BYU’s blowout win over Oklahoma State on Friday night kept the Cougars undefeated on the year and helped BYU move up a bit in the national rankings on Sunday.
Through eight weeks of the 2024 season, the Cougars are 7-0 and tied for first in the Big 12 with a 4-0 conference record.
Where does BYU rank in the latest Associated Press/Coaches poll?
After a weekend in which they lost to only a few of the top 25 teams, the Cougars moved up two spots to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll and moved up one spot to No. 12 in the U.S. LBM Coaches poll. .
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BYU heads to Florida to take on UCF this Saturday.
Utah, which started this year in the top 15 and was ranked two weeks ago, lost three straight games late Saturday night and has not received votes in either poll.
The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on November 5th.
Which Big 12 teams are ranked in the top 25?
There are currently three Big 12 teams in the national rankings, with Iowa State just above the Cougars and Kansas State also in the top 20.
After the Cyclones (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) rallied to beat UCF, they fell one spot to No. 10 in the Associated Press poll but two spots in the coaches’ poll. He moved up the rankings to 10th place.
With a blowout road win at West Virginia, the Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) moved up one spot to No. 16 in both the Associated Press and coaches polls.
How has the top of the Associated Press/Coaches poll changed since Week 8?
There is some movement at the top of both polls thanks to Georgia defeating previously leading Texas in a battle of top five teams.
The new top five in the Associated Press poll are No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Pennsylvania, No. 4 Ohio, and No. 5 Texas.
The top five in the coaches’ poll are nearly identical: No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Miami. Texas fell five spots to fifth place. 6th place in coaches poll.
