2017 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament

2017 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
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ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsConnecticut (4th title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (4th title)
MVPKatie Lou Samuelson (Connecticut)
Attendance24,797
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN3
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
South Florida 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
UCF 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
SMU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Cincinnati 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Memphis 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Tulsa 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Houston 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
East Carolina 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 3–6, 2017 in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Connecticut received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.