IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the men’s basketball league schedule pairings for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
 
Every team in the American will play 18 conference games, including six of its 12 league opponents twice, home and away, and the other six once – three at home and three on the road.
 
The American sent three programs to the postseason during the 2025-26 season. South Florida, the defending conference champion, claimed the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Tulsa and Wichita State both received NIT bids, with the Golden Hurricane advancing all the way to the championship game.
 
A complete 2026-27 men's basketball schedule, including dates and times, will be announced at a later date. Conference play begins Wednesday, December 30, 2026, and runs through Sunday, March 7, 2027.
 
 

2026-27 American Men’s Basketball Schedule Pairings
Team	Home Only	Away Only	Home and Away
UAB	North Texas, Tulane, UTSA	Wichita State, South Florida, Rice	Memphis, Charlotte, Tulsa, Florida Atlantic, Temple, East Carolina
Charlotte	Temple, Rice, UTSA	Tulsa, North Texas, Tulane	Wichita State, Memphis, South Florida, UAB, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina
East Carolina	South Florida, North Texas, Florida Atlantic	Wichita State, Memphis, Tulsa	Charlotte, UAB, Temple, Tulane, Rice, UTSA
Florida Atlantic	Wichita State, Memphis, Temple	Tulane, East Carolina, UTSA	South Florida, Charlotte, UAB, North Texas, Rice, Tulsa
Memphis	Tulsa, East Carolina, Rice	Florida Atlantic, Temple, UTSA	Wichita State, South Florida, Charlotte, UAB, North Texas, Tulane
North Texas	Charlotte, Temple, Tulane	South Florida, UAB, East Carolina	Wichita State, Memphis, Tulsa, Florida Atlantic, Rice, UTSA
Rice	Wichita State, UAB, Tulsa	Memphis, South Florida, Charlotte	North Texas, Florida Atlantic, Temple, Tulane, East Carolina, UTSA
South Florida	North Texas, Rice, UAB	Tulane, East Carolina, UTSA	Wichita State, Memphis, Charlotte, Tulsa, Florida Atlantic, Temple
Temple	Wichita State, Memphis, Tulsa	Charlotte, North Texas, Florida Atlantic	South Florida, UAB, Tulane, East Carolina, Rice, UTSA
UTSA	Memphis, South Florida, Florida Atlantic	Charlotte, UAB, Wichita State	Tulsa, North Texas, Temple, Tulane, East Carolina, Rice
Tulane	South Florida, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic	UAB, Tulsa, North Texas	Wichita State, Memphis, Temple, East Carolina, Rice, UTSA
Tulsa	Charlotte, Tulane, East Carolina	Memphis, Temple, Rice	Wichita State, South Florida, UAB, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, UTSA
Wichita State	UAB, East Carolina, UTSA	Florida Atlantic, Temple, Rice	Memphis, South Florida, Charlotte, Tulsa, North Texas, Tulane