The American has two clear NCAA Tournament locks and a number of bubble teams. Who is in the best position in the fight for AAC race and earn a bid?
Parity is a word that gets thrown around a lot in college basketball, but the AAC is a conference that exemplifies it.
The top four teams in the conference are only separated by a game and a half, and there’s only a game and a half separating the five teams behind them. It may not be pure parity top-to-bottom, but the American has as much “tier parity” as anyone.
That parity has made for some interesting NCAA Tournament conversations regarding the AAC.
Houston and Cincinnati, the two teams tied for first, are clearly in as at-large teams. Even the two right behind them, UCF and Temple, have great chances of earning bids as well. The conference got three teams into the Big Dance last year and they seem primed to do it again – but they could get more.
On top of those four candidates, South Florida, Memphis, and UConn have all been in the bubble conversation at some point. All three are more in the NIT conversation now but, as we know, anything can change in the span of a couple of weeks in this sport.
So, with all that “tier parity,” how do all the teams in the American stack up against each other? Find out in this week’s power rankings.
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