Getty The AAC Tournament kicks off Thursday.
UPDATE: The AAC Tournament has been cancelled
The American Athletic Conference Tournament kicks off Thursday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
All the games will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The complete schedule can be found below.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch every AAC Tournament game live on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package comes with 32 channels, including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Sling is the cheapest streaming service with the ESPN channels if you plan on keeping it long term, but it also comes with a free trial that lasts through March 15:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch every AAC Tournament games live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app. You can also watch on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Sling credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR storage.
Hulu With Live TV
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU are among the 60-plus live-TV channels included with Hulu With Live TV, which also comes with Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows, movies and exclusives:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of every AAC Tournament game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app. You can also watch on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They all include ESPN and ESPN2, while the “Max,” “Choice,” “Xtra,” and “Ultimate” bundles include ESPNU. The “Max” package comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of all the ACC Tournament games on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
2020 AAC Tournament Schedule
| Date | Game | Start Time (ET) | TV Channel | Live Stream |
| Thur, Mar 12 | USF vs UCF | 1 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Thur, Mar 12 | Tulane vs UConn | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Thur, Mar 12 | Temple vs SMU | 8 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Thur, Mar 12 | ECU vs Memphis | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Fri, Mar 13 | Cincinnati vs USF/UCF | 1 p.m. | ESPN2 | Sling TV |
| Fri, Mar 13 | Wichita St vs Tul/UConn | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | Sling TV |
| Fri, Mar 13 | Houston vs Temp/SMU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Fri, Mar 13 | Tulsa vs ECU/Mem | 10 p.m. | ESPNU | Sling TV |
| Sat, Mar 14 | Semifinal 1 | 3 p.m. | ESPN2 | Sling TV |
| Sat, Mar 14 | Semifinal 2 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | Sling TV |
| Sun, Mar 15 | Championship | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN | Sling TV |
2020 AAC Tournament Preview
The No. 1 seed Cincinnati Bearcats will await the results of the No. 8 Central Florida-No. 9 South Florida showdown. The Bulls and the Knights split their two-game series this season, each winning at home, so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top on a neutral court. UCF is 2-1 in games on a neutral court this year, and USF is 1-4.
The Bearcats finished the season on a two-game winning streak, with one of those wins coming against South Florida. Cincinnati went 1-1 against Central Florida this season, losing a double-overtime thriller on February 19. The Bearcats are scoring 72.7 points a game, and they have four players scoring 10+ points, led by Jarron Cumberland, who is scoring 15.5 points a game.
No. 12 Tulane will take on No. 5 UConn in the second game Thursday. The Huskies are netting 72.8 points a game, which is second in the AAC. UConn is led by Christian Vital, who is second in the conference in scoring with 16.4 points per contest. They will be facing a Tulane team that is scoring 68.3 ppg while allowing 70.9 points a game.
No. 10 Temple and No. 7 SMU square off in Thursday’s third game, and No. 11 ECU will play No. 6 Memphis in the final game of the night. SMU boasts the best scoring offense in the AAC with 72.9 points a game, but their scoring defense is the third-worst in the conference at 68.5 points allowed per contest. As for the Tigers, they fell to Houston to close out the season, but Memphis also has one of the top five offenses — and defenses — in the AAC.
No. 4 Wichita State will play the winner of the Tulane-UConn game, No. 2 Houston will face off against the winner of the Temple-SMU contest, and No. 3 Tulsa will play the victor of the ECU-Memphis matchup. Houston has had the best defense in the AAC, surrendering just 62.1 points a game, which is also tied for 11th in the nation.
The Bearcats won the AAC tourney last year, and will be looking to repeat again this year.