In just a few days, the American Conference will send a team to the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament in hopes of going on a long March Madness run.
Who will it be? That will be answered just before 6 p.m. ET when the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday show kicks off on CBS.
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Wichita State and Tulsa round out the top three seedings in the 10-seed bracket. The Shockers and Golden Hurricane have the No. 2 scoring defense and No. 2 scoring offense in the conference, respectively, and have two of the top seven scorers in the conference with Kenyon Giles (Wichita State — 19.4 points per game) and David Green (Tulsa — 16.5 points per game).
Action begins in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, March 11, with a pair of first-round games. The semifinals are set for Saturday, March 14 while the championship is set for 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15 — one of the final conference championship games to be played before the NCAA tournament bracket is revealed.
Here’s everything to know about the Atlantic 10 tournament:
American Conference tournament schedule, bracket, scores
All times Eastern
First round
Wednesday, March 11
- G1: No. 8 seed Memphis vs. No. 9 seed Tulane | 7 p.m. | ESPNEWS (Fubo)
- G2: No. 7 seed FAU vs. No. 10 seed Temple | 9 p.m. (ESPN+)
Second round
Thursday, March 12
- G3: No. 5 seed Charlotte vs. Game 1 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)
- G4: No. 6 seed North Texas vs. Game 2 winner | 9 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
- G5: No. 4 seed UAB vs. Game 3 winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
- G6: No. 3 seed Tulsa vs. Game 4 winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
- G7: No. 1 seed South Florida vs. Game 5 winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
- G8: No. 2 seed Wichita State vs. Game 6 winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Final
Sunday, March 15
- G9: (Championship game) | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
How to watch American Conference tournament
- TV channel: ESPN | ESPNU | ESPNU | ESPNEWS
- Streaming options: ESPN+ | ESPN app | Fubo (free trial)
The 2026 American Conference Tournament will be broadcast across the ESPN family of networks. ESPNEWS will carry the first-round game between Memphis and Tulane, while ESPNU will have both second-round games. ESPN2 will have the quarterfinals and semifinals, and ESPN will have the championship.
There is one first-round game — FAU vs. Temple at 9 p.m. ET — that will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service.
For the games that air on the ESPN family of networks, streaming options include the ESPN app (with a TV login) and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Stream select American Conference Tournament games live with Fubo (free trial)
American Conference favorite
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, March 10
Here are the teams with the top five odds to win the American Conference tournament:
- South Florida: -115
- Wichita State: +325
- Tulsa: +325
- UAB: +1800
- Memphis: +3500
South Florida enters the 2026 American Conference Tournament as the favorite to win the conference’s automatic bid.
American Conference top players
Here’s a list of some of the top players in the American Conference this season:
Top-Five Scorers
- Jordan Riley (East Carolina): 23.6 points per game
- Kenyon Giles (Wichita State): 19.4 points per game
- Rowan Brumbaugh (Tulane) 18.5 points per game
- Derrian Ford (Temple): 18.2 points per game
- Je’Shawn Stevenson (North Texas): 17.0 points per game
Top-Five Rebounders
- Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida): 9.8 rebounds per game
- Giovanni Emejuru (East Carolina): 9.2 rebounds per game
- Evan Chatman (UAB): 8.9 rebounds per game
- Will Berg (Wichita State): 8.2 rebounds per game
- Anton Bonke (Charlotte): 8.0 rebounds per game
NCAA tournament bubble storylines for American Conference
There are no real bubble storylines heading into the 2026 American Conference Tournament, as the conference is set to be a one-bid league to the NCAA Tournament.
American Conference championship prediction
Prediction: South Florida over Tulsa
