American Athletic Conference
US college sports conference
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| July 24 2025 | Launch of the new conference website, coinciding with the American Conference's football media days. |
| July 21 2025 | The American Athletic Conference announced its rebranding as the American Conference, dropping 'Athletic' from its name. The rebranding included a new slogan 'Built to Rise', a new wordmark logo, and introducing Soar the Eagle as the conference's first brand ambassador. |
| 2025 | Marshall University joined the American Athletic Conference for women's swimming & diving. |
| 2025 | Liberty University joined the American Athletic Conference for women's swimming & diving. |
| 2025 | East Carolina won the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. |
| 2025 | South Florida wins the American Athletic Conference softball tournament championship. |
| 2025 | Memphis won the American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament championship. |
| 2025 | South Florida wins its second American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament championship. |
| 2025 | Temple is set to join the MAC (Mid-American Conference) for rowing. |
| 2025 | South Florida plans to begin competing in beach volleyball in the CUSA conference. |
| 2025 | James Madison University plans to join the American Athletic Conference as an affiliate member for women's swimming & diving. |
| 2025 | Missouri State University plans to join the American Athletic Conference for men's soccer, transitioning from Missouri Valley Conference to Conference USA. |
| 2024 | Andon Thomas of Army recorded an interception against Tulane. |
| 2024 | Tulane held Army to just 17 passing yards, the fewest passing yards allowed in the championship game. |
| 2024 | Rayshawn Pleasant of Tulane had a 35-yard kickoff return against Army. |
| 2024 | Some teams record their first appearance or win in the AAC Football Championship Game. |
| 2024 | UAB wins the American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament. |
| 2024 | Tulane won the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. |
| 2024 | Charlotte wins the American Athletic Conference softball tournament championship. |
| 2024 | PJ Haggerty from Memphis wins the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as a Junior Shooting Guard. |
| 2024 | Rice wins their first American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament title. |
| 2024 | UAB and Florida Atlantic received NCAA Basketball Tournament bids. |
| 2024 | University of Cincinnati, Old Dominion University, California State University, Sacramento, and Rice University left the conference. |
| 2024 | Southern Methodist University (SMU) left the American Athletic Conference and joined the ACC. |
| 2024 | Army is set to join the conference as a football affiliate member. |
| 2024 | Cincinnati left The American as a women's lacrosse affiliate after the Big 12 added the sport. |
| 2024 | UAB wins the American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament championship. |
| December 12 2024 | James Madison, Liberty, and Marshall were announced as new associate members in women's swimming and diving, to begin in the 2025-26 season. |
| October 25 2024 | Missouri State announced it would become an associate member in men's soccer, set to start in the fall 2025 season. |
| June 1 2024 | Tim Pernetti replaced retiring Commissioner Mike Aresco as the leader of the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | Teams continue to participate in the AAC Football Championship Game. |
| 2023 | Tulane won the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. |
| 2023 | UCF wins the American Athletic Conference softball tournament championship. |
| 2023 | Chris Youngblood from South Florida wins the shared American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as a Senior Shooting Guard. |
| 2023 | Johnell Davis from Florida Atlantic wins the shared American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as a Junior Point Guard/Shooting Guard. |
| 2023 | East Carolina wins their first American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament title. |
| 2023 | Most recent Tulsa-Wichita State Rivalry game, with Wichita State defeating Tulsa 81-63. |
| 2023 | Memphis received its last NCAA Basketball Tournament bid. Florida Atlantic achieved multiple significant NCAA Basketball milestones, including Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four appearances. |
| 2023 | Memphis defeated UAB 45-21 in the most recent Battle for the Bones rivalry game. |
| 2023 | Army defeated Navy 17-11 in the most recent Army-Navy Game. |
| 2023 | The conference expanded to 14 teams while maintaining the single-table football championship format. |
| 2023 | End of NCAA Division I FBS football season, with comprehensive records compiled for American Athletic Conference schools including total wins, losses, conference performance, and bowl appearances. |
| 2023 | SMU wins the equestrian national title the year before leaving for the ACC, though this title is not fully recognized by the NCAA. |
| 2023 | University of Cincinnati joined the conference, specifically for women's lacrosse. |
| 2023 | University of Central Florida (UCF) left the American Athletic Conference and joined the Big 12. |
| 2023 | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and University of Texas at San Antonio joined the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA became full members of the conference. |
| 2023 | UCF accepted an offer of men's soccer membership from the Sun Belt Conference, aligning with West Virginia. |
| 2023 | Memphis wins the American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament championship. |
| November 2023 | PJ Haggerty from Tulsa wins the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year award as a Redshirt Freshman Guard. |
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