All three of UCLA's remaining road games are currently in Quadrant 1, the most prized portion of a team's body of work. Quadrant 1 games are considered those that come at home against a team with an RPI of 1-30, at a neutral site against a team that has an RPI of 1-50 or on the road against a team that has an RPI of 1-75.
"What do we do, weigh one game more than the others?" Alford asked. "Then you win one game and lose three in a row.