2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament

2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams10
SiteLegacy Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN+
2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Wichita State 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 6   .806
UAB 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
North Texas 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Memphis 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Tulane 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Temple 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Rice 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
East Carolina 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
UTSA 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2026 American tournament winner
As of March 12, 2026

The 2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament is the upcoming the postseason men's basketball tournament for the American Conference for the 2025–26 season. The tournament will be held from March 11–15, 2026, at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama for the first time in the history of the conference. The winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

This will be the first conference tournament under the American Conference name. In July 2025, the conference dropped the word "Athletic" from its name, renaming itself the American Conference.