List of American Athletic Conference champions
The American Athletic Conference is a NCAA Division I conference that sponsors championships in 22 sports (10 men's and 12 women's). For every sport except football, the champion is determined using a postseason tournament or meet.
Members
The American has 11 full member institutions:[1]
In addition, the conference has 6 affiliate members:[2]
- Florida (women's lacrosse)
- Navy (football)
- Old Dominion (women's lacrosse and women's rowing)
- Sacramento State (women's rowing)
- San Diego State (women's rowing) – will drop women's rowing after the 2020–21 school year[3]
- Vanderbilt (women's lacrosse)
Current Champions
| Sport | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | East Carolina | Cincinnati |
| Men's Basketball | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Houston | ||
| Tulsa | ||
| (all tied) | ||
| Women's Basketball | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| Men's Cross Country | N/A | Tulsa |
| Women's Cross Country | N/A | Tulsa |
| Football | N/A | Cincinnati |
| Men's Golf | N/A | Memphis |
| Women's Golf | N/A | Houston |
| Women's Lacrosse | Florida | Florida |
| Women's Rowing | N/A | Central Florida |
| Men's Soccer | Central Florida | SMU |
| Women's Soccer | Memphis | South Florida |
| Softball | South Florida | Tulsa |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | N/A | East Carolina |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | N/A | Houston |
| Men's Tennis | N/A | South Florida |
| Women's Tennis | N/A | Central Florida |
| Men's Track & Field | N/A | Houston (Indoor) |
| Houston (Outdoor) | ||
| Women's Track & Field | N/A | Cincinnati (Indoor) |
| Wichita State (Outdoor) | ||
| Volleyball | Cincinnati | Central Florida |
†: No longer members of the conference
Baseball
Baseball is sponsored by 8 of the 11 full members of the AAC. The only schools which do not sponsor baseball are SMU, Temple, and Tulsa.[4]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville† | Houston |
| 2015 | Houston | East Carolina |
| 2016 | Tulane | Connecticut† |
| 2017 | Central Florida | Houston |
| 2018 | Houston | East Carolina |
| 2019 | East Carolina | Cincinnati |
| 2020 | No games played due to COVID-19[5] | |
†: No longer members of the conference
Men's Basketball
All 11 full members of The American support men's basketball, making it the only men's sport sponsored by every team in the conference.[6]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati | Louisville† (vacated) |
| 2014–15 | SMU | SMU |
| 2015–16 | Temple | Connecticut† |
| 2016–17 | SMU | SMU |
| 2017–18 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| 2018–19 | Houston | Cincinnati |
| 2019–20 | Cincinnati | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
| Houston | ||
| Tulsa | ||
| (all tied) |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Basketball
Like men's basketball, women's basketball is also sponsored by all 11 full members of the conference.[7]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2014–15 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2015–16 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2016–17 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2017–18 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2018–19 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2019–20 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
†: No longer members of the conference
Men's Cross Country
Men's cross country is supported by 9 of the 11 teams in the AAC. The only full members that don't sponsor it are SMU and UCF.[8]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisville† |
| 2014 | Tulsa |
| 2015 | Tulsa |
| 2016 | Tulsa |
| 2017 | Tulsa |
| 2018 | Tulsa |
| 2019 | Tulsa |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Cross Country
Unlike men's cross country, women's cross country is sponsored by every full member of the conference.[8]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2013 | SMU |
| 2014 | Tulsa |
| 2015 | Tulsa |
| 2016 | SMU |
| 2017 | Connecticut† |
| 2018 | Wichita State |
| 2019 | Tulsa |
†: No longer members of the conference
Football
Football is sponsored by every full member of the American except for Wichita State. Associate member Navy also plays football in the conference.[9]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Central Florida |
| 2014[a] | Memphis |
| Cincinnati | |
| Central Florida | |
| (all tied) | |
| 2015 | Houston |
| 2016 | Temple |
| 2017 | Central Florida |
| 2018 | Central Florida |
| 2019 | Memphis |
| 2020 | Cincinnati |
- ^ Prior to 2015 the conference champion was determined by conference record, which allowed for ties in the standings. Memphis, Cincinnati, and Central Florida each went 7–1 in conference games with Memphis beating Cincinnati, Cincinnati beating Central Florida, and Central Florida beating Memphis. Memphis is listed first because they had a better overall record than Cincinnati and Central Florida.
Men's Golf
Tulane and Tulsa are the only schools in the conference that do not sponsor men's golf.[10]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | SMU |
| 2015 | South Florida |
| 2016 | South Florida |
| 2017 | South Florida |
| 2018 | South Florida |
| 2019 | Memphis |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
Women's Golf
Temple is the only full member of the conference that doesn't sponsor women's golf.[10]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville† |
| 2015 | Central Florida |
| 2016 | Houston |
| 2017 | Central Florida |
| 2018 | Houston |
| 2019 | Houston |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Lacrosse
Only 3 full members of the conference offer women's lacrosse, which the conference began sponsoring in 2019. Those schools are Cincinnati, East Carolina, and Temple. 3 affiliate members play women's lacrosse in the AAC: Florida, Old Dominion, and Vanderbilt.[11]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida | Florida |
Women's Rowing
4 full members offer women's rowing: SMU, Temple, Tulsa, and UCF. They are joined by affiliate members Old Dominion, Sacramento State, and San Diego State.[12]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville† |
| 2015 | Central Florida |
| 2016 | Central Florida |
| 2017 | Central Florida |
| 2018 | Central Florida |
| 2019 | Central Florida |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
†: No longer members of the conference
Men's Soccer
Men's soccer is offered by 6 members of the conference: Memphis, South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulsa, and UCF.[13]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisville† | South Florida |
| 2014 | Connecticut† | Tulsa |
| 2015 | SMU | Tulsa |
| 2016 | South Florida | Tulsa |
| 2017 | SMU | SMU |
| 2018 | Central Florida | SMU |
| 2019 | Central Florida | SMU |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Soccer
Women's soccer is sponsored by every school in the conference besides Tulane and Wichita State.[14]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Central Florida | Central Florida |
| 2014 | South Florida | Connecticut† |
| 2015 | SMU | Cincinnati |
| 2016 | Connecticut† | Connecticut† |
| 2017 | Central Florida | South Florida |
| 2018 | South Florida | Memphis |
| 2019 | Memphis | South Florida |
†: No longer members of the conference
Softball
Softball is sponsored by 7 of the 11 schools in the conference, the only ones who don't play are Cincinnati, SMU, Temple, and Tulane.[15]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Central Florida | Louisville† |
| 2015 | Central Florida | Central Florida |
| 2016 | South Florida | Tulsa |
| 2017 | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| 2018 | South Florida | Tulsa |
| 2019 | South Florida | Canceled due to inclement weather[16] |
| 2020 | No games played due to COVID-19[5] | |
†: No longer members of the conference
Men's Swimming & Diving
Only 2 schools in the conference, Cincinnati and SMU, offer men's swimming & diving.[17] East Carolina eliminated their program which had just won a conference championship in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville† |
| 2015 | East Carolina |
| 2016 | East Carolina |
| 2017 | East Carolina |
| 2018 | Cincinnati |
| 2019 | Cincinnati |
| 2020 | East Carolina |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Swimming & Diving
The conference features 4 women's swimming & diving teams: Cincinnati, Houston, SMU, and Tulane.[17]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville† |
| 2015 | SMU |
| 2016 | SMU |
| 2017 | Houston |
| 2018 | Houston |
| 2019 | Houston |
| 2020 | Houston |
†: No longer members of the conference
Men's Tennis
Every school in the American besides Cincinnati, East Carolina, and Houston offers men's tennis.[19]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | South Florida |
| 2015 | South Florida |
| 2016 | South Florida |
| 2017 | South Florida |
| 2018 | Tulane |
| 2019 | South Florida |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
Women's Tennis
All AAC schools sponsor women's tennis besides East Carolina.[20]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | South Florida |
| 2015 | Tulsa |
| 2016 | Tulsa |
| 2017 | South Florida |
| 2018 | Tulsa |
| 2019 | Central Florida |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
Men's Track & Field
Indoor
Men's indoor track & field is sponsored by 7 AAC schools: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Tulsa, and Wichita State.[21]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Connecticut† |
| 2015 | Houston |
| 2016 | Houston |
| 2017 | Houston |
| 2018 | Houston |
| 2019 | Houston |
| 2020 | Houston |
Outdoor
Men's outdoor track & field is sponsored by all the same schools that sponsor men's indoor track & field with the addition of Tulane.[22]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Houston |
| 2015 | Connecticut† |
| 2016 | Houston |
| 2017 | Houston |
| 2018 | Houston |
| 2019 | Houston |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
†: No longer members of the conference
Women's Track & Field
Every school in the conference sponsors both indoor and outdoor women's track & field.[21][22]
Indoor
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | SMU |
| 2015 | Connecticut† |
| 2016 | Connecticut† |
| 2017 | Central Florida |
| 2018 | Cincinnati |
| 2019 | Houston |
| 2020 | Houston |
Outdoor
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2014 | SMU |
| 2015 | SMU |
| 2016 | Cincinnati |
| 2017 | Cincinnati |
| 2018 | Houston |
| 2019 | Wichita State |
| 2020 | Not played due to COVID-19[5] |
†: No longer members of the conference
Volleyball
Every AAC school sponsors volleyball.[23]
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion [a] |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisville† | N/A |
| 2014 | Central Florida | N/A |
| 2015 | SMU | N/A |
| 2016 | SMU | N/A |
| 2017 | Wichita State | N/A |
| 2018 | Central Florida | Central Florida |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | Central Florida |
†: No longer members of the conference
Summary
Full members
| School | Number of Conference Championships | Championships by sport |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 28 | Baseball: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament)
Men's Basketball: 2 (2 regular season, 0 tournament) Football: 1 Women's Golf: 3 Women's Swimming & Diving: 4 Men's Track & Field: 11 (6 indoor, 5 outdoor) Women's Track & Field: 3 (2 indoor, 1 outdoor) |
| Central Florida | 26 | Baseball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Football: 4 Women's Golf: 2 Women's Rowing: 5 Men's Soccer: 2 (2 regular season, 0 tournament) Women's Soccer: 3 (2 regular season, 1 tournament) Softball: 3 (2 regular season, 1 tournament) Women's Tennis: 1 Women's Track & Field: 1 (1 indoor, 0 outdoor) Volleyball: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament) |
| South Florida | 20 | Men's Golf: 4
Men's Soccer: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament) Women's Soccer: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament) Softball: 3 (3 regular season, 0 tournament) Men's Tennis: 5 Women's Tennis: 2 |
| SMU | 20 | Men's Basketball: 4 (2 regular season, 2 tournament)
Women's Cross Country: 2 Men's Golf: 1 Men's Soccer: 5 (2 regular season, 3 tournament) Women's Soccer: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) Women's Swimming & Diving: 2 Women's Track & Field: 3 (1 indoor, 2 outdoor) Volleyball: 2 (2 regular season, 0 tournament) |
| Tulsa | 20 | Men's Basketball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's Cross Country: 6 Women's Cross Country: 3 Men's Soccer: 3 (0 regular season, 3 tournament) Softball: 4 (1 regular season, 3 tournament) Women's Tennis: 3 |
| Cincinnati | 15 | Baseball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's Basketball: 5 (3 regular season, 2 tournament) Football: 2 Women's Soccer: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament) Men's Swimming & Diving: 2 Women's Track & Field: 3 (1 indoor, 2 outdoor) Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) |
| East Carolina | 7 | Baseball: 3 (1 regular season, 2 tournament)
Men's Swimming & Diving: 4 |
| Memphis | 5 | Football: 2
Men's Golf: 1 Women's Soccer: 2 (1 regular season, 1 tournament) |
| Wichita State | 3 | Women's Cross Country: 1
Women's Track & Field: 1 (0 indoor, 1 outdoor) Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) |
| Temple | 2 | Men's Basketball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Football: 1 |
| Tulane | 2 | Baseball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's Tennis: 1 |
Affiliate members
| School | Number of Conference Championships | Sport(s) played |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 1 (women's lacrosse) |
| Navy | 0 | 1 (football) |
| Old Dominion | 0 | 2 (women's lacrosse, women's rowing) |
| Sacramento State | 0 | 1 (women's rowing) |
| San Diego State | 0 | 1 (women's rowing) |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 1 (women's lacrosse) |
Former members
| School | Number of Conference Championships | Championships by sport | Years in conference | Membership type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 25 | Baseball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament)
Men's Basketball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament) Women's Basketball: 14 (7 regular season, 7 tournament) Women's Cross Country: 1 Men's Soccer: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) Women's Soccer: 3 (1 regular season, 2 tournament) Men's Track & Field: 2 (1 indoor, 1 outdoor) Women's Track & Field: 2 (2 indoor, 0 outdoor) |
2013–2020 | Full |
| Louisville | 9 | Baseball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament)
Men's Cross Country: 1 Women's Golf: 1 Women's Rowing: 1 Men's Soccer: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) Softball: 1 (0 regular season, 1 tournament) Men's Swimming & Diving: 1 Women's Swimming & Diving: 1 Volleyball: 1 (1 regular season, 0 tournament) |
2013–2014 | Full |
| Rutgers | 0 | 2013–2014 | Full | |
| Villanova | 0 | 2013–2014 | Affiliate (women's rowing) |
See also
- American Athletic Conference
- American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
- American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
- American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
- American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
- American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
- American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
- American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "All-Time American Athletic Conference Champions". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Open Letter to the San Diego State University Community" (Press release). San Diego State Aztecs. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "American Athletic Conference Announces Cancellation of Competition and Championships for 2019-20". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Men's Basketball". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b "Cross Country". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Football". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b "Golf". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Lacrosse". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Rowing". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Men's Soccer". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Soccer". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Softball". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "2019 American Softball Championship Will Not Be Completed Due to Conditions". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Swimming & Diving". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "East Carolina cuts swimming and diving, tennis". ESPN.com. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Men's Tennis". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Tennis". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b "Indoor Track & Field". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ a b "Outdoor Track & Field". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Championships by Sport". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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