KenPom Predicts No. 19 BYU Basketball vs UCF

No. 19 BYU basketball is 5-5 in conference play and coming off a win over Kansas State. The Cougars will stay home on Tuesday to take on the UCF Knights. BYU

No. 19 BYU basketball is 5-5 in conference play and coming off a win over Kansas State. The Cougars will stay home on Tuesday to take on the UCF Knights. BYU and UCF already faced off earlier this season. BYU beat UCF 63-58 in Orlando. The Knights 4-6 overall in conference play and 1-4 on the road. UCF's lone conference road win came at Texas in mid January.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-UCF. KenPom gives BYU an 84% chance to win with a projected final score of 76-65 in favor of the Cougars.

As of this writing, BYU is ranked 12th in KenPom while UCF is ranked 64th.

Game Information

BYU (17-6) vs UCF (13-9)
Tuesday, February 13
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. MT
Provo, Utah
Marriott Center

BYU in the Polls

On Monday, the new AP poll for college basketball was released and BYU improved two spots from no. 21 to no. 19 after last week's split against Oklahoma and Kansas State. BYU plays two games this week against UCF and Oklahoma State. This is the twelfth consecutive week that BYU basketball has been ranked in the top 25.

BYU is one of six Big 12 teams in the AP top 25. They are joined by Houston (3), Kansas (6), Iowa State (10), Baylor (12), and Oklahoma (25). Now that Iowa State is in the top 10, BYU has a win over a top 10 team. BYU beat Iowa State convincingly last month.

It's worth noting that Oklahoma is back in the top 25 after beating BYU. The Sooners, who had been ranked for consecutive weeks prior to last week, dropped out of the top 25 after losing to UCF.

It's also worth noting that San Diego State has dropped out of the top 25. BYU beat the Aztecs earlier this year. San Diego State was BYU's second win over a top 25 team before they dropped out of the top 25.

Below is the full AP top 25.

1. UConn
2. Purdue
3. Houston
4. Marquette
5. Arizona
6. Kansas
7. North Carolina
8. Tennessee
9. Duke
10. Iowa State
11. South Carolina
12. Baylor
13. Auburn
14. Illinois
15. Alabama
16. Dayton
17. Creighton
18. Saint Mary's
19. BYU
20. Wisconsin
21. Virginia
22. Kentucky
23. Indiana State
24. FAU
25. Oklahoma

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