The American Athletic Conference has released the 2018 men’s basketball tournament schedule.

Cincinnati, currently ranked 10th nationally, gets the top seed and the first round bye that goes with it. Joining the Bearcats with byes are 11th ranked Wichita State with the 2 seed, #25 Houston with the 3 seed, and 12-6 Tulsa in the fourth spot.

Thursday will see tournament play begin with 8th seed UConn taking on 9th seed SMU at noon, followed by Memphis vs. USF at 2 PM EST. Tulane will play Temple at 7 PM and ECU will face UCF at 9.

AAC Basketball Bracket 2018LowRes

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Thursday, March 8 - First Round (all times Eastern)

No. 9 SMU vs. No. 8 UConn, Noon (ESPNU)
No. 12 USF vs. No. 5 Memphis, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 Temple, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 11 ECU vs. No. 6 UCF, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Friday, March 9 - Quarterfinals

8/9 winner vs. No. 1 Cincinnati, Noon (ESPN2)
5/12 winner vs. No. 4 Tulsa, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
7/10 winner vs. No. 2 Wichita State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
6/11 winner vs. No. 3 Houston, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 11 - Semifinals

Quarterfinal winners, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Quarterfinal winners, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, March 12 - Final

Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

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