Tim Pernetti

The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Irving, Texas, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UAB, Army West Point (in football only), Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy (in football only), North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, UTSA, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports). Under the leadership of Commissioner Tim Pernetti, The American sponsors 20 sports (nine for men and 11 for women); is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commenced in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.