One of the most intriguing conferences from a college basketball betting perspective is the American Athletic Conference. This league has been impacted by conference realignment in a major way, and the landscape of the conference in basketball is set to change dramatically this year. Here, we look at the futures betting odds for the AAC and break down which contenders are worth backing in the futures markets to win this conference tournament.
AAC Conference Betting Odds
American Athletic Conference Futures Betting Outlook
Last season, Houston and Cincinnati were two of the best teams in the country, let alone the American Athletic Conference. But those teams are gone from the AAC, as they both moved onto the Big 12. As a result, the race to win the AAC regular season title this year was wide open. That is, until the South Florida Bulls took that race over and established themselves as the top team in the conference.
Despite Florida Atlantic being the favorite to finish at the top of the AAC standings for most of the year, the South Florida Bulls took over as favorites late in the regular season. USF clinched the AAC regular season title by winning 16 of its 18 games in league play. On top of that regular season championship, that run from the Bulls has earned them the top seed in the AAC Tournament, which is being held in Fort Worth.
USF is not the favorite to come out on top in the AAC tournament. That honor belongs to Florida Atlantic, though every team is at a plus price to lift the trophy. Along with FAU and USF, teams like Charlotte, SMU, Memphis, and North Texas all have very realistic chances to win a few games in a row and get to the top of the mountain in the AAC tournament. But with the way South Florida has played during conference action this year, they could very well prove people wrong and win this tournament.
AAC Conference History
The American Athletic Conference, also known simply as the AAC, consists of 14 teams in basketball and was created in 2013 after the splitting of the original Big East Conference. Every year, the conference’s men’s basketball teams play out their regular-season schedule before competing in the AAC Men’s Basketball tournament. Seedings for this single-elimination tournament are determined by the regular season standings in conference play. The winner of the AAC tournament earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament.
Being a relatively new conference, the AAC isn’t exactly steeped in history, especially after conference realignment. Schools like UConn, Houston, and Cincinnati have all been a part of this conference in the past, but have since moved onto other leagues. But the schools that are currently in the league will look to write plenty of history of their own.
Other College Basketball Conference Odds
- ACC Conference
- A-10 Conference
- Big East Conference
- Big 10 Conference
- Big 12 Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- SEC Conference
- Mountain West Conference
- West Coast Conference
Win Count All-Time in AAC Tournament:
| Wins | AAC Team | Last Yr Won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston | 2022 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 2019 |
| 2 | SMU | 2017 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2023 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2016 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2014 |
