In the 2019 AAC Media Poll, UConn Football was picked to finish last in the East division and received the fewest points in the poll with 30. UCF, Cincinnati, USF, Temple, and ECU finished ahead of the Huskies in the East, in that order. Tulsa, the last-place team in the West, earned 38 points.
AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco also discussed UConn’s departure in his opening remarks. He said the conversations with UConn to iron out departure details have been moving along and that his goal is to “get this thing done as amicably and efficiently as possible.”
Aresco added that the conference has no current plans to add a 12th member, and that they may tinker with the divisional format but will definitely still have a conference championship game.