The Houston men’s basketball program rose up to No. 6 in the AP Poll on Monday morning after winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Cougars (24-3, 14-3 AAC) beat the Tulane Green Wave, Memphis Tigers and Cincinnati Bearcats in three straight days to clinch their first conference tournament title as a part of the AAC, and first conference championship since 2010 when it was in Conference USA.
No. 6 UH men’s basketball earned 1,145 points from AP voters in the recent poll, which is a 28-point decrease from a week ago.