2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the American Conference for the 2025–26 season. The tournament was held from March 11–15, 2026, at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The winner, South Florida, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

This was the first conference tournament under the American Conference name. In July 2025, the conference dropped the word "Athletic" from its name, renaming itself the American Conference.

Seeds

Only the top ten conference teams will qualify to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by conference record. The conference adopted a stepladder format for the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals, the third and fourth seeds to the quarterfinals, and so on.

Tiebreakers may be applied as needed to properly seed the teams.

Schedule

Bracket

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Game Summaries

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinal Round

Semifinal Round

Final Round

Awards and Honors

All-Tournament Team

<nowiki>MVP</nowiki> denotes Most Valuable Player

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See also

• 2026 American Conference women's basketball tournament

References