Memphis basketball has one game left before it heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for the AAC tournament.

But nothing has been decided yet for the Tigers (22-8, 11-6), who won their fourth straight game Sunday in stunning fashion, erasing a 22-point deficit against UAB in less than five minutes of game time and cruising to a 106-87 victory at FedExForum. The Tigers still could be as high as the No. 2 seed or as low as the No. 7 seed, and the soonest everything will be cemented is Saturday night.

Their once downright depressing outlook — just two weeks ago, they were crushed at SMU, their sixth loss in nine games — has improved dramatically. Penny Hardaway's team has a shot at finishing in the top four in the league standings, which is crucial because it secures a double-bye at the AAC tournament, which begins March 13. So, instead of having to win four games in four days to repeat as champions, the Tigers need only win three games in three days if it can lock up a double-bye.

Presently, Memphis sits alone in fourth place, a half-game ahead of UAB and a half-game behind third-place Charlotte. South Florida already has clinched the regular-season title.

Memphis is set to face FAU (22-7, 12-4) on the road Saturday (11 a.m. CT, CBS), less than two weeks after beating the Owls at FedExForum 78-74. Although a win does not lock up a double-bye, it increases the odds of the Tigers' first game at the AAC tournament coming in the quarterfinals on March 15 at Dickies Arena.

Also increasing by the day is Memphis' confidence and team chemistry.

"As y’all can see, we’re coming together," said Memphis star David Jones, who leads the team and conference in scoring. "(Point guard Jahvon Quinerly) told me like two weeks ago, two weeks and a half, he was saying, 'We're not losing no more.' I was like, 'OK, let's do it.' "

Quinerly put on another show in Sunday's win over UAB, scoring 25 points to go along with four assists, three rebounds and two steals. As far as he's concerned, the Tigers' turnaround is a direct result of the time of year.

"I just think it’s March now. I think guys understand what’s on the line," he said. "I think guys don’t wanna go out the way we were kinda — we’re not trying to go out like that. We’re trying to take it as far as we can.

"I feel like we’re coming together at the right time, and I think that’s scary for everybody."

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The Tigers are far from guaranteed anything, including a third straight trip to the NCAA tournament. But having once disappeared completely off the March Madness bubble, they have clawed their way back into the conversation for an at-large bid. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi said before the game the Tigers would move back into the "next four out" category with a win over UAB.

Hardaway is keeping a close watch on the bubble. He said he understands the Tigers are being dinged for a Quad 4 home loss to Rice. But their Quad 3 losses at Tulane and at home against No. 25 South Florida should not erase big wins over Clemson, Virginia, Texas A&M and VCU.

"We have a better résumé than all these teams in 'Next Four Out, First Four Out,' " Hardaway said. "I don’t understand why our name isn’t up there. Honestly, we’ve won enough big games for us to be back in the conversation. But when I look at that, there’s not any of those teams that’s in that, that has a better résumé than us."

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: For Memphis basketball, so much remains undecided, including AAC seed