UConn Projected by KenPom to Win AAC Tournament

David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsAccording to Ken Pomeroy's analytics, despite being the 5-seed, UConn has the best chance to win the AAC Tournament in a year where the best team, SMU, is banned from the postseason.

To prevent having to sweat it out on Selection Sunday, UConn (21-10, 11-7 American) could do itself a huge favor by going out and winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament, which kicks off Thursday in Orlando.

Despite being the 5-seed, that's exactly what UConn is predicted to do, at least according to advanced stats guru Ken Pomeroy, creator of KenPom.com.

KenPom, which currently has the Huskies ranked 31st nationally—the highest of any AAC team—gives them a 22.8% chance…