IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has officially released its 2020-21 women’s basketball conference schedule.
 
The league slate will feature each of The American’s 11 members competing in a 20-game, double round-robin schedule for the first time in conference history. The 2020-21 campaign marks the start of a 12-year media rights extension between The American and ESPN, with a total of five women’s basketball games set to air on linear television across the ESPN family of networks.
 
All games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.
 
All remaining conference-controlled games will be available on ESPN+, ESPN’s revolutionary digital streaming service that is available to over 10 million unique subscribers. For more information on ESPN+, visit The American’s Fan Guide to ESPN+.
 
Since The American’s inaugural season in 2013-14, all 11 women’s basketball members have made at least one appearance in a postseason national tournament. The conference has earned 14 bids to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and compiled a 43-11 record in the tournament.
 
Conference play begins for The American on Tuesday, Dec. 15, when Tulane travels to Orlando, Florida, to face UCF. League favorite USF is set to play in-state rival UCF on Feb. 7 and March 2, preseason third-place team Tulane on Jan. 13 and Feb. 20 and last season’s conference runner-up Cincinnati on Dec. 22 and Jan. 30. Along with its games against USF and Tulane (Dec. 15 and Feb. 17), preseason conference runner-up UCF will tangle with Cincinnati on Jan. 17 and Feb. 14.
 
The 2021 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship is scheduled for March 8-11 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. The opening round, quarterfinal and semifinal games will either air on an ESPN linear network or ESPN+, with the conference championship game set for either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
 
Official game times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date. All game dates for the 2020-21 season are subject to change.