The Mustangs finished the 2015 – 16 season 30 – 5 , 17 – 1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship . In the AAC Tournament , they defeated East Carolina , UCF , and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 6 seed in the East region , were upset in the First Round by No. 11 USC
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team