2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the American Athletic Conference during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 9–12, 2017, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Originally, the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (host of the 2016 Tournament) was slated to host the tournament for a second consecutive year, but in November 2014, the NCAA awarded the Amway Center with first and second-round games for the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament As a result, the XL Center hosted the tournament in 2017, with the tournament returning to Orlando in 2018.

2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams11
SiteXL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsSMU (2nd title)
Winning coachTim Jankovich (1st title)
MVPSemi Ojeleye (SMU)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2,
ESPNU, ESPNews
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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