As the Owls took the court in New Orleans on Sunday to take on Tulane, the last place team in the American Athletic Conference, they already claimed the No. 1 seed for the conference’s postseason tournament.
However, Southern Methodist, who is ineligible for postseason play, sat right behind Temple in the conference standings.
Despite never pulling away from the Green Wave, the Owls scratched out a 64-56 victory in Fogelman Arena. With the win Temple (20-10, 14-4 The American) claimed The American’s regular season crown—the team’s first regular season conference championship since winning the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012.