2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2016 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachJim Penders (1st title)
MVPAnthony Kay (Connecticut)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network, ESPNews
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍‍‍y 15 7 0   .682 39 19 0   .672
No. 15 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 8 1   .646 34 21 1   .616
Connecticut  ‍‍y 14 9 0   .609 37 23 0   .617
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 10 1   .563 26 30 1   .465
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 36 23 0   .610
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 22 39 0   .361
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 24 33 0   .421
UCF  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 26 33 0   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 24 through 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 season. The University of Connecticut won and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 17, 2015.