Rice Owls vs Charlotte 49ers

American Athletic Conference Championship - 1st Round

11-21, 3-15 American

Final

	1	2	T
Charlotte CLT	23	41	64
Rice RICE	34	27	61

Rice OwlsRiceRICE

13-19, 4-14 American

Game Information

Denton, TX

Referee:Rob Rorke

Referee:Mike Nance

Referee:Michael Wallace

NCAA Division I

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	15-3	-	25-9
Tulsa	13-5	2	30-8
Wichita State	13-5	2	24-12
UAB	11-7	4	20-12
North Texas	9-9	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	9-9	6	18-15
Charlotte	9-9	6	17-17
Tulane	8-10	7	18-15
Temple	8-10	7	16-16
Memphis	8-10	7	13-19
Rice	7-11	8	13-18
East Carolina	6-12	9	11-20
UTSA	1-17	14	5-25

Men's College Basketball News

Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

Eligibility questions abound for the top 25 teams, which include new faces Texas Tech and BYU this month.

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Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

We're tracking all the player movement across key programs ahead of the 2026-27 season.

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Michigan 5-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. (knee) to miss season

Michigan five-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss the 2026-27 season with a right ACL injury, the school announced.

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