BYU Moves Up In Final AP Top 25 Poll Of Regular Season
Mar 3, 2025, 11:27 AM
For the second consecutive week, BYU basketball is in the AP Top 25 rankings. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball is again in the AP Top 25, entering the regular season’s final week.
The Cougars climbed two spots from No. 25 to No. 23 this week.
BYU moves up to No. 23 in the AP Top 25.
Iowa State is at No. 10. pic.twitter.com/qPTg2gIxCH
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) March 3, 2025
BYU remains one of the hottest teams in college basketball over the past three weeks. Kevin Young’s squad is on a six-game winning streak after knocking off Arizona State in Tempe and West Virginia at home last week.
BYU is 21-8 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 play.
They will look to extend their winning streak on Tuesday against another team in the AP Top 25, Iowa State.
The Cyclones dropped from No. 9 to No. 10 in this week’s poll. They have occupied a spot in the Top 10 of the national rankings the entire season. Tuesday will be the first meeting this year between the two teams.
Along with BYU and Iowa State, three other teams from the Big 12 were in the national rankings, led by back-to-back Big 12 Champion Houston. The Coogs moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25.
Texas Tech jumped in front of Iowa State at No. 9. The fifth and final team from the Big 12 in the AP Top 25 is Arizona, who remained in at No. 24.
While this week marks BYU’s second appearance in the AP Top 25 this season, the streaking Cougars debuted in the Coaches Poll on Monday.
The USA Today Coaches Poll slotted BYU at No. 22 for the week. They are one spot ahead of Arizona, which they defeated two weeks ago.
AP Top 25: Men’s College Basketball – Week 18
Released: March 3, 2025
1. Auburn (27-2) | SEC
2. Duke (26-3) | ACC
3. Houston (25-4) | Big 12
4. Tennessee (24-5) | SEC
5. Florida (25-4) | SEC
6. St. John’s (26-4) | Big East
7. Alabama (23-6) | SEC
8. Michigan State (24-5) | Big Ten
9. Texas Tech (22-7) | Big 12
10. Iowa State (22-7) | Big 12
11. Clemson (24-5) | ACC
12. Wisconsin (22-7) | Big Ten
13. Maryland (22-7) | Big Ten
14. Louisville (23-6) | ACC
15. Missouri (21-8) | SEC
16. Memphis (24-5) | AAC
17. Michigan (22-7) | Big Ten
18. Purdue (20-9) | Big Ten
19. Kentucky (19-10) | SEC
20. Marquette (22-7) | Big East
21. Saint Mary’s (27-4) | WCC
22. Texas A&M (20-9) | SEC
23. BYU (21-8) | Big 12
24. Arizona (19-10) | Big 12
25. Mississippi State (20-9) | SEC
Others receiving votes: VCU 85, Vanderbilt 78, Oregon 37, Drake 18, UC San Diego 17, Illinois 16, Ole Miss 13, UCLA 8, Gonzaga 8, Kansas 5, High Point 4, UConn 4, New Mexico 2, Creighton 2, Akron 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.
