2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. Conference play will begin in December and conclude with the 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. With UConn's departure on July 1, 2020, the American is back at 11 teams. For the 2020-21 Season due to COVID-19 pandemic The scheduling format was changed to a 20-game, double round-robin conference schedules. Conference play in men’s basketball will began with three windows for games in December (Dec. 14-17, Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-31).

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2020
through March 2021
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, ESPN+
Regular Season
Season championsWichita State
Season MVPTyson Etienne, Wichita State & Quentin Grimes, Houston
Tournament
ChampionsHouston
  Runners-upCincinnati
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State112 .846166  .727
No. 6 Houston143 .824284  .875
Memphis114 .733208  .714
SMU74 .636116  .647
Cincinnati86 .5711211  .522
UCF810 .4441112  .478
Tulsa79 .4381112  .478
South Florida410 .286913  .409
Temple410 .286511  .313
Tulane412 .2501013  .435
East Carolina210 .167811  .421
2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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