BYU Football Moves Up In Final AP Top 25 Ranking Of 2024 Season

PROVO, Utah – The 2024 season concludes with another AP Top 25 finish for BYU football.

After Monday night’s National Championship game, in which Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in Atlanta, the Associated Press released its final rankings for 2024.

BYU football finished ranked No. 13 in the Top 25

BYU finished ranked No. 13. That’s a four-spot jump after BYU crushed Colorado 36-14 in the 2024 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

What’s interesting about BYU’s No. 13 ranking is that it is one spot behind SMU. BYU defeated SMU in Dallas back in September.

It’s the third season under head coach Kalani Sitake that BYU has finished a season ranked in the AP Top 25. The 13th ranking is the second-highest finish under Sitake, only trailing a No. 11 finish in 2020.

The final ranking in the 2024 season gives BYU football its 20th season ranked in the final AP Top 25.

BYU football was 11-2 in the 2024 season and was tied for first place in the Big 12 Conference. However, tiebreakers kept the Cougars out of the Big 12 Championship Game.

In 2024, BYU boasted one of college football’s best defenses and special teams. BYU’s offense was led by quarterback Jake Retzlaff, who passed for 2,947 yards and 20 touchdowns.

BYU finished the 2024 season with two victories over Top 25 teams (SMU, No. 12; Colorado, No. 25).

AP Top 25: Final Ranking of 2024 Season

1. Ohio State (14-2) | Big Ten

2. Notre Dame (14-2) | FBS Independent

3. Oregon (13-1) | Big Ten

4. Texas (13-3) | SEC

5. Penn State (13-3) | Big Ten

6. Georgia (11-3) | SEC

7. Arizona State (11-3) | Big 12

8. Boise State (12-2) | Mountain West

9. Tennessee (10-3) | SEC

10. Indiana (11-2) | Big Ten

11. Ole Miss (10-3) | SEC

12. SMU (11-3) | ACC

13. BYU (11-2) | Big 12

14. Clemson (10-4) | ACC

15. Iowa State (11-3) | Big 12

16. Illinois (10-3) | Big Ten

17. Alabama (9-4) | SEC

18. Miami (10-3) | ACC

19. South Carolina (9-4) | SEC

20. Syracuse (10-3) | ACC

21. Army (12-2) | American

22. Missouri (10-3) | SEC

23. UNLV (11-3) | Mountain West

24. Memphis (11-2) | American

25. Colorado (9-4) | Big 12

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.

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