American Conference Regular Season Champions
American Conference Regular Season Champions
Full list of American Conference men’s basketball regular season champions, including head coach, by year (f/k/a American Athletic Conference). Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. Former member Houston is the program with the most titles (four), followed by Cincinnati (three). Kelvin Sampson is the head coach with the most titles (also four). See also: American Conference Tournament Champions
2013-14 (tie) — Cincinnati, Mick Cronin // Louisville, Rick Pitino
2014-15 — SMU, Larry Brown
2015-16 — Temple, Fran Dunphy
2016-17 — SMU (2), Tim Jankovich
2017-18 — Cincinnati (2), Mick Cronin (2)
2018-19 — Houston, Kelvin Sampson
2019-20 (tie) — Cincinnati (3), John Brannen // Houston (2), Kelvin Sampson (2) // Tulsa, Frank Haith
2020-21 — Wichita State, Isaac Brown
2021-22 — Houston (3), Kelvin Sampson (3)
2022-23 — Houston (4), Kelvin Sampson (4)
2023-24 — South Florida, Amir Abdur-Rahim
2024-25 — Memphis, Penny Hardaway
2025-26 — South Florida (2), Bryan Hodgson
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