Utah Valley
Western Athletic
2019-20 - 2025-26 - 2026-27
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Predictive Rating +5.5 95
Expected Predictive Rating +4.1 104
Pace 71.3 108
Improvement -0.9 215

Overall 1st FGA Second Chance TOs Free
throws		 Shot Selection
Offense C+ 121 B- B+ F+ D+ A-
Defense B- 73 C+ C A- D+ C

Offense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 50% 3 B- 62% 90 +8.6 6
2 Pt. Jumpers 31% 254 D+ 36% 258 -2.9 317
Three Pointers 36% 284 C+ 34% 153 -2.3 258
Shot Selection/Accuracy A- +1.7 16 C+ +1.6 116
1st FG Attempt B- 1.09 82
Second Chance B+ 36.9% 26 C+ 1.08 105 B+ 0.40 39
Turnovers F+ 20.7% 349
Freethrows C- 0.29 220 D+ 69% 286 D+ 0.20 250
Total Offense C+ +1.7 121

Assists Blocks (Opponents')
Close Shots A 64% 12 C+ 10.0% 124
2 Pt. Jumpers Shots A+ 49% 5 B- 3.3% 65
Three Pointers B+ 93% 20 D- 1.6% 322
Total A 70% 6 C- 6.1% 232

Defense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 41% 111 B 53% 65 -0.3 167
2 Pt. Jumpers 22% 143 C- 39% 222 +0.6 235
Three Pointers 37% 290 C+ 33% 152 -2.3 86
Shot Selection/Accuracy C +0.1 184 B- -2.0 100
1st FG Attempt C+ 0.98 113
Second Chance C 30.4% 175 C 1.02 176 C 0.31 178
Turnovers A- 20.7% 18
Freethrows C- 0.33 256 C- 73% 251 D+ 0.24 265
Total Defense B- +3.8 73

Assists Blocks
Close Shots D+ 52% 262 B+ 16.1% 36
2 Pt. Jumpers Shots C 27% 220 B 7.3% 63
Three Pointers D 88% 304 B 1.8% 47
Total C- 58% 228 A- 8.9% 17

Miscellaneous
Offense Defense
Possession Length 16.7 106 17.2 160
Fast Break Points Per Possession 0.20 100 0.15 105
Improvement -1.1 #243 +0.2 #180

See methodology page for descriptions of rating types.
Predictions by Percentile
5th 50th 95th
Predictive Rating Rank 112 95 76
Conference Record 11 - 7 13 - 5 14 - 4
Conference Finish 2 1 1
NCAA Tourney Seed None 13 12
NCAA Tourney Finish None 1st Round 2nd Round

NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0% 0% 0%
#1 Seed 0% 0% 0%
Top 2 Seed 0% 0% 0%
Top 4 Seed 0% 0% 0%
Top 6 Seed 0% 0% 0%
NCAA Tourney Bid 54% 56% 51%
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0% 0% 0%
Average Seed 12.6 12.5 12.8
.500 or above 100% 100% 100%
.500 or above in Conference 100% 100% 100%
Conference Champion 84% 93% 68%
Last Place in Conference 0% 0% 0%
First Four0% 0% 0%
First Round54% 56% 51%
Second Round5% 6% 5%
Sweet Sixteen1% 1% 1%
Elite Eight0% 0% 0%
Final Four0% 0% 0%
Championship Game0% 0% 0%
National Champion0% 0% 0%

Next Game: Texas Arlington (Away) - 63.4% chance of victory

Projected Seeding 13 seed  

Projected Record by Quad
QuadProjectedProjected Cumulative
Quad 1a0 - 00 - 0
Quad 1b0 - 20 - 2
Quad 20 - 20 - 3
Quad 311 - 311 - 7
Quad 410 - 221 - 9


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Lead Record Total Rating Offense Defense
Avg Time Overall Conf Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs
 Sat, Nov 8 65 @Boise St. L 77 - 101 28% -12  0% 0 - 1 D- -12 C +1 C A F F -12 F+ F D-
 Sat, Nov 15 133 @Fresno St. L 74 - 75 53% +4  87% 0 - 2 C+ +4 C+ +2 B+ B- D C+ +2 F B A+
 Wed, Nov 19 116 UC Irvine W 79 - 72 70% +6  93% 1 - 2 B- +7 B+ +8 A A- B C- -2 A D- D
 Tue, Nov 25 206 South Dakota St. W 75 - 52 78% +10  98% 2 - 2 A +20 C- -2 C- A+ F A+ +22 A+ B A+
 Wed, Nov 26 187 Samford W 89 - 45 76% +23  89% 3 - 2 A+ +42 B +7 A B+ F A+ +33 A+ B+ A+
 Wed, Dec 3 43 @San Diego St. L 66 - 77 19% -6  11% 3 - 3 C+ +4 C +1 B+ B+ F B- +2 B D- B-
 Sat, Dec 6 166 @Bowling Green W 82 - 71 61% +10  90% 4 - 3 B+ +14 B+ +8 A+ C+ F B+ +5 B+ F+ B-
 Wed, Dec 10 261 Idaho St. W 73 - 69 90% -1  56% 5 - 3 C- -5 D- -8 C- C- F B- +3 C A+ B-
 Sat, Dec 13 144 UC Santa Barbara W 68 - 53 67% +12  95% 6 - 3 A- +16 D- -8 F+ C F A+ +24 A+ C+ A+
 Wed, Dec 17 224 Weber St. W 90 - 74 87% +9  97% 7 - 3 B +9 A+ +15 A+ A+ F+ D -5 B+ F D
 Mon, Dec 29 139 California Baptist W 73 - 66 76% +0  37% 8 - 3 1 - 0 B- +5 C- -1 A F A- B+ +6 F A+ A+
 Thu, Jan 1 223 @Tarleton St. W 91 - 85 72% +2  66% 9 - 3 2 - 0 B- +6 A- +11 B C+ C+ D -6 B- D+ F
 Sat, Jan 3 243 @Abilene Christian L 68 - 85 75% -5  21% 9 - 4 2 - 1 F -18 D+ -4 C+ B+ F F -15 F C+ F
 Thu, Jan 8 273 Southern Utah W 89 - 72 91% +10  98% 10 - 4 3 - 1 B- +7 B +6 B+ A- F C+ +1 C C- C
 Sat, Jan 10 198 Utah Tech W 92 - 76 84% +7  77% 11 - 4 4 - 1 B +11 B +6 C+ A D B +4 B- F+ A+
 Sat, Jan 17 176 Texas Arlington W 86 - 74 82% +14  99% 12 - 4 5 - 1 B- +8 A +13 B A+ C+ D+ -4 B+ F B-
 Wed, Jan 21 273 @Southern Utah L 70 - 84 80% -4  15% 12 - 5 5 - 2 F+ -18 D- -8 F B- C- F -10 F F A
 Sat, Jan 24 139 @California Baptist L 71 - 78 OT 55% -0  37% 12 - 6 5 - 3 C- -3 D -5 D- C- F+ B- +3 D- B+ A
 Thu, Jan 29 223 @Tarleton St. W 83 - 55 72% +4  51% 13 - 6 6 - 3 A+ +28 B+ +8 B+ A+ F A+ +19 A+ C+ A+
 Thu, Feb 5 243 Abilene Christian W 68 - 55 88% +7  71% 14 - 6 7 - 3 B- +6 D -6 D- A+ F A+ +12 D A+ A+
 Sat, Feb 7 176 Texas Arlington W 81 - 60 82% +9  80% 15 - 6 8 - 3 A- +17 A+ +22 A+ A+ C C -1 F A A
 Thu, Feb 12 198 @Utah Tech L 77 - 81 67% -10  0% 15 - 7 8 - 4 C- -3 B- +4 A+ F F D- -8 F+ F B-
 Thu, Feb 19 139 California Baptist W 65 - 46 76% +10  98% 16 - 7 9 - 4 A- +17 D+ -4 C B- F+ A+ +23 A+ A+ A+
 Sat, Feb 21 176 @Texas Arlington W 72 - 68 63%
 Thu, Feb 26 223 Tarleton St. W 80 - 68 87%
 Sat, Feb 28 243 Abilene Christian W 77 - 64 88%
 Thu, Mar 5 273 @Southern Utah W 82 - 73 80%
 Sat, Mar 7 198 @Utah Tech W 77 - 72 66%
Totals 20 - 8 13 - 5 +6 C+ +2 C- C+ A- B- +4 C+ D+ D+



Game Detail
Grades are adjusted for opponent strength in each category. Game stats are not adjusted for oppoent strength. See methodology page for descriptions of rating types.
Offense Defense
Tot Off First Field Goal Attempt Second Chance TOs Freethrows Tot Def First Field Goal Attempt Second Chance TOs Freethrows
Shot Accuracy Shot Selection Points Per Shot Shot Accuracy Shot Selection Points Per Shot
2 C 2 L 3 Tot 2 C 2 L 3 Tot Off Reb PPP Tot Att Perc Tot 2 C 2 L 3 Tot 2 C 2 L 3 Tot Off Reb PPP Tot Att Perc Tot
Season Ratings C+ B- D+ C+ C+ 50% 31% 36% A- B- B+ C+ B+ F+ C- D+ D+ B- B C- C+ B- 41% 22% 37% C C+ C C C A- C- C- D+
1.11 62% 36% 34% +2 +2 1.09 37% 1.1 .40 21% .29 69% .20 1.03 53% 39% 33% -2 0 0.98 30% 1.0 .31 21% .33 73% .22
Nov
8		 Boise St. C A B+ F C- 45% 22% 33% B+ C C+ A+ A F A+ A+ A+ F F A- D F+ 51% 14% 35% D F+ D+ F F D- F C- F
1.03 70% 45% 18% -1 0 1.00 22% 1.7 .37 21% .41 79% .32 1.35 73% 29% 39% +9 +2 1.24 37% 1.4 .50 12% .52 79% .41
Nov
15		 Fresno St. C+ C- D A- B 50% 14% 36% A- B+ D- A+ B- D A+ F A C+ D F F F 45% 18% 36% D+ F A+ F B A+ F A D-
1.04 59% 33% 38% +2 +2 1.09 22% 1.6 .34 21% .50 54% .27 1.06 65% 50% 44% +11 +1 1.25 12% 2.0 .24 24% .41 68% .28
Nov
19		 UC Irvine B+ A- F C B+ 71% 10% 18% A+ A B A- A- B A+ F C C- B B- A+ A 34% 32% 34% B+ A C+ F D- D D- F F
1.12 60% 20% 33% -1 +4 1.08 38% 1.1 .41 16% .42 44% .19 1.02 50% 35% 22% -10 -2 0.79 29% 1.3 .39 16% .35 76% .27
Nov
25		 South Dakota St. C- D+ F B D+ 48% 14% 38% B+ C- A B+ A+ F F A F+ A+ A+ F A+ A+ 34% 16% 50% C A+ F+ A+ B A+ D- D- F+
1.07 54% 29% 37% -2 +2 1.02 39% 1.2 .48 23% .20 82% .17 0.74 40% 71% 18% -13 0 0.77 34% 0.7 .24 30% .33 75% .25
Nov
26		 Samford B B+ D+ A B 64% 14% 21% A+ A B B B+ F D B+ C- A+ A+ A A+ A+ 34% 21% 45% C A+ F+ A+ B+ A+ A+ A+ A+
1.21 64% 38% 42% +6 +3 1.20 32% 1.2 .39 18% .25 80% .20 0.61 22% 27% 25% -20 0 0.60 30% 0.6 .18 22% .21 42% .09
Dec
3		 San Diego St. C A- F B+ B 31% 16% 53% B- B+ B B B+ F C D- D+ B- C- A- C- B 35% 35% 29% B+ B D- C- D- B- F C- F
0.94 64% 0% 38% -1 0 1.00 32% 1.0 .32 27% .29 67% .20 1.10 65% 29% 36% 0 -2 0.98 36% 1.2 .42 19% .49 79% .38
Dec
6		 Bowling Green B+ A+ A+ B A+ 52% 8% 40% A A+ B+ D- C+ F D- D- D- B+ F A- A+ B+ 43% 19% 39% B B+ D+ F F+ B- D+ A C+
1.14 76% 75% 37% +14 +3 1.35 35% 0.9 .31 24% .27 67% .18 0.99 74% 30% 14% -6 +1 0.91 30% 1.1 .33 18% .34 65% .22
Dec
10		 Idaho St. D- A+ C- F D+ 44% 16% 40% B- C- A F C- F C B+ B- B- A F D- C+ 45% 10% 45% D- C A+ A+ A+ B- C B C+
1.06 75% 43% 22% +1 +1 1.07 41% 0.8 .31 25% .33 82% .27 1.01 43% 60% 39% -1 +2 1.04 24% 0.8 .18 19% .31 71% .22
Dec
13		 UC Santa Barbara D- F A+ C- F 45% 11% 45% A- F+ A- F C F C B+ C+ A+ A+ A- A+ A+ 57% 22% 22% D- A+ C+ C C+ A+ B- F C-
1.01 43% 60% 33% -5 +2 0.96 35% 0.8 .30 22% .34 78% .27 0.78 35% 30% 20% -20 +1 0.65 31% 1.0 .31 28% .29 86% .25
Dec
17		 Weber St. A+ B A+ A+ A+ 47% 9% 45% B+ A+ A+ A+ A+ F+ C B C+ D B- A+ C+ A- 60% 16% 24% D- B+ F C- F D D+ B+ C-
1.37 68% 50% 43% +12 +2 1.30 50% 1.4 .69 20% .32 76% .25 1.13 53% 13% 33% -7 +2 0.92 42% 1.0 .42 14% .37 67% .25
Dec
29		 California Baptist C- A C+ D+ A 57% 19% 24% A- A F F F A- C F F B+ F F B F 53% 23% 25% C F A+ A+ A+ A+ F F F
1.04 68% 40% 31% +5 +2 1.15 9% 0.7 .06 11% .32 45% .14 0.94 67% 67% 30% +9 +1 1.23 28% 0.0 .00 33% .42 85% .36
Jan
1		 Tarleton St. A- B D- B- B- 59% 7% 35% A+ B B C- C+ C+ A+ B- A+ D A- F B+ B 47% 22% 31% D- B- B+ F D+ F F F F
1.20 67% 33% 38% +7 +3 1.22 38% 1.0 .38 22% .61 75% .46 1.12 46% 50% 29% -5 0 0.93 26% 1.3 .33 12% .48 88% .42
Jan
3		 Abilene Christian D+ C D B C 49% 7% 44% A- C+ B- A- B+ F F B- F F C- F F F 51% 29% 20% C- F B C C+ F A+ F B-
0.98 60% 33% 39% +4 +2 1.15 31% 1.3 .38 32% .34 75% .25 1.23 57% 56% 45% +8 0 1.18 30% 0.9 .27 14% .22 92% .20
Jan
8		 Southern Utah B A- F A+ B+ 52% 19% 30% B B+ A+ C- A- F B- F C C+ A+ A+ F C 40% 19% 42% C- C B F C- C F+ A+ C-
1.22 68% 30% 44% +8 +1 1.20 46% 0.9 .43 21% .28 63% .17 0.99 43% 20% 45% -2 0 0.98 26% 1.2 .31 19% .32 58% .19
Jan
10		 Utah Tech B C- A+ D- C 54% 13% 33% B+ C+ C- A+ A D A+ A+ A+ B B+ C- C- B 49% 21% 30% C- B- C F F+ A+ F F F
1.20 59% 57% 28% 0 +2 1.06 31% 1.5 .47 18% .43 89% .38 0.99 52% 40% 36% -2 +1 1.00 29% 1.2 .35 25% .35 90% .31
Jan
17		 Texas Arlington A B C+ C- B 44% 30% 26% C B A+ A+ A+ C+ A+ F B- D+ C+ A A+ B+ 41% 22% 37% B- B+ F F F B- F D- F
1.24 64% 40% 31% +2 -1 1.04 45% 1.6 .73 16% .48 61% .29 1.07 53% 30% 24% -10 0 0.83 42% 1.4 .58 22% .48 77% .37
Jan
21		 Southern Utah D- F+ F F F 48% 13% 39% A- F B C- B- C- A F B- F C A- F F 36% 23% 40% B- F F D- F A F F F
0.99 48% 14% 23% -14 +2 0.77 37% 0.9 .35 14% .33 60% .20 1.19 59% 27% 53% +9 -1 1.19 39% 1.1 .43 24% .35 84% .30
Jan
24		 California Baptist D D+ A+ F F 58% 11% 30% A+ D- B F C- F+ A+ C- A+ B- C+ A- F F+ 50% 22% 28% C D- A C B+ A F C+ F
0.93 52% 50% 13% -12 +3 0.83 30% 0.7 .21 18% .52 72% .37 1.03 52% 30% 46% 0 +1 1.04 29% 0.9 .26 22% .53 71% .37
Jan
29		 Tarleton St. B+ C D+ A+ B 51% 18% 31% B B+ A A+ A+ F F A+ C+ A+ A+ A+ D+ A+ 37% 30% 33% B A+ C- B- C+ A+ F A- F
1.15 61% 38% 50% +9 +1 1.22 43% 1.5 .65 28% .31 94% .29 0.76 25% 15% 36% -18 -1 0.63 32% 0.9 .29 26% .55 69% .38
Feb
5		 Abilene Christian D C+ F F F 62% 11% 28% A D- A A- A+ F C- F F A+ A+ A+ F D- 34% 27% 39% B- D B- A+ A+ A+ C+ A+ A+
0.99 62% 20% 23% -4 +3 1.00 37% 1.3 .47 29% .43 52% .23 0.80 40% 25% 53% +1 -1 1.02 30% 0.5 .15 29% .31 47% .14
Shot Accuracy Shot Selection PPS 2nd Chance TOs Freethrows Shot Accuracy Shot Selection PPS 2nd Chance TOs Freethrows
Feb
7		 Texas Arlington A+ F A+ A+ A+ 37% 12% 51% A- A+ A+ B- A+ C A A+ A+ C C F A+ F 55% 24% 21% C F C- A+ A A F B F
1.38 47% 60% 52% +13 +1 1.29 42% 1.2 .50 17% .45 91% .41 1.02 56% 88% 14% +4 +1 1.12 36% 0.6 .23 25% .64 68% .43
Feb
12		 Utah Tech B- A+ A+ D A+ 53% 12% 35% B+ A+ B F F F C+ F D+ D- C+ F F F+ 47% 20% 33% C- F+ F F F B- D- A C-
1.14 77% 50% 29% +9 +2 1.24 38% 0.5 .19 22% .30 63% .19 1.20 58% 60% 41% +8 +1 1.20 37% 1.3 .47 18% .29 63% .18
Feb
19		 California Baptist D+ C+ F D+ C 50% 23% 27% B- C A+ F B- F+ C- D D+ A+ A+ A+ A A+ 50% 17% 33% D+ A+ C+ A+ A+ A+ A+ F+ A-
0.99 58% 27% 31% -4 +1 0.96 40% 0.7 .29 18% .30 69% .21 0.70 39% 25% 27% -15 +1 0.74 37% 0.5 .17 31% .20 78% .15



Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Western Athletic Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 0.0 1.2 14.8 40.3 27.7 83.9 1st
2nd 0.2 3.6 8.0 11.8 2nd
3rd 0.0 0.8 2.7 0.8 4.3 3rd
4th 0.0 0.1 0.1 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
Total 0.1 1.1 7.5 23.5 40.3 27.7 Total



Western Athletic Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4 100.0% 27.7    27.7
13-5 100.0% 40.3    26.6 12.9 0.8
12-6 62.8% 14.8    4.2 7.7 2.9
11-7 15.5% 1.2    0.1 0.4 0.6 0.1
10-8 1.3% 0.0    0.0 0.0
9-9 0.0%
Total 83.9% 83.9 58.5 21.0 4.3 0.1



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4 27.7% 59.6% 59.6% 12.2 1.0 11.5 3.9 0.1 11.2
13-5 40.3% 56.4% 56.4% 12.6 0.1 9.2 12.1 1.2 17.6
12-6 23.5% 48.8% 48.8% 12.9 0.0 2.9 7.2 1.4 0.0 12.0
11-7 7.5% 39.5% 39.5% 13.1 0.5 1.9 0.6 0.0 4.5
10-8 1.1% 37.3% 37.3% 13.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7
9-9 0.1% 0.0 0.0 0.0
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 54.0% 54.0% 0.0% 12.6 46.0 0.0%


Best / Worst Case Scenarios

ChanceTourney
Bid		Avg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Win Out 16.5% 100.0% 12.2 6.3 70.0 23.4 0.3
Win Out, Lose in Conf. Tourney Championship 5.8%
Win Out, Lose in Conf. Tourney Semi-Final 5.4%