AAC
AAC Non-Conference schedules for the 2024-25 season.
Conference Play Outlook: The American Athletic Conference is moving ahead with 13 members, following SMU’s departure, for another intriguing race in 2024-25. Last season, the AAC produced a memorable and aggressive scheduling test run for building its league schedule. The league ultimately signed off on a schedule that contained a clear divide based on forecasted preseason strength. That led to unbalanced schedules where most of the projected top half of the league faced each other twice and faced lower projected squads just once. Vise versa for the bottom half. That model allowed South Florida and Charlotte to have leads at different points of the season with the Bulls ultimately winning the regular-season crown in Amir Abdur-Rahim’s first season in Tampa.
The AAC will again play 18 league games, including six of its 12 conference opponents twice and the other six once – three at home and three on the road. This time around, I believe the league added common sense policies for sensible geographical neighbors to play twice (for example, USF and FAU only played once last year, which is now fixed for a home-and-home this coming year).
The complete 2024-25 men's basketball composite schedule with dates and times will be announced at a later date. The first conference play date is December 31st and will run through March 9. The 2025 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 12-16.
Pairings:
Non-Conference Schedules
Charlotte
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Presbyterian
Nov. 13 vs. Richmond
Nov. 19 vs. Gardner-Webb
Nov. 23 vs. LIU
Nov. 27 vs. East Tennessee St.
Dec. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Livingston)
Dec. 17 vs. West Georgia
Road
Nov. 9 at Utah State
Dec. 10 at Davidson
Dec. 14 at Georgia State
Diamond Head Classic Honolulu, HI
Dec. 22 vs. Hawai’i
Dec. 23 vs. Nebraska or Murray State
Dec. 25 vs. Charleston, Oregon State, Oakland, or Loyola-Chicago
Note: Charlotte will host Utah State during the 2025-26 season.
East Carolina
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Carolina Wesleyan)
Nov. 9 vs. Coastal Carolina
Nov. 12 vs. Non-D1 (Mount Olive)
Nov. 16 vs. George Mason
Nov. 29 vs. North Carolina A&T
Dec. 3 vs. UNC Wilmington
Dec. 11 vs. North Alabama
Dec. 17 vs. FIU
Dec. 21 vs. Gardner-Webb
Road
Dec. 7 at South Carolina
Boardwalk Battle Daytona Beach, FL
Nov. 21 vs. Jacksonville State
Nov. 22 vs. Toledo or Stetson
Nov. 23 vs. James Madison, UC San Diego, La Salle, or Illinois-Chicago
Florida Atlantic
Home
Nov. 8 vs. Non-D1 (Coastal Georgia)
Nov. 30 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Dec. 10 vs. Jacksonville
Dec. 14 vs. Texas State
Road
Nov. 12 at UCF
Nov. 15 at Charleston (Field of 68 Classic)
Dec. 4 at FIU
Dec. 21 at Michigan State
Athletes in Action Season Tip-Off Xenia, OH
Nov. 4 vs. Indiana State
Charleston Classic Charleston, SC
Nov. 21 vs. Oklahoma State
Nov. 22 vs. Drake or Miami
Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt, Seton Hall, VCU, or Nevada
Field of 68 Classic Charleston, SC
Nov. 16 vs. Liberty
Note: The Owls and FGCU will play again during the 2025-26 campaign.
Memphis
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Missouri
Nov. 15 vs. Ohio U.
Dec. 4 vs. Louisiana Tech
Dec. 8 vs. Arkansas State
Dec. 21 vs. Mississippi State
Dec. 28 vs. Ole Miss
Road
Nov. 9 at UNLV
Dec. 14 at Clemson
Dec. 18 at Virginia
USF Legacy Event San Francisco, CA
Nov. 21 vs. San Francisco
Maui Invitational Lahaina, Maui, HI
Nov. 25 vs. UConn
Nov. 26 vs. Colorado or Michigan State
Nov. 27 vs. Auburn, North Carolina, Iowa State, or Dayton
North Texas
Home
Nov. 5 vs. Evansville
Nov. 25 vs. Oregon State
Dec. 18 vs. Mississippi Valley State
Dec. 22 vs. Houston Christian
Road
Nov. 13 at Minnesota
Nov. 18 at McNeese
Dec. 6 at High Point
NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando, FL
Nov. 27 vs. Northern Iowa
Nov. 29 vs. Utah State or St. Bonaventure
Note: North Texas will play at Oregon State and host McNeese during the 2025-26 season.
Rice
Home
Nov. 5 vs. FIU
Nov. 12 vs. UL Monroe
Nov. 16 vs. Northwestern State
Dec. 16 vs. Alcorn State
Dec. 19 vs. Non-D1 (UNT Dallas)
Dec. 22 vs. Prairie View A&M
Road
Nov. 19 at Louisiana
Nov. 22 at Houston Christian
Dec. 8 at Texas State
Battleground2K Houston, TX
Nov. 9 vs. Florida State
Baha Mar Championship Nassau, Bahamas
Nov. 29 vs. Hofstra
Nov. 30 vs. Arkansas State
Dec. 1 vs. Iona
South Florida
Home
Nov. 12 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Nov. 15 vs. West Georgia
Dec. 3 vs. Stetson
Dec. 18 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 21 vs. Texas A&M Commerce
Dec. 28 vs. Non-D1 (Webber International)
Road
Nov. 8 at Charleston
Dec. 7 at Loyola-Chicago
Dec. 14 at Utah State
Season Opener Special Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 4 vs. Florida
Myrtle Beach Invitational Conway, SC
Nov. 21 vs. Portland
Nov. 22 vs. Ohio or Middle Tennessee
Nov. 24 vs. Bradley, Princeton, Texas State, or Wright State
Temple
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Sacred Heart
Nov. 12 vs. Drexel (Big 5 Classic)
Dec. 10 vs. Non-D1 (Holy Family)
Dec. 18 vs. Davidson
Dec. 29 vs. Buffalo
Road
Nov. 15 at Boston College
Nov. 30 at La Salle (Big 5 Classic)
Dec. 15 at Hofstra
Jersey Jam Trenton, NJ
Nov. 8 vs. Monmouth
Hall of Fame Tip-off Uncasville, CT
Nov. 22 vs. Florida State
Nov. 23 vs. UMass
Big 5 Classic Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 7 vs. Villanova, Saint Joseph’s, or Pennsylvania
Hall of Fame Classic Springfield, MA
Dec. 21 vs. Rhode Island
Note: The Owls will play at Davidson and host Boston College and Hofstra during the 2025-26 campaign.
Tulane
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Louisiana Christian U.)
Nov. 8 vs. UL Monroe
Nov. 11 vs. Alcorn State
Nov. 19 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Cancun Chall.)
Nov. 22 vs. New Orleans
Dec. 2 vs. SE Louisiana
Dec. 10 vs. Southern Mississippi
Dec. 20 vs. Non-D1 (Dillard U.)
Road
Nov. 15 at Furman
Dec. 7 at George Mason
2024 Orange Bowl Classic Sunrise, FL
Dec. 14 vs. Florida State
Cancun Challenge Cancun, MX
Nov. 26 vs. Wyoming
Nov. 27 vs. Belmont or Loyola Marymount
Tulsa
Home
Nov. 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Nov. 13 vs. Oral Roberts
Nov. 20 vs. Little Rock
Dec. 4 vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 7 vs. Southern U.
Dec. 21 vs. Mississippi Valley State
Road
Nov. 16 at Missouri State
Nov. 23 at Loyola-Chicago
Jacksonville Classic Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 26 vs. Detroit Mercy
Nov. 27 vs. Georgia State
Orange Bowl Classic Sunrise, FL
Dec. 14 vs. UCF
UAB
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Vermont
Nov. 7 vs. Southern Miss
Nov. 10 vs. SE Louisiana
Nov. 18 vs. Non-D1 (Auburn Montgomery)
Dec. 1 vs. Middle Tennessee
Dec. 6 vs. Prairie View A&M
Dec. 15 vs. Arkansas State
Dec. 18 vs. Alabama A&M
Dec. 22 vs. Alcorn State
Road
Nov. 15 at High Point
Paradise Jam U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 22 vs. Longwood
Nov. 24 vs. McNeese or Illinois State
Nov. 25 vs. Liberty, Kansas State, George Washington, or Louisiana-Lafayette
Note: UAB will host High Point during the 2025-26 season.
UTSA
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Trinity, TX)
Nov. 9 vs. North Dakota
Nov. 16 vs. Little Rock
Nov. 27 vs. Merrimack
Nov. 30 vs. Houston Christian
Dec. 19 vs. Non-D1 (Southwest Adventist)
Road
Nov. 12 at Bradley
Nov. 25 at Troy (Trojan Turkey Tip-off)
Dec. 3 at Saint Mary’s
Dec. 7 at Arkansas
Dec. 15 at North Dakota
Dec. 29 at Army
Trojan Turkey Tip-off Troy, AL
Nov. 27 vs. Merrimack
Wichita State
Home
Nov. 9 vs. Montana State
Nov. 14 vs. Northern Iowa
Nov. 18 vs. Monmouth
Dec. 4 vs. Alcorn State
Dec. 7 vs. East Tennessee State
Dec. 17 vs. Kansas City
Dec. 21 vs. Kansas State
Dec. 29 vs. Non-D1 (Friends)
Road
Nov. 4 at Western Kentucky
Dec. 14 at DePaul
Hall of Fame Classic Kansas City, MO
Nov. 22 vs. Saint Louis
ESPN Events Invitational Orlando FL
Nov. 28 vs. Minnesota
Nov. 29 vs. Florida or Wake Forest
Note: The Shockers will host DePaul during the 2025-26 season.