The Cincinnati Bearcats entered Sunday needing help to earn the No. 1 seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference Tournament. They got it.
With Wichita State's convincing win against Tulsa, UC finished in a three-way tie with the Golden Hurricane and the Houston Cougars at 13-5. The three-way tiebreaker is head-to-head record against the other two teams. The Bearcats were 2-1, beating Tulsa and splitting with Houston. Houston was 2-2, earning the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, and Tulsa, 1-2 against UC and UH, is the No. 3 seed.