on december 2, 2013 the huskies defeated florida, after which they were ranked #9. the huskies finished 3rd in the aac, and defeated memphis and cincinnati until losing to louisville in the aac championship game. connecticut earned an at-large bid to the ncaa tournament with a #7 seed, and defeated #10-seeded saint joseph's, #2-seeded villanova, #3-seeded iowa state, and #4-seeded michigan state to become the first #7 seed to reach the final four since the tournament expanded in 1985.