The league will have four teams in the state of Texas, two each in Florida and North Carolina and one each in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma and Kansas.ДЄs a member of The American, UTSA will enjoy greater national media exposure, enhanced brand recognition, more Texas team match-ups and expanded recruiting opportunities, furthering the universityвЂ™s ability to compete at the highest level. The American will have a presence in four of the top 10, seven of the top 25 and 12 of the top 51 Nielsen media markets. We have already seen the investment and commitment that these institutions have made as they prepare to compete in The American, and, together with our accomplished incumbent institutions, the conference is assured of many years of championship-level competition as part of a bright future that will build on the extraordinary legacy of the past decade.вЂќ вЂњOur incoming schools comprise a distinguished group with attributes that will enhance our conferenceвЂ™s Power 6 goals. вЂњWe are extremely pleased and excited to welcome our new members to the conference in 2023, as we begin our second decade,вЂќ said American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco. The American will compete as a 14-team league in football and in menвЂ™s and womenвЂ™s basketball among other sports. The six new members will join East Carolina, Memphis, Navy (football only), South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State (basketball and Olympic Sports only) to bring The AmericanвЂ™s membership to 15 schools, beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. вЂњWe are sincerely appreciative to Commissioner Judy MacLeod, the Conference USA Board and the league office for working with us throughout this transition,вЂќ Campos added, вЂњand we look forward to finishing our decade-long membership in C-USA on a strong note.вЂќ

We could not be more excited and optimistic about what the future holds. вЂњThis new conference affiliation will be a tremendous opportunity for our university and the City of San Antonio. вЂњWe are thrilled about joining the American Athletic Conference in 2023 and continuing to elevate UTSA as a national brand,вЂќ said UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos. The American had announced in October that UTSA, along with Charlotte, UAB, Florida Atlantic, North Texas and Rice, had their applications for membership approved by the conferenceвЂ™s nine continuing members. The establishment of the entry date comes after The American reached agreement with its three exiting schools -Cincinnati, Houston and UCF - to terminate their conference membership as of June 30, 2023. J-В UTSAВ has reached an entrance agreement to begin competition in the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.

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