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BYU Basketball Clinging to a 6-Seed Ahead of Closing Stretch
- BYU travels to West Virginia on Saturday to try and rebound from a blowout loss and protect a projected 6-seed in Lunardi's bracket.
- KenPom projects BYU to have roughly a 61% win probability against WVU with a 73-70 projected final score.
- The remainder of BYU's schedule includes a road trip to Cincinnati and a home finale versus Texas Tech, according to KenPom projections.
- BYU's KenPom ranking lists the Cougars 21st nationally with strong offense but weaker defense recently.
- West Virginia is 64th in KenPom with a notably weak offense but strong defense, complicating BYU's plan for a win.
- BYU's defensive struggles have lowered its defensive efficiency from the top 15 to around 54th in recent weeks.
- KenPom projections indicate BYU will go about 1.7-1.3 in its final three games, influencing overall win totals.
- With three games left, BYU could reach 22 or 23 wins depending on outcomes, per the analysis.
- BYU currently has a projected 6-seed in Lunardi's latest bracket as the team pursues a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Analysts point to a pivotal late-season stretch as BYU's chance to solidify seeding and NCAA Tournament positioning.
- The article provides KenPom and Lunardi as key sources for BYU's seed and remaining schedule outlook.
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