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- Established: 1995
- Home office: Irving, Texas
- Commissioner: Britton Banowsky
- Members: 12
- Defending champion: Memphis Tigers
- 2009 tournament location: FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
- NCAA National Championship Game appearance: One
- Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country
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The Conference USA Conference is comprised of 12 teams that play college basketball at the Division I-A level. For a listing of teams and their conferences, see College Basketball.
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Conference USA Basketball Members
- Houston Cougar
- Rice Owls
- SMU Mustangs
- UTEP Miners
- Tulane Green Wave
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- UAB Blazers
- UCF Knights
- ECU Pirates
- Marshall Thundering Herd
- Memphis Tigers
- USM Golden Eagles
History
The Conference USA was established in 1995 by the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference being one. It has 12 members and the institutions are located within the Southern United States. Mike Slive is the league's first commissioner and Britton Banowsky was named the Conference Commissioners in October 2002. East Carolina University was added in September 1996, United States Military Academy in March, 1997 as football members, then in 1999 TCU and ECU.Recent Champions
- 2008: Memphis Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2007: Memphis Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2006: Memphis Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2005: Louisville Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2004: Cincinnati Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2003: Louisville Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2002: Cincinnati Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2001: Charlotte Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 2000: Saint Louis Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 1999: Charlotte Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 1998: Cincinnati Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 1997: Marquette Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
- 1996: Cincinnati Official site: Conference USA Tournament Results
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Conference USA Men's Basketball Questions
in mens ncaa basketball how many times has all 4 #1 seeds made it to the final 4 ? if any who and when? 1 AnswerOnce, last year was the first time ever . The teams were UCLA, Memphis, Kansas and North Carolina. read more
Whats the spread for the Cal vs. Stanford Mens NCAA game tomorrow? 1 AnswerStanford is favored to win by 4. read more
At this point in history, is it legal (constitutional, enforceable, etc) in the USA to enforce old laws prohibiting men from wearing skirts? 3 AnswersI can't believe there are still old laws prohibiting cross dressing. Every now and then, I'll here about some old (state by state) laws that are so far fetched,... read more
