BYU Basketball Moves Up In Latest AP Top 25 Poll

PROVO, Utah – For the first time in nearly two months, BYU basketball moved up in the AP Top 25 poll.

BYU moved up one spot from No. 10 to No. 9 in this week’s poll that was released on Monday.

BYU Basketball moves up one spot to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll. pic.twitter.com/UkgqVmoxi3

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) January 5, 2026

The Cougars are on a 10-game winning streak, their first double-digit win streak since 2011.

BYU defeated Kansas State on the road 83-73 over the weekend to open up Big 12 play.

Throughout the season, BYU has remained in the top 10 of the AP Top 25, but the Cougars haven’t experienced much movement as the teams ahead of them continue to win.

BYU is one of seven Big 12 teams to land in this week’s AP Top 25.

Arizona remains in the No. 1 spot, edging out Michigan from the Big Ten by one point. The Wildcats received 32 first-place votes, while Michigan earned 29 first-place nods from the pollsters.

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Iowa State follows at No. 3 in the rankings. The Cyclones are also undefeated at 14-0 this season.

Houston remains ahead of BYU at No. 7.

The remaining Big 12 teams in the AP Top 25 after BYU are Texas Tech at No. 14, Kansas at No. 22, and UCF, which knocked off Kansas on Saturday, at No. 25.

BYU hosts Arizona State on Wednesday in their Big 12 home opener, followed by a drive up I-15 to face rival Utah at the Huntsman Center on Saturday.

AP Top 25 Basketball Poll: Week Nine edition

January 5, 2026

1. Arizona (32)

2. Michigan (29)

3. Iowa State

4. UConn

5. Purdue

6. Duke

7. Houston

8. Gonzaga

9. BYU

10. Nebraska

11. Vanderbilt

12. Michigan State

13. Alabama

14. Texas Tech

15. Arkansas

16. Illinois

17. North Carolina

18. Georgia

19. Iowa

20. Louisville

21. Tennessee

22. Kansas

23. Virginia

24. SMU

25. UCF

Others receiving votes: Villanova 127, Seton Hall 31, USC 28, Utah State 27, Miami (Ohio) 22, Clemson 21, Saint Louis 14, LSU 14, Texas 12, Florida 11, Saint Mary’s 10, Kentucky 9, California 8, Miami 5, Indiana 4, Auburn 3, TCU 2, UCLA 2, Virginia Tech 2.

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.

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