Before this season started, Saturday’s nooner between UConn and Wichita State was tabbed as a marquee matchup between the American Athletic Conference’s most successful program and a newcomer who promised to add some pizazz to the basketball league.
Wichita State held up its end of the bargain, entering this contest ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll and 10th in the Coaches’ Poll. Unfortunately, UConn has not. The Huskies are currently sitting at 7-5, outside of the top-100 in KenPom, and have been dominated by a handful of decent-to-good teams. The Shockers, ranked 12th in KenPom, are projected by the analytics site to beat UConn by nine points in Hartford.