BYU Basketball Knocking On Door Of AP Top 25 Ranking
Nov 25, 2024, 2:12 PM
BYU basketball is receiving votes in the week four AP Top 25. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – The 5-0 BYU basketball team almost cracked into the AP Top 25.
BYU checked in as the first team receiving votes section of the poll. That would put them as the 26th-ranked team in the country if the poll extended that far.
#BYU basketball misses the AP Top 25 poll.
The 5-0 Cougars are the first team receiving votes.
Ole Miss is No. 23. #BYU faces the Rebels on Thursday in San Diego.#BYUHoops
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 25, 2024
The good news for BYU is that a strong showing this week in San Diego will help them enter the rankings.
BYU will face No. 23 Ole Miss in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego on Thanksgiving Day. Then, on Friday, BYU will face NC State or No. 13 Purdue to wrap up the event.
BYU is 5-0 after a five-game homestand to open the first season under head coach Kevin Young.
The Cougars have faced three teams ranked 300 or lower in the KenPom metrics. BYU’s best win so far is against UC Riverside on November 8. The Highlanders are ranked No. 162 in KenPom’s metrics.
BYU’s starting point guard, Dallin Hall, returned to action this past Saturday after a toe injury sidelined him for the first four games. Hall and freshman star Egor Demin create one of the top backcourt tandems out west this season.
This week’s AP Top 25 poll features six teams from the Big 12 Conference, including Kansas, the nation’s number-one team.
AP Top 25, 2024 College Basketball Season: Week 4
Released on November 25th, 2024
1. Kansas | 5-0 | Big 12
2. UConn | 4-0 | Big East
3. Gonzaga | 5-0 | WCC
4. Auburn | 4-0 | SEC
5. Iowa State | 3-0 | Big 12
6. Houston | 3-1 | Big 12
7. Tennessee | 6-0 | SEC
8. Kentucky | 5-0 | SEC
9. Alabama | 4-1 | SEC
10. Marquette | 6-0 | Big East
11. Duke | 4-1 | ACC
12. North Carolina | 3-1 | ACC
13. Purdue | 5-1 | Big Ten
14. Indiana | 4-0 | Big Ten
15. Wisconsin | 7-0 | Big Ten
16. Cincinnati | 5-0 | Big 12
17. Baylor | 4-2 | Big 12
18. Florida | 6-0 | SEC
19. Arkansas | 4-1 | SEC
20. Texas A&M | 4-1 | SEC
21. Creighton | 4-1 | Big East
22. Xavier | 5-0 | Big East
23. Ole Miss | 5-0 | SEC
24. Arizona | 2-2 | Big 12
25. Mississippi State | 5-0 | SEC
Others Receiving Votes: BYU 70, Pitt 62, Texas 57, Ohio State 55, Saint Mary’s 52, Illinois 50, Memphis 38, Texas Tech 31, Drake 29, Nebraska 21, Michigan State 14, Georgia 11, St. John’s 11, Oregon 10, Penn State 9, Utah State 6, Vanderbilt 6, Nevada 5, UCLA 5, Arizona State 5, Maryland 4, Providence 3, Furman 2, Florida State 1, Columbia 1.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
