2017 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2017 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 23 through May 28. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2017 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2017 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
MVP,
TelevisionCBS Sports Network, ESPNU
2017 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCF  y 159 .625  4022 .645
No. 27 Houston  y 159 .625  4221 .667
South Florida  y 1410 .583  4219 .689
Connecticut   1410 .583  3325 .569
Tulane   1311 .542  2731 .466
Cincinnati   1014 .417  2830 .483
Memphis   816 .333  3029 .508
East Carolina   717 .292  3228 .533
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

All eight baseball teams in The American will be seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament will use a two bracket double-elimination format, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
UCF159.625012–1 vs Houston
Houston159.625021–2 vs UCF
Connecticut1410.583132–1 vs USF
South Florida1410.583141–2 vs UConn
Tulane1311.54225
Cincinnati1014.41756
Memphis816.33377
East Carolina717.29288

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 UCF 3  
8 East Carolina 14  
  8 East Carolina 6  
  4 South Florida 5  
4 South Florida 7
5 Tulane 6  
  8 East Carolina 4 -  
  1 UCF 0 -  
1 UCF 8  
5 Tulane 3  
  1 UCF 12
  4 South Florida 0  
  8 East Carolina 0
  2 Houston 6
2 Houston 6  
7 Memphis 5  
  2 Houston 7
  3 Connecticut 6  
3 Connecticut 12
6 Cincinnati 3  
  2 Houston 13 -
  3 Connecticut 3 -  
6 Cincinnati 14  
7 Memphis 1510  
  3 Connecticut 7
  7 Memphis 5  

References

  1. "2016–17 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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