American Athletic Conference, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, was reconstituted in 2013, operates with approximately 70 employees, and reported $19.9M in revenue as of 2023. The company specializes in spectator sports. A member of the NCAA, the conference maintains its office in Irving, Texas, and is comprised of institutions including UAB, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy (in football only), North Texas, Rice, South Florida, SMU, Temple, UTSA, Tulane, Tulsa, and Wichita State (for basketball and Olympic sports).
Rice won the 2026 American Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship on February 21 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, successfully defending its 2025 title. The Owls finished with 1404.5 total points, 154.5 points ahead of second-place Liberty. This victory followed Rice's consistent performance throughout the championship, having led after the third day on February 20 with 1040.5 points over Liberty's 892 points. Previously, Rice extended its lead on February 19, accumulating 769 points on a day that also saw two more NCAA automatic qualifications. Rice initially took the lead after the first day of action on February 18, which featured two NCAA individual automatic bids and one Championship record. Separately, on February 16, the American Conference announced its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors, recognizing Memphis’ Marcos Castro Fabra as Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for remaining undefeated in singles play after winning three of four matches that week.
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