I disagree. I think UAB lost a close game against a higher seeded opponent. They got lucky in the AAC tourny.
What doesn't make sense to me is why FAU got in over us... They were clearly overrated, losing to a tired Temple team and now out in the first round of the NCAAT. The AAC should be a 2-3 bid league, but the wrong team got sent, because of some recent name recognition from last year.