BYU basketball earns modest bump in first regular-season AP Top 25 poll

PROVO — BYU basketball is off and running in the 2026-27 season, and they have jumped out to a 2-0 start.

After a perfect week that included wins over Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference at the Delta Center and a blowout victory over Omaha in the home opener, BYU moved up slightly in the latest AP Top 25 poll.

The AP Top 25 pollsters moved BYU up two spots from No. 25 to No. 23 in the rankings.

BYU basketball moves up to No. 23 in the AP Top 25 poll

BYU was one of five teams from the Big 12 Conference that appeared in the AP Top 25 rankings for the week.

The most notable movement from Big 12 teams was reigning Big 12 champion Arizona dropping seven spots after a season-opening loss to UCLA in Las Vegas. UCLA out of the Big Ten climbed 13 spots because of that win from No. 22 to No. 9.

The Cougars will have a pair of home games this week, hosting Queens from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Montana State out of the Big Sky.

AP Top 25: Men’s College Basketball Poll

Week of November 9, 2026

1. Florida – 2-0 (SEC)

2. Duke – 2-0 (ACC)

3. Illinois – 2-0 (Big Ten)

4. UConn – 2-0 (Big East)

5. Michigan State – 2-0 (Big Ten)

6. Virginia – 3-0 (ACC)

7. Texas – 2-0 (SEC)

8. Houston – 2-0 (Big 12)

9. UCLA – 2-0 (Big Ten)

10. Louisville – 2-0 (ACC)

11. Tennessee – 1-0 (SEC)

12. Arizona – 1-1 (Big 12)

13. St. John’s – 2-0 (Big East)

14. Gonzaga – 2-0 (Pac-12)

15. Kansas – 2-0 (Big 12)

16. Texas Tech – 2-0 (Big 12)

17. Miami – 1-1 (ACC)

18. Alabama – 2-0 (SEC)

19. Arkansas – 1-1 (SEC)

20. Michigan – 1-1 (Big Ten)

21. USC – 2-0 (Big Ten)

22. Vanderbilt – 2-0 (SEC)

23. BYU – 2-0 (Big 12)

24. Kentucky – 2-0 (SEC)

25. Nebraska – 2-0 (Big Ten)

Others receiving votes: Memphis, Saint Louis, Iowa State, North Carolina, Iowa, Baylor, TCU, Marquette, Indiana, Nevada, Texas A&M, High Point, Santa Clara, East Texas A&M, Creighton, Utah State.

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSL 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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