Tulsa Gets No. 7 Seed at The American Basketball Championship

AAC CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

IRVING, Texas –– The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will be the No. 7 seed at the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, as the league announced the bracket today.

The Championship will be held March 11-14 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tulsa finished the league season with a 7-9 record and an overall 11-11 mark. The Hurricane will face No. 10 seed Tulane in first round action on Thursday, March 11, at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will be aired on ESPNU.

Tulane enters the game with an overall 9-12 record and 4-12 AAC mark. The Green Wave won the only meeting between the two schools this year by a 58-48 score, but Tulsa holds an overall 24-7 series record.

The Tulsa-Tulane winner will play No. 2 seed Houston on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT)

All-session tickets start at $275 and can be purchased by calling TU Athletic Ticket Office at 918.631.GoTU (4688) before Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Fans may visit www.TheAmerican.org/MBB for the latest information about the 2021 Championship.

Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
First Round - Thursday, March 11
Game 1 | No. 9 Temple vs. No. 8 USF | Noon ET/11 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 2 | No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 Tulsa | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 3 | No. 11 East Carolina vs. No. 6 UCF | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 12
Game 4 | Winner of Game 1 vs. No. 1 Wichita State | Noon ET/11 a.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 5 | No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 4 SMU | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 6 | Winner of Game 2 vs. No. 2 Houston | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 7 | Winner of Game 3 vs. No. 3 Memphis | 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT | ESPNU

Semifinals - Saturday, March 13
Game 8 | Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 9 | Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7 | 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT | ESPN2

Final - Sunday, March 14
Game 10 | Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN

Tulsa Gets No. 7 Seed at The American Basketball Championship

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