Expectations30%
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WV
Big 12
Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia · 4–3 (1–3) · 2nd season at school
Hot Seat Score57Warming UpNo weekly change
0 · Secure100 · Hot Seat
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Component breakdown
Trajectory20%
45Current Results15%
56Talent Utilization15%
100Big Games10%
25Fans10%
50What the verified inputs show
West Virginia's score is being driven most by roster-talent utilization. Strong bad losses and ranked games is partially offsetting that pressure.
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Why this score?
| Component | Raw metric | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectations | Expected wins unavailable | — | 30% | — |
| Trajectory | Three-season weighted program trend | 44.7 | 20% | 13.4 |
| Current Results | 4–3 overall · 1–3 conference | 55.7 | 15% | 12.5 |
| Talent Utilization | 65th talent percentile vs 6th performance percentile · CORE | 100.0 | 15% | 22.5 |
| Big Games | Bad losses 35 · ranked opponents 0 | 24.5 | 10% | 3.7 |
| 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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