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AAC Basketball: Way-too-early power rankings for 2020-21 season

By Ben Andreatta

MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 22: Caleb Mills #2 of the Houston Cougars dribbles the ball against Alex Lomax #2 of the Memphis Tigers during a game at FedExForum on February 22, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis defeated Houston 60-59. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 22: Caleb Mills #2 of the Houston Cougars dribbles the ball against Alex Lomax #2 of the Memphis Tigers during a game at FedExForum on February 22, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis defeated Houston 60-59. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 11: The AAC Championship trophy to be presented to the Cincinnati Bearcats (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

AAC Basketball had a bit of a down year but there’s a ton of talent returning. Here’s how the teams are starting to set up for next season in the way too early AAC Power Rankings.

Talk of AAC Basketball this week has been focused a lot on the early entrants to the NBA draft and there are quite a few guys from the conference who are testing the waters. Coaches and fans are now playing the waiting game as they await the decisions of guys on whether they are staying in the draft or returning to school.

Unfortunately, there was no AAC Tournament last season so the bragging rights go to the three teams that tied for the AAC Regular Season Champion, Cincinnati, Houston and Tulsa. Cincinnati got the number one seed in that canceled tournament, Houston and Tulsa were the two and three seeds. Tulsa was a surprise for a lot of people especially after they entered conference play at just 8-5.

It’s difficult to do way too early rankings when you are not entirely sure who’s coming back and who’s not so I gave my best guess and put a (?) next to guys whose status we’re still unsure of. Remember that there’s a lot of things that can change over the summer and that these rankings might look a lot different as we get closer to the start of the season.

I take a look at how the rosters are looking right now, the key losses teams are facing, the key guys that are coming back, a potential newcomer that could make an immediate impact as well as a breakout candidate. Here’s the way too early power rankings spring edition for the AAC.