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

Cincinnati, currently ranked 10^th nationally, gets the top seed and the first round bye that goes with it. Joining the Bearcats with byes are 11^th 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 8^th seed UConn taking on 9^th 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.

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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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