American Conference · Men’s Basketball

2026–27 NCAA Division I programs and current conference affiliations.

2026–27 NCAA Division I programs, with separate men’s and women’s memberships. All Current Conferences →

13 Programs

Current membership is separate from historical poll coverage.

School	Location	Sources & References
Charlotte 49ers	Charlotte, North Carolina	Sources & References Exact NCAA institutional postal locality, including any borough label; no venue/geocode/municipal-boundary or single-campus population claim. NCAA Directory exact institution 458 current sponsored sports ↗
East Carolina	Greenville, North Carolina	Sources & References NCAA directory institutional address locality for 2026–27. East Carolina University · 2026–27 Men’s Basketball sponsorship ↗
Florida Atlantic Owls	Boca Raton, Florida	Sources & References Exact NCAA institutional postal locality, including any borough label; no venue/geocode/municipal-boundary or single-campus population claim. NCAA Directory exact institution 229 current sponsored sports ↗
Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee	Sources & References NCAA directory institutional address locality for 2026–27. University of Memphis · 2026–27 Men’s Basketball sponsorship ↗
North Texas Mean Green	Denton, Texas	Sources & References Exact NCAA institutional postal locality, including any borough label; no venue/geocode/municipal-boundary or single-campus population claim. NCAA Directory exact institution 497 current sponsored sports ↗
Rice Owls	Houston, Texas	Sources & References Exact NCAA institutional postal locality, including any borough label; no venue/geocode/municipal-boundary or single-campus population claim. NCAA Directory exact institution 574 current sponsored sports ↗
South Florida Bulls	Tampa, Florida	Sources & References Exact NCAA institutional postal locality, including any borough label; no venue/geocode/municipal-boundary or single-campus population claim. NCAA Directory exact institution 651 current sponsored sports ↗
Temple University Owls	Philadelphia, PA	Sources & References Exact NCAA principal-campus postal locality; no municipal-boundary or single-campus enrollment claim NCAA — Temple University: current basketball, 2026–27 ↗
The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Tulsa, OK	Sources & References Exact NCAA principal-campus postal locality; no municipal-boundary or single-campus enrollment claim NCAA — The University of Tulsa: current basketball, 2026–27 ↗
Tulane	New Orleans, Louisiana	Sources & References NCAA directory institutional address locality for 2026–27. Tulane University · 2026–27 Men’s Basketball sponsorship ↗
UAB	Birmingham, Alabama	Sources & References NCAA directory institutional address locality for 2026–27. University of Alabama at Birmingham · 2026–27 Men’s Basketball sponsorship ↗
University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners	San Antonio, TX	Sources & References Exact NCAA principal-campus postal locality; no municipal-boundary or single-campus enrollment claim NCAA — University of Texas at San Antonio: current basketball, 2026–27 ↗
Wichita State University Shockers	Wichita, KS	Sources & References Literal current official university catalog principal-campus postalfooter Wichita,Kansas67260; KS is standard abbreviation, no municipal-boundary assertion Wichita State University2026-2027 Catalog — Wichita State University: current basketball, 2026–27 ↗ Wichita State University Athletics — Wichita State University: current basketball, 2026–27 ↗

Current affiliations are based on reviewed NCAA, school and conference primary sources. School profiles provide the supporting sources. NCAA tournament eligibility has not been verified here.