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2020-21 STANDINGS
AMERICAN OVERALL
SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA H A N L10 STREAK NOTABLE
SMURV 1-0 1.000 70.0 55.0 5-0 1.000 85.2 63.0 4-0 1-0 0-0 5-0 W5 First back-to-back 5-0 starts since 84-85 and 85-86
USF 1-0 1.000 74.0 71.0 5-2 .714 71.6 70.0 3-0 1-0 1-2 5-2 W 4 Alexis Yetna 1st double-double since 2018-19 at Cincinnati
Memphis 1-0 1.000 80.0 74.0 5-3 .625 76.8 66.0 3-0 1-0 1-3 5-3 W1 Jeffries first-career double-double at Tulane
Wichita State 1-0 1.000 69.0 65.0 3-2 .600 70.6 68.2 2-2 1-0 0-0 3-2 W2 1-0 in American play for 3rd time in 4 years
East Carolina 0-1 .000 55.0 70.0 6-1 .857 72.7 64.0 5-0 1-1 0-0 6-1 W1 Pirates were 5-0 for first time since 2012-13
Tulane 0-1 .000 74.0 80.0 5-1 .833 68.3 60.3 5-1 0-0 0-0 5-1 W1 Allowed only 38 points (12 in first half) vs. Southern Miss
Tulsa 0-1 .000 65.0 69.0 2-3 .400 69.8 65.4 2-1 0-0 0-2 2-3 W1 Brandon Rachal has led Tulsa in scoring in all 4 games
Cincinnati 0-1 .000 71.0 74.0 2-4 .333 68.2 71.2 2-2 0-2 0-0 2-4 L3 Keith Williams 27 points vs. Furman
Houston6/7 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 5-0 1.000 77.2 55.6 4-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 W5 Quentin Grimes two games with 25+ points this season
Temple 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 72.0 60.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 DeVondre Perry double-double in Owls’ first game
UCFRV 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 2-1 .667 69.0 69.7 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 W1 Three Knights with 20+ points in road win at No. 15 FSU
* unanimous selection
WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today
UCF Cincinnati ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita St.
Preseason - - - 17/18 RV/RV - - - - - -
Week 2 - - - 10/18 -/RV - - - - - -
Week 3 - - - 7/8 -/RV - RV/RV - - - -
Week 4 - - - 6/8 - - RV/RV - - - -
Week 5
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Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
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Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
FINAL
TULSA
Nick Bushart
American Athletic Conference Communications Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director
Men’s Basketball Contact Office............................................. (918) 631-2492
Tom Fenstermaker • Director of Communications Mobile............................................(901) 849-0521
email: tfenstermaker@theamerican.org e-mail........................ nick-bushart@utulsa.edu
cell: 336-259-1708
WSOC, MBB, BASE, ROW WICHITA STATE
Bryan Holmgren
Chuck Sullivan Carlos Olivera Director of Communications
Assistant Commissioner Director of Social Media & Digital Communications Office............................................. (316) 978-5535
csullivan@theamerican.org colivera@theamerican.org Mobile............................................ (316) 841-6206
FB, M/W TEN, WLAX e-mail................bholmgren@goshockers.com
Tony Jones
Katie Ristow Assistant Director of Communications
Director of Creative Design & Services tjones@theamerican.org
kristow@theamerican.org WBB, VB, XC, T&F, SB, SWIM/DIVE, GOLF
SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct.
1. SMU 5 85.2 63.0 +22.2 1. UCF 3 48 56 .857
2. Houston 5 77.2 55.6 +21.6 2. SMU 5 84 105 .800
3. Temple 1 72.0 60.0 +12.0 3. Tulane 6 88 114 .772
4. Memphis 8 76.8 66.0 +10.8 4. Houston 5 94 125 .752
5. East Carolina 7 72.7 64.0 +8.7 5. East Carolina 7 84 112 .750
6. Tulane 6 68.3 60.3 +8.0 6. Temple 1 22 30 .733
7. Tulsa 5 69.8 65.4 +4.4 7. Wichita State 5 70 104 .673
8. Wichita State 5 70.6 68.2 +2.4 8. Memphis 8 109 170 .641
9. USF 7 71.6 70.0 +1.6 9. Cincinnati 6 64 101 .634
10. UCF 3 69.0 69.7 -0.7 10. USF 7 77 129 .597
11. Cincinnati 6 68.2 71.2 -3.0 11. Tulsa 5 50 86 .581
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct.
1. SMU 5 149 314 .475 1. Temple 1 23 67 .343
2. Tulsa 5 133 286 .465 2. Houston 5 93 244 .381
3. USF 7 191 421 .454 3. SMU 5 110 288 .382
4. East Carolina 7 189 426 .444 4. Tulane 6 120 313 .383
5. Cincinnati 6 156 355 .439 5. Memphis 8 177 451 .392
6. Memphis 8 224 535 .419 6. Tulsa 5 115 287 .401
7. Houston 5 128 309 .414 7. East Carolina 7 156 380 .411
8. UCF 3 69 171 .404 8. Wichita State 5 125 296 .422
9. Tulane 6 137 341 .402 9. UCF 3 76 178 .427
10. Temple 1 22 55 .400 10. USF 7 172 395 .435
11. Wichita State 5 122 324 .377 11. Cincinnati 6 144 329 .438
3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.
1. SMU 5 44 116 .379 1. Houston 5 17 83 .205
2. East Carolina 7 47 126 .373 2. Temple 1 5 18 .278
3. USF 7 42 117 .359 3. East Carolina 7 45 160 .281
4. UCF 3 21 59 .356 4. USF 7 52 183 .284
5. Houston 5 36 115 .313 5. Wichita State 5 39 134 .291
6. Memphis 8 57 183 .311 6. Memphis 8 55 183 .301
7. Tulane 6 48 156 .308 7. Cincinnati 6 30 97 .309
8. Wichita State 5 39 128 .305 8. UCF 3 26 84 .310
9. Tulsa 5 33 109 .303 9. SMU 5 37 118 .314
10. Temple 1 6 20 .300 10. Tulane 6 37 114 .325
11. Cincinnati 6 33 133 .248 11. Tulsa 5 47 131 .359
REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G
1. Temple 1 50 50.0 33 33.0 +17.0 1. Memphis 8 43 5.4
2. Houston 5 219 43.8 157 31.4 +12.4 2. Houston 5 25 5.0
3. SMU 5 207 41.4 159 31.8 +9.6 Temple 1 5 5.0
4. USF 7 272 38.9 219 31.3 +7.6 4. SMU 5 23 4.6
5. Memphis 8 340 42.5 287 35.9 +6.6 5. Wichita State 5 21 4.2
6. Tulsa 5 185 37.0 175 35.0 +2.0 6. Tulane 6 24 4.0
7. East Carolina 7 251 35.9 242 34.6 +1.3 7. East Carolina 7 27 3.9
8. Wichita State 5 205 41.0 200 40.0 +1.0 8. Cincinnati 6 21 3.5
9. Cincinnati 6 203 33.8 203 33.8 +0.0 9. USF 7 22 3.1
10. Tulane 6 210 35.0 217 36.2 -1.2 10. UCF 3 8 2.7
11. UCF 3 101 33.7 117 39.0 -5.3 11. Tulsa 5 10 2.0
TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio
1. Houston 5 59 11.8 88 17.6 +5.8 1. East Carolina 7 124 17.7 86 12.3 1.4
2. Tulane 6 73 12.2 97 16.2 +4.0 2. SMU 5 93 18.6 73 14.6 1.3
3. East Carolina 7 86 12.3 109 15.6 +3.3 3. Memphis 8 132 16.5 115 14.4 1.1
4. Memphis 8 115 14.4 141 17.6 +3.3 4. Wichita State 5 57 11.4 52 10.4 1.1
5. SMU 5 73 14.6 86 17.2 +2.6 5. Tulane 6 80 13.3 73 12.2 1.1
6. Wichita State 5 52 10.4 64 12.8 +2.4 6. Temple 1 16 16.0 16 16.0 1.0
7. UCF 3 41 13.7 46 15.3 +1.7 7. Houston 5 58 11.6 59 11.8 1.0
8. Tulsa 5 75 15.0 82 16.4 +1.4 8. Tulsa 5 73 14.6 75 15.0 1.0
9. USF 7 97 13.9 94 13.4 -0.4 9. Cincinnati 6 89 14.8 92 15.3 1.0
10. Cincinnati 6 92 15.3 87 14.5 -0.8 10. USF 7 86 12.3 97 13.9 0.9
11. Temple 1 16 16.0 10 10.0 -6.0 11. UCF 3 31 10.3 41 13.7 0.8
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb%
1. Memphis 8 225 68 .768 1. Houston 5 80 109 .423
2. Temple 1 35 11 .761 2. Temple 1 15 22 .405
3. USF 7 181 58 .757 3. Wichita State 5 78 137 .363
4. Cincinnati 6 145 47 .755 4. USF 7 91 161 .361
5. SMU 5 145 49 .747 5. SMU 5 62 110 .360
6. Houston 5 139 48 .743 6. Memphis 8 115 219 .344
7. East Carolina 7 177 62 .741 7. Tulsa 5 58 114 .337
8. Tulane 6 154 62 .713 8. East Carolina 7 74 180 .291
9. Tulsa 5 127 61 .676 9. Cincinnati 6 58 156 .271
10. Wichita State 5 127 63 .668 10. UCF 3 28 76 .269
11. UCF 3 73 41 .640 11. Tulane 6 56 155 .265
2020-21 American Athletic Conference
CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS
Through games of Dec 20, 2020 (All games)
TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin
Cincinnati 6 409-427 68.2-71.2 -3.0 156-355 .439 33-133 .248 64-101 .634 203 203 +0.0
East Carolina 7 509-448 72.7-64.0 +8.7 189-426 .444 47-126 .373 84-112 .750 251 242 +1.3
Houston 5 386-278 77.2-55.6 +21.6 128-309 .414 36-115 .313 94-125 .752 219 157 +12.4
Memphis 8 614-528 76.8-66.0 +10.8 224-535 .419 57-183 .311 109-170 .641 340 287 +6.6
SMU 5 426-315 85.2-63.0 +22.2 149-314 .475 44-116 .379 84-105 .800 207 159 +9.6
Temple 1 72-60 72.0-60.0 +12.0 22-55 .400 6-20 .300 22-30 .733 50 33 +17.0
Tulane 6 410-362 68.3-60.3 +8.0 137-341 .402 48-156 .308 88-114 .772 210 217 -1.2
Tulsa 5 349-327 69.8-65.4 +4.4 133-286 .465 33-109 .303 50-86 .581 185 175 +2.0
UCF 3 207-209 69.0-69.7 -0.7 69-171 .404 21-59 .356 48-56 .857 101 117 -5.3
USF 7 501-490 71.6-70.0 +1.6 191-421 .454 42-117 .359 77-129 .597 272 219 +7.6
Wichita State 5 353-341 70.6-68.2 +2.4 122-324 .377 39-128 .305 70-104 .673 205 200 +1.0
SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct.
1. SMU 1 70.0 55.0 +15.0 1. Tulane 1 19 23 .826
2. Memphis 1 80.0 74.0 +6.0 2. Cincinnati 1 12 17 .706
3. Wichita State 1 69.0 65.0 +4.0 3. SMU 1 7 11 .636
4. USF 1 74.0 71.0 +3.0 4. Memphis 1 20 34 .588
5. UCF 0 0.0 0.0 +0.0 5. USF 1 7 12 .583
Houston 0 0.0 0.0 +0.0 6. East Carolina 1 5 9 .556
Temple 0 0.0 0.0 +0.0 7. Wichita State 1 9 17 .529
8. Cincinnati 1 71.0 74.0 -3.0 8. Tulsa 1 11 21 .524
9. Tulsa 1 65.0 69.0 -4.0 9. Houston 0 0 0 .000
10. Tulane 1 74.0 80.0 -6.0 UCF 0 0 0 .000
11. East Carolina 1 55.0 70.0 -15.0 Temple 0 0 0 .000
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct.
1. USF 1 30 63 .476 UCF 0 0 0 .000
2. Cincinnati 1 26 56 .464 Houston 0 0 0 .000
3. SMU 1 27 60 .450 Temple 0 0 0 .000
4. Memphis 1 26 60 .433 4. SMU 1 22 59 .373
5. Tulsa 1 23 55 .418 5. Memphis 1 24 59 .407
6. Wichita State 1 25 61 .410 6. Tulsa 1 25 61 .410
7. Tulane 1 24 59 .407 7. Wichita State 1 23 55 .418
8. East Carolina 1 22 59 .373 8. Tulane 1 26 60 .433
9. UCF 0 0 0 .000 9. East Carolina 1 27 60 .450
Houston 0 0 0 .000 10. USF 1 26 56 .464
Temple 0 0 0 .000 11. Cincinnati 1 30 63 .476
3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.
1. USF 1 7 17 .412 Houston 0 0 0 .000
2. Wichita State 1 10 26 .385 Temple 0 0 0 .000
3. East Carolina 1 6 16 .375 UCF 0 0 0 .000
4. Memphis 1 8 22 .364 4. Memphis 1 7 29 .241
5. SMU 1 9 25 .360 5. Wichita State 1 8 31 .258
6. Cincinnati 1 7 20 .350 6. USF 1 7 20 .350
7. Tulsa 1 8 31 .258 7. East Carolina 1 9 25 .360
8. Tulane 1 7 29 .241 8. Tulane 1 8 22 .364
9. Temple 0 0 0 .000 9. SMU 1 6 16 .375
UCF 0 0 0 .000 10. Tulsa 1 10 26 .385
Houston 0 0 0 .000 11. Cincinnati 1 7 17 .412
REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G
1. Memphis 1 44 44.0 33 33.0 +11.0 1. SMU 1 6 6.0
2. USF 1 37 37.0 29 29.0 +8.0 USF 1 6 6.0
3. Wichita State 1 42 42.0 37 37.0 +5.0 3. Tulane 1 5 5.0
4. SMU 1 39 39.0 36 36.0 +3.0 4. Cincinnati 1 4 4.0
5. Temple 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 5. East Carolina 1 3 3.0
UCF 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 Memphis 1 3 3.0
Houston 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 7. Wichita State 1 2 2.0
8. East Carolina 1 36 36.0 39 39.0 -3.0 8. Tulsa 1 1 1.0
9. Tulsa 1 37 37.0 42 42.0 -5.0 9. UCF 0 0 0.0
10. Cincinnati 1 29 29.0 37 37.0 -8.0 Temple 0 0 0.0
11. Tulane 1 33 33.0 44 44.0 -11.0 Houston 0 0 0.0
TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio
1. Tulane 1 13 13.0 15 15.0 +2.0 1. Wichita State 1 13 13.0 9 9.0 1.4
SMU 1 12 12.0 14 14.0 +2.0 2. SMU 1 16 16.0 12 12.0 1.3
3. Wichita State 1 9 9.0 10 10.0 +1.0 3. Tulsa 1 12 12.0 10 10.0 1.2
4. Cincinnati 1 15 15.0 15 15.0 +0.0 4. Memphis 1 17 17.0 15 15.0 1.1
USF 1 15 15.0 15 15.0 +0.0 Cincinnati 1 17 17.0 15 15.0 1.1
Houston 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 6. USF 1 15 15.0 15 15.0 1.0
UCF 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 7. East Carolina 1 13 13.0 14 14.0 0.9
Temple 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0 8. Tulane 1 9 9.0 13 13.0 0.7
9. Tulsa 1 10 10.0 9 9.0 -1.0 9. UCF 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
10. East Carolina 1 14 14.0 12 12.0 -2.0 Temple 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Memphis 1 15 15.0 13 13.0 -2.0 Houston 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb%
1. Memphis 1 28 7 .800 1. USF 1 15 19 .441
2. SMU 1 30 10 .750 2. Memphis 1 16 26 .381
3. East Carolina 1 26 9 .743 3. Wichita State 1 15 25 .375
4. Wichita State 1 27 12 .692 4. Cincinnati 1 10 22 .313
5. USF 1 22 10 .688 5. Tulsa 1 12 27 .308
6. Tulsa 1 25 15 .625 6. SMU 1 9 26 .257
7. Tulane 1 26 16 .619 7. East Carolina 1 10 30 .250
8. Cincinnati 1 19 15 .559 8. Tulane 1 7 28 .200
9. Temple 0 0 0 .000 9. Houston 0 0 0 .000
UCF 0 0 0 .000 UCF 0 0 0 .000
Houston 0 0 0 .000 Temple 0 0 0 .000
2020-21 American Athletic Conference
CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS
Through games of Dec 20, 2020 (Conference games only)
TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin
Cincinnati 1 71-74 71.0-74.0 -3.0 26-56 .464 7-20 .350 12-17 .706 29 37 -8.0
East Carolina 1 55-70 55.0-70.0 -15.0 22-59 .373 6-16 .375 5-9 .556 36 39 -3.0
Houston 0 0-0 0.0-0.0 +0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 +0.0
Memphis 1 80-74 80.0-74.0 +6.0 26-60 .433 8-22 .364 20-34 .588 44 33 +11.0
SMU 1 70-55 70.0-55.0 +15.0 27-60 .450 9-25 .360 7-11 .636 39 36 +3.0
Temple 0 0-0 0.0-0.0 +0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 +0.0
Tulane 1 74-80 74.0-80.0 -6.0 24-59 .407 7-29 .241 19-23 .826 33 44 -11.0
Tulsa 1 65-69 65.0-69.0 -4.0 23-55 .418 8-31 .258 11-21 .524 37 42 -5.0
UCF 0 0-0 0.0-0.0 +0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 +0.0
USF 1 74-71 74.0-71.0 +3.0 30-63 .476 7-17 .412 7-12 .583 37 29 +8.0
Wichita State 1 69-65 69.0-65.0 +4.0 25-61 .410 10-26 .385 9-17 .529 42 37 +5.0