What is aac tournament?

The AAC Tournament is an annual basketball tournament hosted by the American Athletic Conference (AAC) for Division I NCAA men's and women's basketball teams. The tournament brings together the top 12 teams from the conference, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The tournament is usually held in March, with both the men's and women's tournaments taking place at the same location. The tournament location changes each year, with recent host cities including Orlando, Memphis, and Fort Worth.

The tournament format is a single-elimination bracket, with the higher-seeded team hosting the lower-seeded team in the first round. The four teams with the best conference records receive byes to the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight teams play in the first round.

The AAC Tournament has been held annually since 2014, when the AAC was formed as a result of conference realignment. Prior to 2014, the conference was known as the Big East Conference, and its tournament was the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament.