Three pretty good games on the slate today in the American:
UAB (10-5) at #24 Florida Atlantic (12-4), 12:00pm (ESPN+)
#13 Memphis (14-2) at Wichita State (8-7), 1:00pm (espn2)
Tulane (10-5) at Tulsa (9-6), 3:00pm (ESPN+)
Here are my AAC rankings heading into Sunday's action:
NCAAT Bound
1. Memphis (14-2, 3-0); NET Ranking: (#50) - Tigers are 4-0 against AP Top 25 teams and have 2 Quad 1 wins. Memphis has won 9 straight, but 8 of those are by single digits; David Jones (21.0 ppg) leads the AAC in scoring and is 8th is steals (1.9 spg) and 10th in rebounding (6.9 rpg)
2. Florida Atlantic (12-4, 2-1); NET (#23) - Owls have been wobbling, losing 2 of their last 4, but have 2 Quad 1 wins; 2 of FAU's last 4 games are against Memphis
On the Bubble
3. SMU (10-5, 2-1); NET (#38) - Mustangs have a strong NET Ranking despite no signature wins and only having 1 Quad 1/Quad 2 win; SMU has FAU and Memphis four days apart in February and will likely need to win both to get on the right side of the bubble
NIT Bound
4. North Texas (10-5, 3-0); NET (#60) - The Mean Green have been sneaky good this year and winners of their last five; 3 of North's Texas' 5 losses have come by a single point
Post Season Possible
5. Charlotte (9-7, 3-1): NET (#106) - Winners of 3 straight including a 2 point win at home against FAU, the 49ers have 6 players averaging between 7 and 13 ppg, and don't have any player that ranks in the Top 15 in scoring, rebounding or assists except for Igor Milicic, Jr who is 4th in the conference in rebounding
6. Tulane (10-5, 1-2); NET (#103) - The Greene Wave are slipping and losers of 3 of their last 5, but they are #2 nationally is shooting percentage (51.3%) and have 4 starters who are shotting 53% or better from the field
Middle of the Pack
7. UAB (10-5, 2-0); NET (#188) - Blazers are streaking with 5 wins in a row against a pretty soft schedule, but 7 of their next 8 games are against teams ranked in the top 6 in this poll and have a great opportunity improve their NET ranking
8. South Florida (9-5, 2-1); NET (#148) - Bulls are also streaking as winners of 7 of their last 8; USF has 8 games remaining against teams with a worse NET ranking, which means a ,500 conference record is possible and hasn't been accomplished since 2011-12
Lower Division
9. Wichita State (9-8, 0-2): NET (#127) - While the NET is strong, the Shockers have lost 6 of their last 7 and face #13 Memphis and #24 Florida Atlantic at home in their next two games
10. East Carolina (9-8, 2-2); NET (#200) - Pirates are the only team in the American with 3 players average 14+ ppg
11. Tulsa (9-6, 0-3); NET (#195) - PJ Haggarty is 2nd in the American in scoring (18.5 ppg) and steals (2.2 spg)
12. Temple (8-9, 1-3); NET (#229) - Owls rank 357 our of 362 D1 teams in shooting percentage (37.3%)
13. UTSA (7-10, 1-3); NET (#279) - Road Runners land here by virtue of their 6 point win against Rice
14. Rice (6-10, 0-3); NET (#263) - Owls best win this season is against UT-Martin (NET #241)
All-Conference First Team
David Jones, Mem (F) - Player of the Year
Kevin Cross (F) - Tulane
PJ Haggerty, Tulsa (G)
Johnell Davis, FAU (G)
RJ Felton, East Carolina (G)
All Conference Second Team
Jason Edwards, North Texas (G)
Max Fiedler, Rice (F)
Hysier Miller, Temple (G)
Vladislav Goldin, FAU (C)
Colby King, Tulane (G)
All Conference Third Team
Travis Eeve, Rice (G)
Colby Rogers, Wichita State (G)
Eric Gaines, UAB (G)
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane (G)
Selton Miguel, USF (G)
UAB (10-5) at #24 Florida Atlantic (12-4), 12:00pm (ESPN+)
#13 Memphis (14-2) at Wichita State (8-7), 1:00pm (espn2)
Tulane (10-5) at Tulsa (9-6), 3:00pm (ESPN+)
Here are my AAC rankings heading into Sunday's action:
NCAAT Bound
1. Memphis (14-2, 3-0); NET Ranking: (#50) - Tigers are 4-0 against AP Top 25 teams and have 2 Quad 1 wins. Memphis has won 9 straight, but 8 of those are by single digits; David Jones (21.0 ppg) leads the AAC in scoring and is 8th is steals (1.9 spg) and 10th in rebounding (6.9 rpg)
2. Florida Atlantic (12-4, 2-1); NET (#23) - Owls have been wobbling, losing 2 of their last 4, but have 2 Quad 1 wins; 2 of FAU's last 4 games are against Memphis
On the Bubble
3. SMU (10-5, 2-1); NET (#38) - Mustangs have a strong NET Ranking despite no signature wins and only having 1 Quad 1/Quad 2 win; SMU has FAU and Memphis four days apart in February and will likely need to win both to get on the right side of the bubble
NIT Bound
4. North Texas (10-5, 3-0); NET (#60) - The Mean Green have been sneaky good this year and winners of their last five; 3 of North's Texas' 5 losses have come by a single point
Post Season Possible
5. Charlotte (9-7, 3-1): NET (#106) - Winners of 3 straight including a 2 point win at home against FAU, the 49ers have 6 players averaging between 7 and 13 ppg, and don't have any player that ranks in the Top 15 in scoring, rebounding or assists except for Igor Milicic, Jr who is 4th in the conference in rebounding
6. Tulane (10-5, 1-2); NET (#103) - The Greene Wave are slipping and losers of 3 of their last 5, but they are #2 nationally is shooting percentage (51.3%) and have 4 starters who are shotting 53% or better from the field
Middle of the Pack
7. UAB (10-5, 2-0); NET (#188) - Blazers are streaking with 5 wins in a row against a pretty soft schedule, but 7 of their next 8 games are against teams ranked in the top 6 in this poll and have a great opportunity improve their NET ranking
8. South Florida (9-5, 2-1); NET (#148) - Bulls are also streaking as winners of 7 of their last 8; USF has 8 games remaining against teams with a worse NET ranking, which means a ,500 conference record is possible and hasn't been accomplished since 2011-12
Lower Division
9. Wichita State (9-8, 0-2): NET (#127) - While the NET is strong, the Shockers have lost 6 of their last 7 and face #13 Memphis and #24 Florida Atlantic at home in their next two games
10. East Carolina (9-8, 2-2); NET (#200) - Pirates are the only team in the American with 3 players average 14+ ppg
11. Tulsa (9-6, 0-3); NET (#195) - PJ Haggarty is 2nd in the American in scoring (18.5 ppg) and steals (2.2 spg)
12. Temple (8-9, 1-3); NET (#229) - Owls rank 357 our of 362 D1 teams in shooting percentage (37.3%)
13. UTSA (7-10, 1-3); NET (#279) - Road Runners land here by virtue of their 6 point win against Rice
14. Rice (6-10, 0-3); NET (#263) - Owls best win this season is against UT-Martin (NET #241)
All-Conference First Team
David Jones, Mem (F) - Player of the Year
Kevin Cross (F) - Tulane
PJ Haggerty, Tulsa (G)
Johnell Davis, FAU (G)
RJ Felton, East Carolina (G)
All Conference Second Team
Jason Edwards, North Texas (G)
Max Fiedler, Rice (F)
Hysier Miller, Temple (G)
Vladislav Goldin, FAU (C)
Colby King, Tulane (G)
All Conference Third Team
Travis Eeve, Rice (G)
Colby Rogers, Wichita State (G)
Eric Gaines, UAB (G)
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane (G)
Selton Miguel, USF (G)
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