After Wichita State’s surprising regular season title and Houston’s mega-impressive run to the Final Four, the American has to be feeling quite good about itself after 2020-21. The Cougars remain the favorite, but Penny Hardaway and Memphis are a legitimate threat, and the league continues to get deeper as a whole…
Read moreAmerican Tournament Preview 2021
Houston is set up nicely for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament, but can the Coogs hold off Memphis and the Shockers for an AAC Tourney crown?
Read moreAmerican 2020-21 Preview
The AAC is TOUGH this year with five teams in the hunt for an at-large bid. Houston is the favorite to run it back atop the league standings, but Memphis has the most talent on paper. New-look Wichita, experienced SMU, and feisty Cincinnati look to also stake their claim for the NCAA Tournament.
Read moreAmerican 2019-20 Preview
Memphis and Houston made our top 40, but they aren’t the only contenders for this year’s American crown. This may be the deepest the league has been in years, and UConn hopes to exit the league in style…
Read moreMidwest Region Preview: 2019 NCAA Tournament
Two blue bloods, North Carolina and Kentucky, sit opposite each other in the Midwest bracket as the region’s top-2 seeds. To prevail, they’ll have to outlast two Big-12 powers (Kansas and Iowa State), two ‘mid-major’ wrecking balls (Wofford and Utah State), along with a handful of other dangerous challengers.
Read moreEast Region Preview: 2019 NCAA Tournament
The behemoth that is Duke looms large at the top of the East region, but plenty of intriguing first round matchups abound for the both the casual and diehard fans alike.
Read moreAmerican 2016-17 Tournament Preview
SMU and Cincy slapped around the American all season, now both vie for bragging rights and a top five seed in the Big Dance. Houston and UCF look to steal a bid and play spoiler for bubble teams everywhere. UConn lies in the shadows, ready to pounce on the essential home-court advantage.
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