PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the 2017-18 men's basketball conference pairings.
With the addition of Wichita State in 2017-18, each team in The American will play seven of its 11 opponents twice, and the other four opponents once each – two at home and two away.
The American closed out the 2016-17 regular season with four teams selected for postseason play. SMU and Cincinnati both finished with top-25 national rankings in the Associated Press poll after reaching the NCAA Tournament, while UCF reached the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).