The American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (sometimes known simply as The American Championship) is the conference tournament in men's

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for the

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. It is a

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that involves all league schools (14 as of the 2023–24 season). Its seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament; however, the official conference championship is awarded to the team or teams with the best regular season record. The creation of the conference tournament was a product of the split of the original Big East Conference. While The American is the legal successor to the old Big East, it gave up the rights to the long-standing conference tournament at

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to the new Big East. As a result, the 2014 tournament was numbered as the first tournament for the conference.

Champions

Louisville was forced to vacate their 2014 win due to 2015 sex scandal

Tournament championships by school

''Italics indicate school no longer sponsors men's basketball in The American.''

References

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* {{NCAA men's college basketball tournament navbox Recurring sporting events established in 2014 2014 establishments in Tennessee

Champions

Tournament championships by school

See also

References

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