The American Athletic Conference released its men's basketball schedule on Wednesday.

UConn will face every team home and away but two while playing an 18-game league schedule.

The Huskies will only host East Carolina and visit South Florida. Both opponents finished in the bottom four of the conference last season.

Dates and times have not yet been released.

The ACC also announced the 2016 conference championship tournament will run March 10-13. Orlando will serve as host for the next two years, holding the event at the Amway Center.

UConn went 20-15 overall last season and qualified for the NIT, losing in the first round. The Huskies finished tied for fifth in the AAC with Memphis at 10-8 and lost to SMU in the conference tournament final.

Southern Methodist University is the regular season and conference tournament defending champion.

Softball

Eastern Connecticut State University junior shortstop Alyssa Hancock of Waterford was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) Division III All-America team as a third-team pick.

The Little East Conference Player of the Year who led the Warriors into their 20th NCAA tournament, Hancock led the conference in hitting (.504), stolen bases (32) and assists (126), shared the LEC lead in hits (67), triples (5) and 　total bases (112) and was second in runs (48). She also led the Warriors with seven home runs, an .842 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage, and was second with 28 RBI.

Hancock batted leadoff in every game and had a 20-game hitting streak for the Warriors (29-8-1).

With one season remaining, Hancock ranks first all-time in career batting (.407) and assists (355), second in slugging (.655), third in doubles (37) and stolen bases (59), and fourth in home runs (14).

Baseball

Sixth-seeded UConn dropped its opening game in the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament in Clearwater, Fla., falling to No. 3 Tulane 3-1. The Huskies (33-24) fell into the losers' bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will meet Central Florida at 11 a.m. Thursday. Blake Davey was 3-for-4 and scored the only run for UConn, which had baserunners in eight of nine innings.

Also Wednesday, UConn's Vinny Siena was named the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association Player of the Year, teammate Carson Cross was the NEIBA Pitcher of the Year and coach Jim Penders was the NEIBA Coach of the Year.

Women's basketball

• Defending national champion UConn will take on Florida State in the Hall of Fame Women's Holiday Showcase on Friday, Dec. 11, at Mohegan Sun Arena. Florida State finished the 2014-15 season 32-5 with a trip to the Elite Eight.

"We are very excited to be returning to Mohegan Sun Arena,” said John L. Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. "It's truly a top-notch facility that we know both the players and fans will enjoy. We look forward to a great game between two of the top women's programs in the nation."

The two programs last met in December, 2010, with UConn winning 93-62 to claim its 89th consecutive win, surpassing college basketball’s record for consecutive wins previously held by the UCLA men.

Last season, the top-seeded Huskies defeated No. 2 Notre Dame 63-53 on April 7 to secure the 2015 national crown. UConn finished its historic season with 37 straight wins, claiming both the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles en route to the national championship.

"It's an honor to play in an event sponsored by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for the third straight year," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "Florida State has a lot of talented players returning from a team that advanced to the Regional Final of the 2015 NCAA Tournament and I'm already looking forward to this early-season test.”

Game time, television details and ticket information will be released at later date.