2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2017. Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018.

2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2017
through March 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS
Regular season
Season championsCincinnati
Season MVPGary Clark, Cincinnati
Tournament
ChampionsCincinnati
  Runners-upHouston
Finals MVPGary Clark, Cincinnati
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati162 .889315  .861
No. 21 Houston144 .778278  .771
No. 16 Wichita State144 .778258  .758
Tulsa126 .6671912  .613
Memphis108 .5562113  .618
UCF99 .5001913  .594
Temple810 .4441716  .515
UConn711 .3891418  .438
SMU612 .3331716  .515
Tulane513 .2781417  .452
East Carolina414 .2221020  .333
South Florida315 .1671022  .313
2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Cincinnati won the regular season championship by two games over Houston and Wichita State. The American Athletic tournament was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida from March 8–11, 2018. Cincinnati also won the AAC tournament championship, defeating Houston in the championship game.

Cincinnati's Gary Clark was named the AAC player of the year while Houston's Kelvin Sampson was named coach of the year.

Cincinnati, Houston, and Wichita State all received bids to the NCAA tournament, but none made it past the Second Round as the conference went 2–3 in the Tournament.

Temple received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, but lost in the first round.

The season marked the first season with Wichita State as a member of the AAC, having joined on July 1, 2017. As a result, the conference included 12 teams for the first time.

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