2017 – 18 American Athletic Conference men 's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season in November . The conference held its media day in October 2017 . Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3 , 2018 . Cincinnati won the regular season championship by two games over Houston and Wichita State . The American Athletic Tournament was held at the Amway Center in Orlando , Florida from March 8 – 11 , 2018 . Cincinnati also won the AAC Tournament championship , defeating Houston in the championship game
American Athletic Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season