American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| AAC Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Conference Basketball Championship | |
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AAC logo | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| Current location | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Played | 2014–present |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Connecticut |
| Most championships | Connecticut (3) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3 |
| Official website | theamerican.com Women's Basketball |
The American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament (sometimes known simply as The American Championship) is the conference tournament in basketball for the American Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools. Its seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, however the official conference championship is awarded to the team or teams with the best regular season record.
Champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
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| 2014 | Connecticut | 72–52 | Louisville | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) |
| 2015 | Connecticut | 84–70 | South Florida | Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena, (Uncasville, CT) |
| 2016 | Connecticut | 77–51 | South Florida | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut | Moehegan Sun Arena, (Uncasville, CT) |
| 2017 | Moehegan Sun Arena, (Uncasville, CT) |
Tournament championships by school
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
See also
American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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