast Facts - The University of Tulsa". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  84. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  85. ^ . Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  86. ^ The Official Site of The American Athletic Conference – Sponsored Sports. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved on June 10, 2014.
  87. ^ "American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women's Lacrosse Beginning in 2019" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  88. ^ "ODU Lacrosse to Join the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). Old Dominion University Athletics. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  89. ^ "American Adds James Madison University as Affiliate Member in Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  90. ^ "USF to Add Women's Lacrosse in 2023-24". USF Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  91. ^ "Charlotte to Add Women's Lacrosse, Country's Fastest-Growing Sport" (Press release). Charlotte 49ers. May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  92. ^ a b "East Carolina cuts swimming and diving, tennis". ESPN.com. May 21, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  93. ^ a b Snyder, Susan. "Temple to drop 7 sports, including baseball, rowing". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  94. ^ Writer, KELLY HINES World Sports. "Derrick Gragg on eliminating TU men's golf: 'This is the last thing you want to do'". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  95. ^ "BVB: C-USA Adds TCU, Tarleton State and Missouri State as Affiliate Members for Beach Volleyball" (Press release). Conference USA. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023. The addition of TCU, Tarleton State and Missouri State increases current league membership to nine schools for the 2023-24 season, as the Horned Frogs, Texans and Bears join FIU, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville State, Tulane, UAB and UTEP as members of Conference USA beach volleyball.
  96. ^ "Conference USA to Add Bowling for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). Conference USA. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  97. ^ "All-Time American Athletic Conference Champions". theamerican.org. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  98. ^ a b "Championships summary through Jan. 1, 2022" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  99. ^ . bcsfootball.org. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  100. ^ Myerberg, Paul (November 13, 2012). "Big East announces divisions, adds conference title game". USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  101. ^ "American Announces Football Schedule Format for 2015–18". USA Today. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  102. ^ "American Announces Football Scheduling Model for 2023-26 Seasons" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  103. ^ Wolken, Dan (April 25, 2013). "Questions and answers for the College Football Playoff". USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  104. ^ "American Bowl Lineup 2014–19". sidearm sports. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  105. ^ . Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  106. ^ "CFB Coaches Salaries". www.coacheshotseat.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  107. ^ American Athletic Conference (December 11, 2013). "American Athletic Conference Announces 2013 Postseason Football Honors". Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  108. ^ . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013.
  109. ^ "School Index". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  110. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  111. ^ [1]. ESPN, 2010-03-22.
  112. ^ "AAC tournament host site picked". ESPN. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  113. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records Through 2012–13" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  114. ^ "Equity in Athletics Data Analysis". U.S. Department of Education.
  115. ^ "AAU Member Institutions and Years of Admission". Association of American Universities. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  116. ^ "Six Leading Research Universities Join the Association of American Universities" (Press release). Association of American Universities. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  117. ^ a b "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  118. ^ (PDF). National Association of College and University Business. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  119. ^ "Best College Rankings and Lists". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  120. ^ . Washington Monthly. 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  121. ^ a b UAB, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, and UTSA did not participate in the 2013 NACUBO Endowment Study.
  122. ^ "U.S. News Best College Rankings 2017". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  123. ^ "ESPN signs 12-year, $1 billion deal with AAC, moves lots of games to ESPN+". Awful Announcing. March 19, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  124. ^ "AAC, ESPN Agree To 12-Year Media-Rights Deal Worth $1B". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  125. ^ Murschel, Matt (April 28, 2019). "AAC leader Mike Aresco touts new media rights deal, addresses ESPN+ criticism". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  126. ^ "Television Information". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

External links Edit

  • Official website  

September 02, 2023
american, athletic, conference, also, known, american, american, collegiate, athletic, conference, featuring, member, universities, five, affiliate, member, universities, that, compete, national, collegiate, athletic, association, ncaa, division, with, footbal. The American Athletic Conference AAC also known as the American is an American collegiate athletic conference featuring 14 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association s NCAA Division I with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision FBS Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States 1 2 American Athletic ConferenceFormerlyBig East 1979 2013 AssociationNCAAFoundedMay 31 1979 44 years ago 1979 05 31 de jure July 1 2013 10 years ago 2013 07 01 de facto note 1 CommissionerMichael Aresco since 2012 Sports fielded22 men s 10 women s 12DivisionDivision ISubdivisionFBSNo of teams14 full 13 in 2024 7 affiliate HeadquartersIrving TexasOfficial websitewww wbr theamerican wbr orgLocationsStates with full members blue and affiliate members red The American s legal predecessor the original Big East Conference was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series BCS era in college football and The American inherited that status in the BCS s final season 3 With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014 The American became a Group of Five conference which shares one automatic spot in the New Year s Six bowl games note 2 4 The league is the product of substantial turmoil in the old Big East during the 2010 14 conference realignment period It is one of two conferences to emerge from the all sports Big East in 2013 While the other successor which does not sponsor football purchased the Big East Conference name The American inherited the old Big East s structure and is that conference s legal successor 5 However both conferences claim 1979 as their founding date and the same history up to 2013 6 7 The American is headquartered in Irving Texas and led by Commissioner Michael Aresco 2 8 Contents 1 History 1 1 The Big East 1 2 Realignment and reorganization 1 2 1 Addition of Wichita State 1 2 2 Departure of UConn 1 2 3 Added stability 1 2 4 Big 12 raid and subsequent invitations to the conference 1 2 5 Subsequent moves 1 2 6 Expansion in men s soccer and women s swimming amp diving 1 2 7 Depature of SMU 1 3 Commissioners 1 4 Membership timeline 2 Member universities 2 1 Current full members 2 2 Affiliate members 2 3 Former full members 2 4 Former affiliate members 3 Sports 3 1 Men s sponsored sports by school 3 2 Women s sponsored sports by school 4 Conference champions 5 NCAA national championships 5 1 Team championships won by current members 5 2 Team championships won as American Athletic Conference members 5 3 Individual and relay championships by current members 6 Football 6 1 All time school and conference records 6 2 Football champions 6 3 Rivalries 6 4 Bowl games 6 5 Head football coach compensation 6 6 Conference individual honors 7 Men s basketball 7 1 All time school records by winning percentage 7 2 American Athletic Conference Men s Basketball NCAA Bids 7 3 Men s basketball champions 7 4 Rivalries 8 Women s basketball 8 1 All time school records by winning percentage 8 2 Women s basketball champions 9 Facilities 10 Athletic department revenue by school 11 Academics 12 Broadcasting and media rights 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksHistory EditThe Big East Edit Main article Big East Conference 1979 2013 The Big East Conference was founded in 1979 as a basketball conference and included the colleges of Providence St John s Georgetown and Syracuse which in turn invited Connecticut UConn Holy Cross Rutgers and Boston College to be members 9 10 UConn and Boston College would accept the invitation while Holy Cross soon thereafter declined the invitation and Rutgers eventually declined and remained in the Atlantic 10 Conference then known as the Eastern 8 Conference Seton Hall was then invited as a replacement and the conference started play with seven members 10 Villanova and Pittsburgh joined shortly thereafter under the leadership of the first Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt 11 12 13 The conference remained largely unchanged until 1991 when it began to sponsor football adding Miami as a full member and Rutgers Temple Virginia Tech and West Virginia as football only members 14 Rutgers and West Virginia were offered full all sports membership in 1995 while Virginia Tech waited until 2000 for the same offer Temple football was kicked out after the 2004 season but rejoined in 2012 and intended to become a full member in 2013 The unusual structure of the Big East with the football and non football schools led to instability in the conference 15 The waves of defection and replacement brought about by the conference realignments of 2005 and the early 2010s revealed tension between the football sponsoring and non football schools that eventually led to the split of the conference in 2013 16 Realignment and reorganization Edit nbsp nbsp East Carolina nbsp Old Dominion nbsp Memphis nbsp South Florida nbsp SMU nbsp Tulane nbsp Tulsa nbsp Sacramento State nbsp Temple nbsp Navy nbsp Vanderbilt nbsp Wichita State nbsp UAB nbsp Florida Atlantic nbsp Charlotte nbsp North Texas nbsp Rice nbsp UTSA nbsp Florida International nbsp James Madison nbsp Cincinnaticlass notpageimage nbsp All sports member nbsp All sports member Departing for ACC nbsp Full non football member nbsp Affiliate member football nbsp Affiliate member other Further information 2010 2014 NCAA conference realignment and 2010 2013 Big East Conference realignment The conference was reorganized following the tumultuous period of realignment that hobbled the Big East between 2010 and 2013 The Big East was one of the most severely impacted conferences during the early 2010s conference realignment period In all 14 member schools announced their departure for other conferences and 15 other schools announced plans to join the conference eight as all sports members and four for football only Three of the latter group later backed out of their plans to join one for all sports and the other two for football only On December 15 2012 the Big East s seven remaining non FBS schools all Catholic institutions consisting of DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence St John s Seton Hall and Villanova announced that they voted unanimously to leave the Big East Conference effective June 30 2015 17 18 The Catholic 7 by leaving were looking for a more lucrative television deal than the one they would receive by remaining with the football schools 19 In March 2013 representatives of the Catholic 7 announced they would leave the conference effective June 30 2013 retaining the Big East name 10 million and the right to hold the conference s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden 3 20 Following the announcement of the departure of the Catholic 7 universities the remaining ten football playing members started the process of selecting a new name for the conference and choosing a new site to hold its basketball tournament 21 22 Various names were considered with the America 12 conference reportedly one of the finalists until rejected by college presidents sensitive of adding a number to the end of the conference name 23 On April 3 2013 the conference announced that it had chosen a new name American Athletic Conference 1 The conference also revealed that it prefers the nickname The American because it was thought AAC would cause too much confusion with the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 24 Louisville and Rutgers spent one season in the newly renamed conference On July 1 2014 Louisville joined the ACC 25 and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference 26 On that same day East Carolina Tulane and Tulsa joined The American for all sports while Sacramento State and San Diego State joined as affiliate members for women s rowing 27 28 Navy joined as an affiliate member in football on July 1 2015 27 Addition of Wichita State Edit For the next several years The American did not discuss the addition of any new members However in March 2017 media reports indicated that the conference was seriously considering adding one or more new members specifically as basketball upgrades Wichita State Dayton and VCU were reportedly considered with Wichita State being seen as the strongest candidate 29 By the end of that month it was reported that talks between the American and Wichita State had advanced to the point that the two sides were discussing a timeline for membership with the possibility of the Shockers joining as a full but non football member as early as the 2017 18 school year The report indicated that a final decision would be made in April 30 31 32 The conference s board of directors voted unanimously on April 7 to add Wichita State effective in July 2017 making the Shockers the league s first full non football member since the Big East split 33 Departure of UConn Edit On June 21 2019 a Boston area sports news website Digital Sports Desk revealed that UConn was expected to announce by the end of the month that it would leave the American for the Big East Conference in 2020 34 The story was picked up by multiple national media outlets the next day The main issue that reportedly had to be resolved prior to any official announcement was the future of UConn football as the Big East does not sponsor that sport and sources indicated that the American had no interest in retaining UConn as a football only member Reportedly American Athletic Conference insiders were not surprised by UConn s prospective move as that school had been vigorously opposed to that league s most recently announced television deal 35 36 National media believed that should UConn leave the American the conference s likeliest response would be to bring in two new schools one for football only and a second in non football sports similar to the American s sequential additions of Navy and Wichita State The most likely prospects for football only membership were seen as Army currently an FBS independent with most of its other sports in the Patriot League and Air Force currently an all sports member of the Mountain West Conference Any of several schools could potentially fill the non football slot with Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports considering VCU to be the most logical target there Thamel dismissed the prospect of the American adding a new all sports member saying there s no obvious candidate who could add value in both basketball and football 35 36 On June 24 2019 it was reported that the Big East had formally approved an invitation for UConn to join the conference 37 On June 26 2019 the UConn Board of Trustees accepted the invitation 38 On July 26 media reports indicated that UConn and The American had reached a buyout agreement that confirmed UConn s Big East arrival date as July 1 2020 paying the American a 17 million exit fee 39 It was widely reported that UConn was rejoining the Big East given that the Huskies would be reunited with many of the schools against which it played for three decades in the original Big East Indeed UConn was the last charter member of the old Big East still playing in The American Added stability Edit The American took a number of steps to stabilize the conference after the departure of UConn The first move was the addition of Old Dominion University as an affiliate member in women s lacrosse for the 2020 21 season Old Dominion was previously added to The American for women s rowing beginning in the 2018 19 season 40 The American moved their headquarters from Providence Rhode Island to Irving Texas This was a planned move to better centralize the conference offices with the member schools Irving is in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex which is also home to the headquarters of the Big 12 Conference College Football Playoff and the National Football Foundation 41 The conference also moved the men s basketball tournament to the region to be played at the new Dickies Arena until 2022 In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic some member schools have eliminated sports due to budget constraints The University of Cincinnati eliminated its men s soccer program 42 while East Carolina University canceled men and women s swimming and diving teams and tennis teams 43 Women s rowing member San Diego State University dropped that sport effective with the end of the 2020 21 season 44 Big 12 raid and subsequent invitations to the conference Edit Main article 2021 2024 NCAA conference realignment In late July 2021 founding Big 12 members Oklahoma and Texas jointly announced that they planned to leave the conference no later than 2025 and formally requested an invitation from the Southeastern Conference SEC Shortly thereafter The American became a peripheral player in this saga when the Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to current broadcast partner ESPN charging the network with conspiring to damage the league by luring Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC and also alleging that the network encouraged an unnamed conference to raid the Big 12 to pave the way for an earlier departure by Oklahoma and Texas A later media report identified that other conference as The American ESPN issued an official denial of the Big 12 charges and officials from The American declined to comment 45 46 On September 3 Sports Illustrated reported that the Big 12 Conference was on the verge of inviting four schools including American Athletic Conference members Cincinnati Houston and UCF 47 48 Later that month all three schools received and accepted membership offers on the date of the presidents meeting with the official announcement stating only that they would join the Big 12 no later than 2024 25 49 On June 10 2022 The American and the three departing schools announced a buyout agreement had been reached confirming those schools 2023 departure date 50 At the time it was possible that Cincinnati and UCF could remain in the conference as affiliate members for women s lacrosse and men s soccer respectively as the Big 12 does not sponsor those sports though no formal announcement was made UCF would later accept an offer of men s soccer membership from the Sun Belt Conference effective in 2023 aligning its men s soccer program with that of West Virginia the only pre 2023 Big 12 member sponsoring men s soccer Cincinnati would remain in The American as a women s lacrosse affiliate 51 Subsequent moves Edit In late September 2021 several national media outlets reported that Mountain West Conference MW members Air Force and Colorado State had approached The American regarding a possible move to that league 52 However on October 1 the MW announced that its current membership would remain intact for the foreseeable future removing its 12 football members including football only member Hawaiʻi from the list of potential new members for The American For its part The American officially denied extending invitations to the two Colorado schools 53 Later that month on October 18 2021 Yahoo Sports reported that The American was preparing to receive applications from six of the 14 members of Conference USA Charlotte Florida Atlantic North Texas Rice UAB and UTSA This would make The American a 14 full member conference 54 The next day ESPN reported that all six schools had submitted applications and that each would receive a formal letter by the end of that week October 22 detailing the terms of conference expansion 55 All six schools were accepted on October 21 56 and the conference confirmed their 2023 entry date on June 16 2022 57 Expansion in men s soccer and women s swimming amp diving Edit A series of further realignment moves centering on the Sun Belt Conference SBC led to The American s men s soccer league expanding earlier than planned This sequence began in November 2021 when James Madison announced its departure from the Colonial Athletic Association CAA to join the SBC in 2023 58 The CAA responded by invoking a provision of its bylaws to ban JMU from further conference championship events a The SBC responded by pushing JMU s entry forward to 2022 59 Soon after this the other three CUSA members set to move to the SBC in 2023 Marshall Old Dominion and Southern Miss with Marshall and ODU sponsoring men s soccer announced that they would instead leave in 2022 Following a brief legal dispute CUSA and the three schools reached a settlement that allowed those schools to join the SBC in 2022 60 With three men s soccer schools now joining in 2022 instead of 2023 the SBC announced it would reinstate men s soccer at that time The new full members were joined by three full SBC members and three new associate members Coastal Carolina played the 2021 season in CUSA The other two full SBC members Georgia Southern and Georgia State played in the MAC The new associates were Kentucky and South Carolina which had been single sport CUSA members since 2005 and West Virginia which had previously announced that it would move men s soccer from the Mid American Conference to CUSA in 2022 61 62 CUSA was then left with only four men s soccer programs for 2022 Charlotte FIU Florida Atlantic and UAB with all but FIU set to become full American members in 2023 The American accordingly brought all four schools in as new men s soccer members for 2022 with FIU remaining an affiliate after the others fully joined The American 63 Similar changes came to women s swimming amp diving again due in part to SBC expansion Of the schools leaving CUSA for the SBC in 2022 Marshall and Old Dominion sponsor that sport and incoming American members Florida Atlantic North Texas and Rice also sponsor the sport although Rice fields swimmers only with no divers The American brought the aforementioned future full members plus FIU into its women s swimming amp diving league As with men s soccer FIU remained a women s swimming amp diving affiliate after the other schools fully joined The American 63 Depature of SMU Edit On September 1 2023 SMU accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2024 25 season 64 Although the 2021 football season was then ongoing James Madison remained eligible for and ultimately shared that season s CAA football title The CAA football league officially known as CAA Football is a separate legal entity from the all sports CAA and the CAA Football bylaws lacked said provision Commissioners Edit Name TermMichael Aresco 2013 present 8 Membership timeline Edit Further information on members of the old Big East Big East Conference 1979 2013 Membership timeline Full members all sports Full members non football Affiliate members football only Affiliate member other sport Other Conference Other ConferenceMember universities EditFurther information on members of the old Big East Big East Conference 1979 2013 Member institutions The conference currently has 14 full member institutions and seven affiliate members in 11 states including California Florida Kansas Louisiana Maryland North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas and Virginia Wichita State is the only full member that does not sponsor football Current full members Edit Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Endowment millions Nickname ColorsUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama 1969 2023 Public 21 923 65 712 Blazers East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina 1907 2014 28 028 66 374 Pirates Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida 1961 67 2023 30 171 68 283 Owls University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee 1912 2013 21 458 69 223 Tigers University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina 1946 70 2023 30 146 71 314 49ers University of North Texas Denton Texas 1890 72 42 375 73 211 Mean Green Rice University Houston Texas 1912 74 Private 7 124 75 6 480 Owls University of South Florida Tampa Florida 1956 2013 Public 50 830 76 889 Bulls Southern Methodist University University Park Texas 1911 Private 11 649 77 2 000 Mustangs Temple University Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1884 State related 37 365 78 873 Owls University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio Texas 1969 79 2023 Public 34 734 80 277 Roadrunners Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana 1834 2014 Private 14 472 81 2 005 82 Green Wave University of Tulsa Tulsa Oklahoma 1894 3 343 83 1 114 Golden Hurricane Wichita State University a Wichita Kansas 1895 2017 Public 15 778 84 276 Shockers Notes Non football member Affiliate members Edit Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors AACsport s PrimaryconferenceUniversity of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio 1819 2023 a Public 47 914 Bearcats Women s lacrosse Big 12University of Florida Gainesville Florida 1853 2018 51 474 Gators Women s lacrosse SECFlorida International University Westchester Florida 1965 2022 58 064 85 Panthers Men s soccer CUSAWomen s swimming amp divingJames Madison University Harrisonburg Virginia 1908 21 496 Dukes Women s lacrosse Sun BeltUnited States Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland 1845 2015 Militaryacademy 4 400 Midshipmen Football PatriotOld Dominion University Norfolk Virginia 1930 2018 Public 24 375 Monarchs Women s rowing Sun Belt2020 Women s lacrosseCalifornia State University Sacramento Sacramento California 1947 2015 28 811 Hornets Women s rowing Big SkyVanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 1873 2018 Private 12 686 Commodores Women s lacrosse SECNotes Measured from Cincinnati s departure from full membership Former full members Edit Six full members have left the conference Cincinnati remains an associate member in women s lacrosse Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Nickname Colors CurrentconferenceUniversity of Central Florida Orlando Florida 1963 2013 2023 Public Knights Big 12University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio 1819 Bearcats University of Houston Houston Texas 1927 Cougars Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey 1766 2014 Scarlet Knights Big TenUniversity of Louisville Louisville Kentucky 1798 Cardinals ACCUniversity of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut 1881 2020 Huskies Big EastFBS Independent football Former affiliate members Edit Two affiliate members have left the conference Five other schools were affiliate members for one year before becoming full conference members Institution Location Founded Joined Left Nickname Colors AACsport Primaryconference Conferencein formerAAC sportFlorida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida 1961 67 2022 2023 Owls Men s soccer Women s swimming amp diving AmericanUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina 1946 70 49ers Men s soccerUniversity of North Texas Denton Texas 1890 72 Mean Green Women s swimming amp divingRice University Houston Texas 1912 74 Owls Women s swimming a San Diego State University San Diego California 1897 2015 2021 Aztecs Women s rowing Mountain West DiscontinuedUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Birmingham Alabama 1969 2022 2023 Blazers Men s soccer AmericanVillanova University Villanova Pennsylvania 1842 2013 2015 Wildcats Women s rowing Big East CAANotes reamSports EditThe American currently sponsors championship competition in 10 men s and 12 women s NCAA sanctioned sports Old Dominion and Sacramento State are affiliate members for women s rowing 86 Cincinnati Florida James Madison Old Dominion and Vanderbilt are affiliate members for women s lacrosse 87 88 89 South Florida and Charlotte will add women s lacrosse teams in the 2024 25 school year 90 91 Under NCAA rules reflecting the large number of male scholarship participants in football and attempting to address gender equity concerns see also Title IX each member institution is required to provide more women s varsity sports than men s note 3 Sport Men s Women sBaseball 10 Basketball 14 14Cross Country 12 14Football 14 Golf 12 12Lacrosse 7 a Rowing 5Soccer 9 12Softball 10Swimming amp Diving 2 7Tennis 12 14Track and Field Indoor 9 14Track and Field Outdoor 10 14Volleyball 14 South Florida and Charlotte will add the sport in the 2025 season Men s sponsored sports by school Edit Departing members are highlighted in red School Baseball Basketball CrossCountry Football Golf Soccer Swimming amp Diving Tennis Track amp Field Indoor Track amp Field Outdoor TotalCharlotte Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes a No Yes Yes Yes 9East Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No b No c Yes Yes 7Florida Atlantic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes a Yes Yes No No 8Memphis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9North Texas No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes 6Rice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 8South Florida Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9SMU No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 6Temple No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No d No 6Tulane Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes 6Tulsa No Yes Yes Yes No e Yes No Yes Yes Yes 7UAB Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes a No Yes No No 6UTSA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 8Wichita State Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 7Affiliate memberFIU Yes 1Navy f Yes 1Totals 10 14 12 13 1 12 8 1 2 12 9 10 102 2Men s varsity sports not sponsored by The American which are played by conference schools School Sport ConferenceMemphis Rifle g GARCTemple Rowing Independent a b c Joined in 2022 23 ECU sponsored a men s swimming and diving team until the 2019 20 season but discontinued the program after that year 92 ECU sponsored a men s tennis team until the 2019 20 season but discontinued the program after that year 92 Temple sponsored a baseball team during the 2014 season but discontinued the program after that year 93 Tulsa sponsored a men s golf team until the 2015 16 season but discontinued the program after that year 94 Navy continues to field most of its other sports in the NCAA Division I Patriot League Rifle is technically a men s sport but men s women s and coed teams all compete against each other Memphis fields a coed team making it the only current or future American Conference member whose rifle team is open to men Women s sponsored sports by school Edit School Basketball CrossCountry Golf Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming amp Diving Tennis Track amp Field Indoor Track amp Field Outdoor Volleyball TotalCharlotte Yes Yes Yes No a No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9East Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Florida Atlantic Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Memphis Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9North Texas Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes b Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Rice Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes b c Yes Yes Yes Yes 8South Florida Yes Yes Yes No d No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9SMU Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Temple Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No e No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9Tulane Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8Tulsa Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10UAB Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9UTSA Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9Wichita State Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 8Affiliate membersCincinnati Yes 1FIU Yes 1Florida Yes 1James Madison Yes 1Old Dominion Yes Yes 2Sacramento State Yes 1Vanderbilt Yes 1Totals 14 14 12 2 5 3 2 12 10 6 1 14 14 14 14 130 8Women s varsity sports not sponsored by The American which are played by conference schools Future members in gray School Sport s Conference s Florida Atlantic Beach volleyball CUSA f Memphis Rifle g GARCSouth Florida Sailing SAISABeach volleyball beginning in 2024 25 TBDSMU Equestrian h IndependentTemple Fencing NIWFAField hockey Big EastGymnastics EAGLTulane Beach volleyball CUSABowling CUSA i UAB Beach volleyball CUSA f Bowling MEACRifle SoCon j Charlotte will add a women s lacrosse team beginning in the 2024 25 school year a b c Joined in 2022 23 Rice fields a women s team in swimming but not in diving South Florida will add a women s lacrosse team beginning in the 2024 25 school year Temple sponsored a softball team during the 2014 season but discontinued the program after that year 93 a b FAU and UAB remain beach volleyball members of Conference USA after otherwise departing that conference 95 Rifle is technically a men s sport but men s women s and coed teams all compete against each other Memphis fields a coed team mens Tulane s former bowling home of the Southland Bowling League merged into CUSA after the 2022 23 season The new CUSA bowling league includes all of the final SBL members 96 Rifle is technically a men s sport but men s women s and coed teams all compete against each other UAB fields a coed team Conference champions EditMain article List of American Athletic Conference champions Note Shared titles ex 2014 football 2020 men s basketball are counted as a full title for each co champion Accurate as of June 14 2023 School Years in conference Number of titles Titles by sport Sports playedUCF 2013 2023 46 Baseball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Women s basketball 2 1 regular season 1 tournament Football 4Women s golf 3Women s rowing 5Men s soccer 4 3 regular season 1 tournament Women s soccer 5 4 regular season 1 tournament Softball 6 3 regular season 3 tournament Men s tennis 1Women s tennis 2Women s track amp field 5 3 indoor 2 outdoor Volleyball 8 5 regular season 3 tournament 16 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s tennisWomen s tennisWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballHouston 2013 2023 41 Baseball 5 3 regular season 2 tournament Men s basketball 6 4 regular season 2 tournament Football 1Men s golf 1Women s golf 3Women s swimming amp diving 7Men s track amp field 13 7 indoor 6 outdoor Women s track amp field 4 2 indoor 2 outdoor Volleyball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament 17 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s soccerSoftballWomen s swimming and divingWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballSMU 2013 present 30 Men s basketball 4 2 regular season 2 tournament Women s cross country 2Men s golf 2Women s golf 1Women s rowing 3Men s soccer 5 2 regular season 3 tournament Men s swimming amp diving 3Women s swimming amp diving 2Men s tennis 2Women s tennis 1Women s track amp field 3 1 indoor 2 outdoor Volleyball 2 2 regular season 0 tournament 16 Men s basketballWomen s basketballWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerMen s swimming and divingWomen s swimming and divingMen s tennisWomen s tennisWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballTulsa 2014 present 28 Men s basketball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Men s cross country 9Women s cross country 6Men s soccer 5 1 regular season 4 tournament Softball 4 1 regular season 3 tournament Women s tennis 3 17 a Men s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golf until 2015 16 Women s golfWomen s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballSouth Florida 2013 present 27 Baseball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Women s basketball 3 2 regular season 1 tournament Men s golf 5Men s soccer 2 1 regular season 1 tournament Women s soccer 6 3 regular season 3 tournament Softball 3 3 regular season 0 tournament Men s tennis 5Women s tennis 2 18 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballUConn 2013 2020 26 Baseball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Men s basketball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Women s basketball 14 7 regular season 7 tournament Women s cross country 1Men s soccer 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Women s soccer 4 2 regular season 2 tournament Men s track amp field 2 1 indoor 1 outdoor Women s track amp field 2 2 indoor 0 outdoor 21 b BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s lacrosse beginning in 2018 19 Women s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s swimming and divingWomen s swimming and divingMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballCincinnati 2013 2023 17 Baseball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Men s basketball 5 3 regular season 2 tournament Football 3Women s soccer 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Men s swimming amp diving 2Men s track amp field 1 1 indoor 0 outdoor Women s track amp field 3 1 indoor 2 outdoor Volleyball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament 18 c BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s lacrosse beginning in 2018 19 Men s soccer until 2019 20 Women s soccerMen s swimming and divingWomen s swimming and divingWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballEast Carolina 2014 present 12 Baseball 7 4 regular season 3 tournament Women s basketball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Men s swimming amp diving 4 18 d BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s lacrosse beginning in 2018 19 Women s soccerSoftballMen s swimming and diving until 2019 20 Women s swimming and diving on hiatus in 2020 21 Men s tennis until 2019 20 Women s tennis on hiatus in 2020 21 Men s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballLouisville 2013 2014 9 Baseball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Men s basketball 2 1 regular season 1 tournament vacatedMen s cross country 1Women s golf 1Women s rowing 1Men s soccer 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Softball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Men s swimming amp diving 1Women s swimming amp diving 1Volleyball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament 21 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s swimming and divingWomen s swimming and divingMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballMemphis 2013 present 9 Men s basketball 1 0 regular season 1 tournament Football 2Men s golf 1Women s soccer 4 1 regular season 3 tournament Women s tennis 1 18 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballWichita State 2017 present 9 Men s basketball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Women s cross country 1Softball 3 2 regular season 1 tournament Men s track amp field 2 0 indoor 2 outdoor Women s track amp field 1 0 indoor 1 outdoor Volleyball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament 15 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryMen s golfWomen s golfSoftballMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballFlorida 2018 present 7 Women s lacrosse 7 3 regular season 4 tournament 1 Women s lacrosseTulane 2014 present 5 Baseball 2 1 regular season 1 tournament Football 1Women s golf 1Men s tennis 1 14 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballWomen s golfWomen s swimming and divingMen s tennisWomen s tennisMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballFIU 2022 present 2 Men s soccer 2 1 regular season 1 tournament 2 Men s soccerWomen s swimming and divingTemple 2013 present 2 Men s basketball 1 1 regular season 0 tournament Football 1 15 e Baseball until 2013 14 Men s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s lacrosse beginning in 2018 19 Women s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftball until 2013 14 Men s tennisWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and field until 2013 14 Men s outdoor track and field until 2013 14 Women s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballJames Madison 2022 present 1 Women s lacrosse 1 1 regular season 0 tournament 1 Women s lacrosseNavy 2015 present 0 1 FootballOld Dominion 2018 present 0 2 f Women s lacrosseWomen s rowing beginning in 2020 21 Sacramento State 2015 present 0 1 Women s rowingVanderbilt 2018 present 0 1 Women s lacrosseRutgers 2013 2014 0 19 BaseballMen s basketballWomen s basketballMen s cross countryWomen s cross countryFootballMen s golfWomen s golfWomen s rowingMen s soccerWomen s soccerSoftballWomen s swimming and divingWomen s tennisMen s indoor track and fieldMen s outdoor track and fieldWomen s indoor track and fieldWomen s outdoor track and fieldVolleyballSan Diego State 2015 2021 0 1 Women s rowingVillanova 2013 2015 0 1Women s rowing Does not include vacated championships No longer a member of the AAC Affiliate member Tulsa had 18 teams compete in AAC play from 2014 16 and 17 in all other years UConn had 20 teams compete in AAC play from 2013 18 and 21 in all other years Cincinnati had 19 teams compete in AAC play from 2018 20 and 18 in all other years ECU had 19 teams compete in AAC play from 2014 18 20 from 2018 20 16 in 2020 21 and 18 in all other years Temple had 17 teams compete in AAC play in 2013 14 14 from 2014 18 and 15 in all other years Old Dominion had 1 team compete in AAC play from 2018 20 and 2 in all other years 97 NCAA national championships EditSee also List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships and List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships No current American Conference member has won an NCAA sponsored team championship while a member of the conference The only national championship in an NCAA recognized sport by a current member is the 2023 equestrian title won by SMU The NCAA recognizes equestrian as part of its Emerging Sports for Women program but championships are organized by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association NCEA instead of the NCAA The only school to have won a fully recognized NCAA title while in The American UConn left for the Big East Conference in 2020 Several members have won national titles before joining The American Excluded from these lists are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA competition including Division I FBS football titles Inter Collegiate Sailing Association titles women s AIAW titles NCEA titles retroactive Helms Athletic Foundation titles and ITA tennis titles Team championships won by current members Edit School Total Men Women Co ed Nickname Most successful sport Titles Southern Methodist University SMU 4 4 0 0 Mustangs Men s outdoor track amp field 2 Temple University 3 1 2 0 Owls Women s lacrosse 2 University of South Florida 1 0 1 0 Bulls Women s swimming 1 Tulane University 1 1 0 0 Green Wave Men s tennis 1 University of Tulsa 1 0 1 0 Golden Hurricane Women s golf 1 Wichita State University 1 1 0 0 Shockers Baseball 1 University of Memphis 0 0 0 0 Tigers N AEast Carolina University 0 0 0 0 Pirates N ATotal 30 26 4 0 98 Team championships won as American Athletic Conference members Edit Includes all titles won while a member of The American whether or not the conference sponsored that sport at the time School Total Men Women Co ed Nickname Most successful sport Titles University of Connecticut UConn 7 1 6 0 Huskies Women s basketball field hockey 3 each Total 7 1 6 0Individual and relay championships by current members Edit School Total Men Women Co ed Nickname Most successful sport Titles Southern Methodist University 122 77 45 0 Mustangs Women s swimming 29 University of South Florida 21 9 10 2 a Bulls Women s swimming 10 Temple University 17 17 0 0 Owls Men s gymnastics 13 Tulane University 14 14 0 0 Green Wave Men s tennis 10 University of Memphis 6 5 0 1 b Tigers Men s outdoor track amp field 3 East Carolina University 4 4 0 0 Pirates Men s swimming 4 Wichita State University 3 3 0 0 Shockers Men s outdoor track amp field 2 University of Tulsa 2 1 1 0 Golden Hurricane Women s golf 1 Men s indoor track amp field 1 Total 256 182 71 3 Both won by Michelle Scarborough in rifle While Scarborough is a woman rifle is considered a co ed sport by the NCAA Won by Beth Tidmore in rifle While Tidmore is a woman rifle is considered a co ed sport by the NCAA 98 Football EditSee also Bowl Championship Series and College Football Playoff The conference began football during the 1991 92 season and it was a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series 99 Previously conference opponents operated on a two year cycle as a home and home series 100 The conference previously did not have enough teams to form divisions but it now does after Navy joined the conference in 2015 note 4 When Navy joined in 2015 and the conference s divisions were created Navy was placed in the West division along with Houston Memphis SMU Tulane and Tulsa Teams play eight conference games a season Since 2015 each team has played the other five teams in its own division as well as three teams from the other division operating in a four year cycle ensuring that each school will play every conference opponent at home and on the road at least once in the four year cycle 101 At the end of each regular season the East division winner and the West division winner as determined by final conference record meet in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game played at the home site of one of the division winners With the departure of UConn after the 2019 season the divisions were affected by the reduction to an uneven number of teams At the time The American had no plan to add another team to rebalance divisions so the conference eliminated the divisions The championship game is now played by the two teams that achieved the best record in regular season conference play While The American is set to expand to 14 members in 2023 it will not split into divisions for football 102 Like the conference itself football experienced much transition through its history In fact it was the main force behind such departures and expansion In 2003 the BCS announced that it would adjust the automatic bids granted to its six founding conferences based on results from 2004 to 2007 With the addition of Cincinnati Louisville and South Florida in 2005 the conference retained its BCS automatic qualifying status At one point the 2007 South Florida Bulls football team was ranked No 2 in the BCS rankings but the team finished No 21 in the final poll The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team finished the regular season undefeated at 12 0 and the team was ranked No 3 in the final BCS standings barely missing the opportunity to play for the BCS National Championship The conference overall was 9 7 563 in BCS bowl games the third highest winning percentage among the AQ conferences The 2017 UCF Knights football team a member of the American was undefeated but the team was not invited to the College Football Playoff The team earned the Group of Five s New Year s Six bowl bid and defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl The team claimed a national championship which was recognized by the Colley Matrix one of the NCAA recognized selectors of the national champion in football Cincinnati became the first Group of Five team ever to appear in the top four of the CFP rankings at any point of the season going on to become the first G5 team ever selected for the CFP semifinals All time school and conference records Edit As of the conclusion of the 2021 season citation needed Conference wins and losses are since the formation of The American clarification needed Team Overall Conference Bowl Appearances The American ChampionshipsW L T Win W L Win South Florida 157 119 0 569 29 27 518 10 0Navy 720 570 57 556 27 13 675 24 0Tulsa 623 506 27 551 16 32 333 21 0East Carolina 444 428 12 509 13 35 271 20 0Memphis 502 518 33 492 38 21 644 13 2SMU 504 550 54 479 23 33 411 17 0Tulane 531 648 38 452 15 33 313 13 1Temple 474 586 52 450 35 21 625 8 1Football champions Edit Main article American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Further information on football champions of the Big East Conference from 1991 to 2012 Big East Conference 1979 2013 Champions The American Championship Game pits the top two teams in the conference standings in a game held following the conclusion of the regular season The site of the Championship Game is the home stadium of the team with the best overall conference record with a series of tiebreakers used if needed to determine the host or either of the participants In its first two seasons The American awarded its championship to the team s with the best overall conference record The conference split into two six team divisions for football and first played its championship game in 2015 Through the 2019 season the championship game involved the winners of each division and was hosted by the division champion with the best conference record After UConn s 2020 departure the conference reverted to a single table format This format will continue even after the expansion to 14 teams in 2023 Record RankingYear Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches Bowl result Head coach2013 UCF 8 0 12 1 10 12 W Fiesta Bowl 52 42 vs Baylor George O Leary2014 UCF 7 1 9 4 N A N A L St Petersburg Bowl 27 34 vs NC State George O LearyCincinnati 7 1 9 4 N A N A L Military Bowl 17 33 vs Virginia Tech Tommy TubervilleMemphis 7 1 10 3 25 25 W Miami Beach Bowl 55 48 vs BYU Justin Fuente2015 Houston 7 1 13 1 8 8 W Peach Bowl 38 24 vs Florida State Tom Herman2016 Temple 7 1 10 3 23 24 L Military Bowl 26 34 vs Wake Forest Matt Rhule2017 UCF 8 0 13 0 6 7 W Peach Bowl 34 27 vs Auburn Scott Frost2018 UCF 8 0 12 1 11 12 L Fiesta Bowl 32 40 vs LSU Josh Heupel2019 Memphis 7 1 12 2 17 17 L Cotton Bowl 39 53 vs Penn State Mike Norvell2020 Cincinnati 6 0 9 1 6 6 L Peach Bowl 21 24 vs Georgia Luke Fickell2021 Cincinnati 8 0 13 1 4 4 L Cotton Bowl 6 27 vs Alabama Luke Fickell2022 Tulane 7 1 12 2 14 18 W Cotton Bowl 46 45 vs USC Willie Fritz BCS or NY6 Bowl Game College Football Playoff game Rivalries Edit The American has many rivalries among its member schools primarily in football Some rivalries existed before the conference was established or began play in football Recent conference realignment in 2005 and 2013 ended or temporarily halted many rivalries Before their departure to other conferences a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference Teams Rivalry name Trophy Meetings First meeting Record Series leader Current streakCincinnati Memphis 37 1966 23 14 Memphis Cincinnati won 1Houston Tulsa 46 1950 26 20 Houston Tulsa won 1Navy SMU Gansz Trophy 24 1930 13 11 Navy SMU won 3South Florida UCF War on I 4 War on I 4 Trophy 14 2005 8 6 UCF UCF won 6Records as of the end of the 2022 season Bowl games Edit Following the 2013 season the BCS era came to a close and was replaced by the College Football Playoff Four teams play in two semifinal games with the winners advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship 103 Six bowl games the Rose Bowl Sugar Bowl Orange Bowl Cotton Bowl Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl will rotate as hosts for the semifinal games and host major bowls when they do not host semifinal games access bowls With the birth of the College Football Playoff The American lost its automatic qualifying status for one of the major bowls Instead one automatic qualifying spot is reserved for the highest ranked team from the Group of Five conferences The American Conference USA the Mid American Conference Mountain West Conference and Sun Belt Conference Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the won lost records many factors influence bowl selections especially the likely turnout of the team s fans Picks are made after any applicable College Football Playoff selections If a team is selected for the one of the access bowls or playoff the bowl with the No 2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference American Athletic Conference bowl games 104 Year Name Location Opposing conference2020 25 Cotton Peach Fiesta or Playoff note 5 Arlington Atlanta Glendale or Playoff Site CFP at large2020 25 Fenway Bowl Boston Massachusetts ACC2020 25 Military Bowl Annapolis Maryland ACC2020 22 24 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Hawaii MWC or BYU2021 23 25 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth Texas Big 12 or Army2020 25 Cure Bowl Orlando Florida Sun Belt2020 25 Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton Florida MAC or CUSA2020 25 Frisco Bowl Frisco Texas CUSA MAC Sun Belt or BYU2020 25 Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Alabama SEC2020 25 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa Florida SEC2020 25 First Responder Bowl Dallas Texas TBD2020 25 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway South Carolina CUSA MAC or Sun Belt2020 25 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque New Mexico TBD Head football coach compensation Edit The total pay of head coaches includes university and non university compensation This includes base salary income from contracts foundation supplements bonuses and media and radio pay 105 Conf Rank University Head coach Salary 106 1 Southern Methodist University Rhett Lashlee 3 000 0002 University of South Florida Alex Golesh 2 500 0003 Temple University Stan Drayton 2 500 0004 East Carolina University Mike Houston 2 480 8045 United States Naval Academy Brian Newberry 2 316 0006 University of Memphis Ryan Silverfield 2 000 0007 Tulane University Willie Fritz 2 000 0007 University of Tulsa Philip Montgomery 2 000 000Records as of the end of the 2022 seasonConference individual honors Edit Main article American Athletic Conference football individual awards Coaches and media of The American award individual honors at the end of each football season 107 Men s basketball EditSee also American Athletic Conference men s basketball tournament In June 2013 it was announced that the inaugural men s basketball tournament would take place at FedExForum in Memphis 108 FedExForum had previously hosted eight Conference USA basketball tournaments Even though the Big East Conference was meant to be a basketball oriented conference UConn a member of The American won the 2014 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament the first after the conferences split All time school records by winning percentage Edit This list goes through the 2022 23 season No Team Records Win Pct The AmericanTournament Championships The American Regular Season Championships Final Fours National Championships1 Memphis 1 387 685 669 1 0 3 02 Temple 1 978 1 135 635 0 1 2 13 Wichita State 1 657 1 245 571 0 1 2 04 Tulsa 1 498 1 225 550 0 1 0 05 SMU 1 410 1 273 526 2 2 1 06 Tulane 1 275 1 356 485 0 0 0 07 South Florida 668 811 452 0 0 0 08 East Carolina 714 912 439 0 0 0 0Source 109 American Athletic Conference Men s Basketball NCAA Bids Edit This list goes through the 2022 23 season Only current American Conference members are included However this list covers the entire histories of basketball at the listed institutions not just their American Conference tenures Total bids Bids asAAC member a School Last bid33 2 Temple 2019 2013 2001 2001 1958 1938 b 28 3 Memphis 2023 2022 2009 2008 2008 2008 c 16 1 Tulsa 2016 2003 2000 200016 2 Wichita State 2021 2017 2015 2013 201312 2 SMU 2017 1988 1967 1967 19563 0 South Florida 2012 20123 0 Tulane 1995 19952 0 East Carolina 1993Total 175 Total 22 d Total 3 National Championship Titles Starting with the 2013 14 season which The American considers as the start of its competitive history as opposed to its institutional history with the following exceptions East Carolina Tulane and Tulsa whose first conference season was 2014 15 Wichita State whose first conference season was 2017 18 Temple were the first NIT champions in 1938 one year before the inception of the NCAA Tournament The Owls were retroactively recognized by the Premo Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation as the national champion for the 1937 38 season 110 Memphis has vacated all of its victories from the 2007 08 season These 38 wins are not included in Memphis s all time record 111 Does not include 2 tournament appearances by UConn while in The American Men s basketball champions Edit Further information on men s basketball champions of the Big East Conference from 1980 to 2013 Big East men s basketball tournament Regular Season TournamentYear Champions Record AP Coaches Postseason Champions Record AP Coaches Postseason2013 14 a Louisville 31 6 15 3 5 9 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Louisville 31 6 5 9 NCAA Sweet SixteenCincinnati 27 7 15 3 15 22 NCAA second round2014 15 SMU 27 7 15 3 18 NR NCAA first round SMU 27 7 18 RV NCAA First Round2015 16 Temple 21 12 14 4 NR NR NCAA first round UConn 25 10 RV RV NCAA Second Round2016 17 SMU 30 4 17 1 11 23 NCAA first round SMU 30 4 11 23 NCAA First Round2017 18 Cincinnati 30 4 16 2 6 12 NCAA second round Cincinnati 30 4 6 12 NCAA Second Round2018 19 Houston 33 4 16 2 11 12 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Cincinnati 28 7 22 24 NCAA First Round2019 20 Cincinnati 20 10 13 5 NR NR Canceled b CanceledHouston 23 8 13 5 22 23Tulsa 21 10 13 5 NR NR2020 21 Wichita State 16 6 11 2 NR NR NCAA First Four Houston 28 4 6 3 NCAA Final Four2021 22 Houston 32 6 15 3 15 7 NCAA Elite Eight Houston 32 6 15 7 NCAA Elite Eight2022 23 Houston 33 4 17 1 2 6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Memphis 26 9 24 NR NCAA first round Does not include UConn s 2014 national title as an American Conference member 2020 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Rivalries Edit The American has many rivalries among its member schools some of which existed before the conference was established Recent conference realignment in 2005 and 2013 ended or temporarily halted many rivalries Before their departure to other conferences a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference Teams Rivalry Name Meetings Began Record Series leader Current StreakCincinnati Memphis 85 1968 47 38 Cincinnati Memphis won 5South Florida UCF War on I 4 46 1972 27 19 South Florida South Florida won 2Houston SMU 92 1956 58 34 Houston Houston won 3Tulsa Wichita State 140 1931 77 63 Wichita State Wichita State won 3Results as of the 2022 23 season Women s basketball EditSee also American Athletic Conference women s basketball tournament In June 2013 it was announced that the inaugural women s basketball tournament would take place at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut 112 Women s basketball teams have played a total of 20 times in the NCAA Women s Division I Basketball Championship since 1982 with UConn winning 11 national championships under head coach Geno Auriemma since 1995 Women s national championship tournaments prior to 1982 were run by the AIAW All time school records by winning percentage Edit This list goes through the 2016 17 season 113 No Team Records Win Pct The AmericanTournament Championships The American Regular Season Championships Final Fours National Championships1 Memphis 781 590 a 570 0 0 0 02 Tulane 684 534 562 0 0 0 03 Temple 806 653 3 552 0 0 0 04 SMU 630 534 541 0 0 0 05 East Carolina 705 600 540 1 0 0 06 South Florida 687 690 499 1 1 0 07 Wichita State 571 647 b 469 0 0 0 08 Tulsa 326 544 375 0 0 0 0 Record since the 1972 73 season considered by Memphis to be the start of its modern era of women s basketball c Women s basketball champions Edit Further information on women s basketball champions of the Big East Conference from 1983 to 2013 Big East women s basketball tournament Regular Season TournamentYear Champions Record AP Coaches Postseason Champions Record AP Coaches Postseason2013 14 UConn 40 0 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion UConn 40 0 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion2014 15 UConn 38 1 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion UConn 38 1 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion2015 16 UConn 38 0 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion UConn 38 0 18 0 1 1 NCAA Champion2016 17 UConn 36 1 16 0 1 1 Final Four UConn 36 1 16 0 1 1 Final Four2017 18 UConn 36 1 16 0 1 1 Final Four UConn 36 1 16 0 1 1 Final Four2018 19 UConn 35 3 16 0 2 2 Final Four UConn 35 3 16 0 2 3 Final Four2019 20 UConn 28 3 16 0 5 6 Canceled UConn 28 3 16 0 5 6 Canceled a 2020 21 South Florida 19 4 13 2 19 18 round of 32 South Florida 19 4 13 2 19 18 Round of 322021 22 UCF 26 4 14 1 24 24 round of 32 UCF 26 4 14 1 24 24 Round of 322022 23 South Florida 27 7 15 1 ECU 2020 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Facilities EditSchool Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball stadium CapacityCharlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium 15 300 Dale F Halton Arena 9 105 Hayes Stadium 3 000East Carolina Dowdy Ficklen Stadium 51 000 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 8 000 Clark LeClair Stadium 5 000Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium 29 571 Eleanor R Baldwin Arena 2 900 FAU Baseball Stadium 2 000Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 59 308 FedExForum men Elma Roane Fieldhouse women 18 1192 565 FedExPark 2 000Navy Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34 000 Affiliate memberNorth Texas Apogee Stadium 30 850 UNT Coliseum 10 032 Non baseball schoolRice Rice Stadium 47 000 Tudor Fieldhouse 5 208 Reckling Park 7 000South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65 908 Yuengling Center 10 411 USF Baseball Stadium 3 211SMU Gerald J Ford Stadium 32 000 Moody Coliseum 7 000 Non baseball schoolTemple Lincoln Financial Field 68 532 Liacouras CenterMcGonigle Hall women a 10 2063 900 Non baseball schoolTulane Yulman Stadium 30 000 Devlin Fieldhouse 4 100 Turchin Stadium 5 000Tulsa Skelly Field at H A Chapman Stadium 30 000 Reynolds Center 8 355 Non baseball schoolUAB Protective Stadium 47 100 Bartow Arena 8 508 Regions FieldYoung Memorial Field 8 5001 000UTSA Alamodome 36 582 b Convocation Center 4 080 Roadrunner Field 800Wichita State Non football member c Charles Koch Arena 10 506 Eck Stadium 7 851Athletic department revenue by school EditTotal revenue includes ticket sales contributions and donations rights and licensing student fees school funds and all other sources including TV income camp income concessions and novelties Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries scholarships buildings and grounds maintenance utilities and rental fees recruiting team travel equipment and uniforms conference dues and insurance The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021 22 academic year 114 Institution 2021 22 Total Revenue from Athletics 2021 22 Total Expenses on AthleticsSouthern Methodist University 79 414 946 79 414 946Temple University 67 128 393 67 128 393University of South Florida 62 288 596 62 288 596University of Memphis 56 896 042 56 896 042East Carolina University 52 643 839 51 812 739University of Tulsa 47 406 950 47 406 950University of North Texas 44 477 322 44 222 541Rice University 42 350 198 42 350 198University of Alabama at Birmingham 39 515 894 39 515 894University of Texas at San Antonio 37 604 241 37 604 241University of North Carolina at Charlotte 35 501 675 33 615 643Florida Atlantic University 34 737 083 34 737 083Tulane University 34 183 387 34 183 387Wichita State UniversityNon football member 26 887 822 24 048 367Academics EditThree of the current full member schools Rice University the University of South Florida and Tulane University are members of the Association of American Universities AAU an organization of 71 leading research universities in the United States and Canada 115 116 Seven current members are doctorate granting universities with very high research activity the highest classification given by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Three of these seven schools are leaving for the Big 12 Conference in July 2023 however four of the schools joining from Conference USA at that time are in this classification 117 Member schools are also highly ranked nationally and globally by various groups including U S News amp World Report Washington Monthly and Times Higher Education University Location Affiliation Carnegie 117 Endowment millions 118 USN Nat 119 WM Nat 120 AAU MemberUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama Public UA System Research Very High N A 121 148 307 NoFlorida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida Public SUSF Research High 270 933 875 277 192 NoEast Carolina University Greenville North Carolina Public UNC Doctoral 164 1 217 171 NoUniversity of Memphis Memphis Tennessee Public THEC Research H 200 8 258 37 NoUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina Public UNC System Research High 166 591 692 227 388 NoUniversity of North Texas Denton Texas Public UNT System Research Very High 131 749 714 277 234 NoRice University Houston Texas Private Research Very High 4 836 728 000 17 24 YesUniversity of South Florida Tampa Florida Public SUSF Research VH 690 0 103 78 YesSouthern Methodist University University Park Texas Private Methodist Research H 2 000 0 66 260 NoTemple University Philadelphia Pennsylvania Public CSHE Research VH 386 8 103 195 NoUniversity of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio Texas Public UT System Research Very High N A 121 RNP 122 295 NoTulane University New Orleans Louisiana Private non sectarian Research VH 1 183 9 41 100 YesUniversity of Tulsa Tulsa Oklahoma Private Presbyterian Doctoral 1 015 5 143 164 NoWichita State University Wichita Kansas Public KBOR Doctoral 235 5 298 389 NoBroadcasting and media rights EditIn March 2019 the conference announced a 1 billion 12 year media rights deal with ESPN under which the majority of AAC content will be aired on ESPN properties Selected basketball games and Navy football were sub licensed to CBS Sports until 2022 as Navy had a previous deal with CBS prior to joining The American Content not aired on linear television will be exclusive to ESPN s subscription package ESPN but a larger number of events including at least 40 football games and 65 men s basketball games per season including the conference semi finals and championship will air on ABC and ESPN s linear networks than under the previous contract 123 124 125 Over 1 000 conference sporting events are aired on ESPN per year including every baseball basketball football lacrosse soccer softball tennis and volleyball game hosted by a conference member unless that game is being broadcast on one of ESPN s other networks 126 The conference golf rowing swimming and diving and track and field championships are also aired on ESPN See also Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Athletic Conference List of American collegiate athletic stadiums and arenas List of NCAA conferences Big East Conference 2013 present Big East Conference 1979 2013 Notes Edit Temple splits its women s basketball schedule between McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center Normal capacity for UTSA games expandable to 64 000 Wichita State discontinued its football program following the 1986 season The Shockers football facility Cessna Stadium capacity 30 000 still stands It is the home of the Shockers track and field program and hosts football games for Wichita s Kapaun Mt Carmel High School The American is the legal all sports successor to the Big East Conference 1979 2013 The Big East was rebranded and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference on July 1 2013 The other conferences in the Group of Five are Conference USA C USA the Mid American Conference MAC the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference Under NCAA Bylaw 20 9 4 all Division I schools are required to sponsor a minimum of seven men s and seven women s sports or six men s and eight women s sports Bylaw 20 9 7 1 imposes the latter requirement on FBS schools FCS schools under Bylaw 20 9 8 1 may use either requirement Note that this does not explicitly require that a school sponsor two more women s sports than men s sports See 2012 13 NCAA Division I Manual PDF NCAA Retrieved March 7 2013 At the time Navy joined in football the NCAA required 12 teams for a conference in order to conduct divisional play and stage a championship game that was exempt from the NCAA imposed limit of 12 regular season games Effective with the 2016 season a conference was allowed to conduct an exempt championship game with fewer than 12 members as long as the conference either plays in two divisions or conducts a full round robin schedule Since the 2022 season all FBS conferences have had full freedom to select the participants in their championship games regardless of organization or scheduling If The American s champion is the highest ranked from among the Group of Five conferences it will receive a bid to either the Cotton Bowl the Peach Bowl or the Fiesta Bowl If the team is ranked in the top four at the end of the regular season it will take part in the College Football Playoff References Edit a b New Name in College Sports Current BIG EAST Enters New Era as American Athletic Conference April 3 2013 Archived from the original on April 21 2013 Retrieved April 3 2013 a b Katz Andy March 15 2013 What s next for the old Big East ESPN Retrieved March 17 2013 a b McMurphy Brett March 1 2013 Catholic 7 to keep Big East name for new league next season according to sources ESPN Retrieved March 7 2013 Mandel Stewart November 12 2012 Big East rest of Group of Five score win with six bowl decision Sports Illustrated Retrieved March 8 2013 Grant Ethan Big East Will Change Name to American Athletic Conference Bleacher Report Retrieved November 22 2021 The American Athletic Conference About the American Athletic Conference February 9 2014 Archived from the original on February 9 2014 Retrieved July 15 2018 Big East Conference BIG EAST Conference History www bigeast com Retrieved July 15 2018 a b Russo Ralph March 8 2013 Big East completes official split of football basketball Associated Press Archived from the original on April 10 2013 Retrieved March 17 2013 Blaudschun Mark March 8 2013 Naming original Big East was simple AJerseyGuy com Archived from the original on April 8 2014 Retrieved March 9 2013 a b Crouthamel Jake December 8 2000 A Big East History and Retrospective Part 1 SUAthletics com Retrieved March 9 2013 Sarah Maslin Nir September 17 2011 Dave Gavitt the Big East s Founder Dies at 73 The New York Times Retrieved March 9 2013 Big East Villanova Make It Official The Pittsburgh Press United Press International March 13 1980 Retrieved March 9 2013 Hanley Richard F November 19 1981 Pittsburgh To Join Big East Record Journal Retrieved March 9 2013 Big East Football Timeline The Philadelphia Inquirer March 8 2008 Archived from the original on July 30 2013 Retrieved March 9 2013 Thamel Pete May 7 2012 Commissioner John Marinatto Steps Down Amid Big East s Instability The New York Times Retrieved March 9 2013 Big East unwilling to meet terms ESPN January 3 2013 Retrieved March 9 2013 Katz Andy McMurphy Brett December 11 2012 Big East fate vexes Catholic schools ESPN Retrieved December 11 2012 Seven schools leaving Big East ESPN December 15 2012 Retrieved December 15 2012 Rovell Darren January 6 2013 Sources Catholic 7 eyes big TV deal ESPN Retrieved March 6 2013 Harten David March 5 2013 Catholic 7 has framework to keep Big East name MSG as tourney site NBC Sports Retrieved March 7 2013 Blaudschun Mark March 6 2013 Big East Catholic 7 ready to make split official AJerseyGuy com Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved March 7 2013 Report 100M for football schools ESPN March 5 2013 Retrieved March 7 2013 Former Big East to be named American Athletic Conference ESPN April 4 2013 Retrieved on 2013 07 15 Wolken Dan May 29 2013 American Athletic Conference unveils its primary logos USA Today Beyond the challenge of avoiding something that looked corporate the league also couldn t build the logo around an acronym From the very beginning the conference office has been adamant that it wants to be known as The American instead of the AAC to avoid confusion with the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville the Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference Archived from the original on December 12 2012 Retrieved November 28 2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights accept invitation to join Big Ten as Board of Governors gives go ahead to athletic director Tim Pernetti NY Daily News November 19 2012 Retrieved on 2013 07 15 a b At a glance Latest wave of conference realignment USA Today June 29 2014 Retrieved June 30 2014 The American adds Associate Members for Women s Rowing Press release American Athletic Conference March 25 2014 Retrieved May 17 2014 Dodd Dennis March 3 2017 Wichita State getting serious evaluation to join American Athletic Conference CBSSports com Retrieved March 6 2017 Thamel Pete March 31 2017 Sources Wichita State in talks to join AAC as soon as 2017 18 Sports Illustrated Retrieved March 31 2017 Source Wichita St eyes 2017 move to AAC ESPN com Retrieved April 4 2017 AAC Is Preparing For Wichita State To Join League In 2017 18 www fanragsports com Archived from the original on April 5 2017 Retrieved April 4 2017 Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference Press release American Athletic Conference April 7 2017 Retrieved April 7 2017 UConn to Return to Big East Digital Sports Desk June 21 2019 Retrieved June 22 2019 a b Borzello Jeff Schlabach Mark June 22 2019 Sources UConn expected to rejoin Big East ESPN com Retrieved June 22 2019 a b Thamel Pete June 22 2019 Sources UConn move to the Big East inevitable Yahoo Sports Retrieved June 22 2019 Big East presidents approve UConn s invitation to join conference football program s future remains uncertain CBSSports com June 24 2019 Retrieved June 25 2019 Dauster Rob June 26 2019 It s official UConn is back in the Big East CollegeBasketballTalk Retrieved June 26 2019 Borzello Jeff July 26 2019 UConn leaving AAC in 20 will owe 17M exit fee ESPN com Retrieved July 26 2019 American Athletic Conference Adds Old Dominion as an Affiliate Member in Women s Lacrosse theamerican org American Athletic Conference April 16 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 Swanger Ben May 21 2020 American Athletic Conference Moving HQ From Rhode Island to Irving dmagazine com D Magazine Retrieved May 26 2020 UC Discontinues Men s Soccer Program gobearcats com GoBearcats April 14 2020 Retrieved April 14 2020 Adelson Andrea May 21 2020 East Carolina eliminates swimming and diving tennis program espn com ESPN Retrieved May 26 2020 Open Letter to the San Diego State University Community Press release San Diego State Aztecs November 20 2020 Retrieved December 8 2020 Baer Jack July 28 2021 Big 12 accuses ESPN of encouraging its schools to leave conference in cease and desist letter Yahoo Sports Retrieved July 28 2021 Jackson Wilton July 28 2021 Big 12 Accuses ESPN of Destabilizing Conference Issues Cease and Desist Sports Illustrated Retrieved July 28 2021 Dellenger Ross Forde Pat September 3 2021 Sources Big 12 Could Add Four New Members By End of Next Week Sports Illustrated Retrieved September 4 2021 Dinich Heather Rittenberg Adam September 3 2021 BYU Houston UCF Cincinnati planning to submit applications to Big 12 next week sources confirm ESPN com Retrieved September 4 2021 Big 12 Conference Adds Four New Members Press release Big 12 Conference September 10 2021 Retrieved September 10 2021 American Announces Agreements With UCF Cincinnati and Houston on Departure Press release American Athletic Conference June 10 2022 Retrieved June 10 2022 About The American Sponsored Sports American Athletic Conference Retrieved August 26 2023 Jackson Wilton September 28 2021 Report Colorado State Air Force Latest College Football Programs Eyeing Move to AAC Sports Illustrated Retrieved October 20 2021 Bonagura Kyle October 1 2021 Mountain West Conference says it will stay intact American Athletic Conference denies offering invitations ESPN com Retrieved October 20 2021 Thamel Pete October 18 2021 Sources The AAC is close to massive 6 school expansion to reshape conference Yahoo Sports Retrieved October 19 2021 Dinich Heather October 19 2021 Source Six schools officially apply to join American Athletic Conference ESPN com Retrieved October 19 2021 Source American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities Press release American Athletic Conference October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023 24 Season Press release American Athletic Conference June 16 2022 Retrieved June 16 2022 JMU to the Sun Belt Frequently Asked Questions James Madison Dukes November 6 2021 Retrieved December 4 2021 James Madison to Compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022 2023 Press release James Madison Dukes February 2 2022 Retrieved February 2 2022 Thamel Pete March 29 2022 Move of Marshall Old Dominion Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete ESPN Retrieved March 29 2022 West Virginia Added as C USA Soccer Member for 2022 Press release Conference USA June 14 2021 Retrieved June 15 2021 Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men s Soccer This Fall Press release Sun Belt Conference April 6 2022 Retrieved April 7 2022 a b American Announces Affiliate Members in Men s Soccer and Women s Swimming and Diving Press release American Athletic Conference May 4 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 SMU Joins The ACC SMU Athletics August 25 2023 Retrieved September 1 2023 UAB Office of Institutional Effectiveness amp Analysis Enrollment Archived from the original on February 24 2015 Retrieved January 3 2015 ECU by the Numbers East Carolina University Archived from the original on January 5 2023 Retrieved February 23 2023 a b FAU Accepts Invite to The American Press release FAU Athletics October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis Retrieved May 28 2015 UofM Facts at a Glance About UofM The University of Memphis www memphis edu Retrieved July 15 2018 a b UNC Charlotte Accepts Invitation to American Athletic Conference Press release UNC Charlotte Athletics October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 UNIVERSITY PROFILE admissions uncc edu Retrieved October 25 2020 a b UNT Accepted as Member of the American Athletic Conference Press release UNT Athletics October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 It s a 3 peat UNT grows again enrolls 42 372 to defy national trend News University of North Texas news unt edu a b Rice Accepts Invitation to Join the American Athletic Conference Press release Rice Athletics October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 Rice University Rice University Office of Institutional Research www oir rice edu Archived from the original on October 22 2014 Retrieved October 21 2021 USF system facts 2020 21 PDF StudentEnrollment2017 SMU www smu edu Retrieved July 15 2018 Institutional Research and Assessment PDF UTSA to join American Athletic Conference Press release UTSA Athletics October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 UTSA welcomes record number of freshmen celebrates more fall milestones September 29 2021 https tulane edu about facts and figures As of December 19 2022 U S and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 Report National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA February 18 2022 Retrieved February 20 2022 TU Fast Facts The University of Tulsa Retrieved July 15 2018 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 15 2018 Retrieved March 15 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Office of Planning amp Institutional Research Quick Facts Archived from the original on August 16 2011 Retrieved May 19 2007 The Official Site of The American Athletic Conference Sponsored Sports American Athletic Conference Retrieved on June 10 2014 American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women s Lacrosse Beginning in 2019 Press release American Athletic Conference October 11 2017 Retrieved October 16 2017 ODU Lacrosse to Join the American Athletic Conference Press release Old Dominion University Athletics April 16 2020 Retrieved April 18 2020 American Adds James Madison University as Affiliate Member in Women s Lacrosse Press release American Athletic Conference February 4 2022 Retrieved February 4 2022 USF to Add Women s Lacrosse in 2023 24 USF Athletics Retrieved November 10 2021 Charlotte to Add Women s Lacrosse Country s Fastest Growing Sport Press release Charlotte 49ers May 18 2022 Retrieved June 3 2022 a b East Carolina cuts swimming and diving tennis ESPN com May 21 2020 Retrieved November 3 2020 a b Snyder Susan Temple to drop 7 sports including baseball rowing www inquirer com Retrieved November 11 2021 Writer KELLY HINES World Sports Derrick Gragg on eliminating TU men s golf This is the last thing you want to do Tulsa World Retrieved November 11 2021 BVB C USA Adds TCU Tarleton State and Missouri State as Affiliate Members for Beach Volleyball Press release Conference USA May 11 2023 Retrieved May 18 2023 The addition of TCU Tarleton State and Missouri State increases current league membership to nine schools for the 2023 24 season as the Horned Frogs Texans and Bears join FIU Florida Atlantic Jacksonville State Tulane UAB and UTEP as members of Conference USA beach volleyball Conference USA to Add Bowling for 2023 24 Season Press release Conference USA May 10 2023 Retrieved May 15 2023 All Time American Athletic Conference Champions theamerican org Retrieved November 2 2020 a b Championships summary through Jan 1 2022 PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Archived PDF from the original on March 20 2014 Retrieved February 25 2015 BCS Chronology bcsfootball org Fox Sports Archived from the original on April 18 2008 Retrieved November 12 2008 Myerberg Paul November 13 2012 Big East announces divisions adds conference title game USA Today Retrieved December 10 2012 American Announces Football Schedule Format for 2015 18 USA Today December 18 2012 Retrieved December 18 2014 American Announces Football Scheduling Model for 2023 26 Seasons Press release American Athletic Conference November 9 2022 Retrieved April 16 2023 Wolken Dan April 25 2013 Questions and answers for the College Football Playoff USA Today Retrieved April 25 2013 American Bowl Lineup 2014 19 sidearm sports Retrieved October 19 2014 College Football Head Coach Salaries Archived from the original on February 17 2021 Retrieved February 23 2021 CFB Coaches Salaries www coacheshotseat com Retrieved December 20 2022 American Athletic Conference December 11 2013 American Athletic Conference Announces 2013 Postseason Football Honors Retrieved December 31 2013 American Athletic Conference picks Memphis to host league s 1st men s basketball tournament The Washington Post Archived from the original on June 13 2013 School Index College Basketball at Sports Reference com ESPN ed 2009 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game New York NY ESPN Books p 546 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1 ESPN 2010 03 22 AAC tournament host site picked ESPN June 10 2013 Retrieved June 30 2014 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Records Through 2012 13 PDF NCAA Retrieved March 18 2014 Equity in Athletics Data Analysis U S Department of Education AAU Member Institutions and Years of Admission Association of American Universities Retrieved June 6 2014 Six Leading Research Universities Join the Association of American Universities Press release Association of American Universities May 31 2023 Retrieved June 1 2023 a b Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 2014 Retrieved April 30 2015 National Association of College and University Business Officers PDF National Association of College and University Business 2014 Archived from the original PDF on February 23 2017 Retrieved April 30 2015 Best College Rankings and Lists U S News amp World Report 2021 Retrieved August 26 2021 Washington Monthly College Guide 2016 National Universities Washington Monthly 2016 Archived from the original on November 14 2016 Retrieved June 30 2017 a b UAB Louisiana Tech UTEP and UTSA did not participate in the 2013 NACUBO Endowment Study U S News Best College Rankings 2017 U S News amp World Report Retrieved February 24 2017 ESPN signs 12 year 1 billion deal with AAC moves lots of games to ESPN Awful Announcing March 19 2019 Retrieved May 3 2019 AAC ESPN Agree To 12 Year Media Rights Deal Worth 1B www sportsbusinessdaily com Retrieved May 3 2019 Murschel Matt April 28 2019 AAC leader Mike Aresco touts new media rights deal addresses ESPN criticism Orlando Sentinel Retrieved May 3 2019 Television Information theamerican org Retrieved April 5 2023 External links EditOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Athletic Conference amp oldid 1173329780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.