In men’s basketball, it was week that saw SMU and Cincinnati keep pace atop The American standings and continued to rise up the ranks UConn Huskies.
On the women’s side, teams around the conference will look to firm up their seeding for the upcoming championship as we enter the penultimate week of league play.
Baseball announced the season's first weekly awards, softball finished up the second week of play and we crowned 2017 American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Champions.
All of this and more in The Rise.