Expectations30%
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Mountain West
Ken Niumatalolo
San José State · 2–2 (0–0) · 3rd season at school
Hot Seat Score58Warming Up↓0 this week
0 · Secure100 · Hot Seat
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Component breakdown
Trajectory20%
91Current Results15%
50Talent Utilization15%
29Big Games10%
46Fans10%
50What the verified inputs show
San José State's score is being driven most by program trajectory.
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Why this score?
| Component | Raw metric | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectations | Expected wins unavailable | — | 30% | — |
| Trajectory | Three-season weighted program trend | 90.8 | 20% | 27.2 |
| Current Results | 2–2 overall · 0–0 conference | 50.0 | 15% | 11.3 |
| Talent Utilization | 20th talent percentile vs 41th performance percentile · CORE | 29.4 | 15% | 6.6 |
| Big Games | Bad losses 23 · ranked opponents 100 | 45.8 | 10% | 6.9 |
| Fans | 0% Yes · 0 votes | 50.0 | 10% | 5.0 |
Objective weights are redistributed proportionally only when an objective component is unavailable. Fan polling remains exactly 10% and uses a neutral 50 until its response threshold is met.
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