IRVING, Texas – The bracket is set for the 2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship, to be held March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
South Florida (23-6, 16-2 American) is the No. 1 seed in the American Championship for the first time. The Bulls will face the winner of East Carolina and Tulsa on Friday, March 15 at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT.
Florida Atlantic (24-7, 14-4) claimed the No. 2 seed and will play in against the North Texas/Tulane winner on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Charlotte (19-11, 13-5) is the No. 3 seed will play in a quarterfinal on March 15 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. No. 6 SMU (20-11, 11-7) will face the winner of Temple and UTSA on Thursday, March 14 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT with the winner facing Charlotte.
UAB (20-11, 12-6) earned the No. 4 seed with a win over SMU in the regular-season finale on March 10. The Blazers will play in a quarterfinal on March 15 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT. No. 5 Memphis (22-9, 11-7) will face the winner of Wichita State and Rice on March 14 at 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT.
The first round of the Championship will take place on Wednesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT with Rice and Wichita State followed by Temple and UTSA.
The latest tournament information can be found at Championship Central at www.TheAmerican.org/mbb.
2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, March 13
Game 1 – No. 13 Rice vs. No. 12 Wichita State – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN+
Game 2 – No. 14 UTSA vs. No. 11 Temple – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Thursday, March 14
Game 3 – No. 9 Tulsa vs. No. 8 East Carolina – 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 4 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 Memphis – 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 5 – No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 North Texas – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 6 SMU – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Friday, March 15
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 South Florida – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN2
Game 8 – Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 UAB – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Florida Atlantic – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Charlotte – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Saturday, March 16
Game 11 – Semifinal 1, Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 12 – Semifinal 2, Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Sunday, March 17
Game 13 – Championship, Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN
