KenPom Predicts BYU Basketball vs UCF

Author:
Casey Lundquist
Publish date:
Jan 13, 2024 11:00 AM EST

BYU basketball is 0-2 in conference play and coming off a road loss to Baylor. The Cougars will look for their first win in conference play on Saturday at UCF. UCF is coming off one of the best wins in program history against no. 3 Kansas.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-UCF. KenPom gives BYU an 73% chance to win with a projected final score of 74-68.

As of this writing, BYU is ranked 12th in KenPom while Cincinnati is ranked 77th.

Game Information

BYU (12-3) vs UCF (10-4)
Saturday, January 13
Tipoff: 2:00 p.m. MT
Orlando, Florida
Addition Financial Arena

BYU in the Polls

On Monday, the new AP poll for college basketball was released and BYU dropped eight spots from no 12 to no. 18 after losing at home to Cincinnati.

BYU is one of six Big 12 teams in the AP top 25. They are joined by Houston (2) Kansas (3), Oklahoma (9), Baylor (14), and Texas (25). It's also worth noting that San Diego State is now ranked no 19 in the country. The Aztecs are 13-2 this season. One of their two losses came against BYU.

BYU is looking for its first conference win as a member of the Big 12. The first two games were a sneak peek of how challenging the conference slate will be. BYU's offense has not as free-flowing, the shots are more contested, and offensive rebounds are harder to come by.

Below is the full AP top 25.