FORT WORTH, Texas – The Memphis Tigers begin postseason play Friday night in the quarterfinals of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.
By virtue of earning a first-round bye, the second-seeded Tigers will play at 6 p.m. Friday on ESPNU against the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 7 UCF and No. 10 SMU.
This is the highest seed the Tigers have been since joining the AAC in 2013-14. They were the No. 3 seed in each of the previous two seasons.
Memphis enters postseason play winners of 11 of its last 14 games, with the stretch including two losses against AAC regular-season champion Houston while ranked No.