BYU Football Ends Regular Season Highest-Ranked Team Out West In Major Polls
Dec 20, 2020, 1:15 PM | Updated: 1:16 pm
Quarterback Zach Wilson has led BYU football to a 10-1 regular season record. (BYU Photo/Claire Moore)
(BYU Photo/Claire Moore)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football might not be headed to a major bowl game, but the Cougars can lay claim to being the highest-ranked team out west at the end of the 2020 season.
The latest Top 25 rankings for the AP, Coaches, and College Football Playoff rankings were released on Sunday and BYU made a small jump in all the polls.
POLL ALERT: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame top final AP Top 25 of regular season; Texas A&M ranked No. 5.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) December 20, 2020
Pollsters in the Associated Press Top 25 ranked 10-1 BYU the highest at No. 13. Coaches placed BYU at No. 15 and the Playoff Committee placed the Cougars at No. 16.
BYU finished higher than all of the teams in the Mountain and Pacific timezones of the college football landscape, including Pac-12 Champion Oregon who appeared in the Playoff and AP rankings at No. 25.
The Cougars will look to cap off their 2020 season in the Boca Raton Bowl against 6-3 UCF from the American Athletic Conference on Tuesday, December 22.
BYU Football checks in at No. 13 in the AP Top 25
1. Alabama (11-0)
2. Clemson (10-1)
3. Ohio State (6-0)
4. Notre Dame (10-1)
5. Texas A&M (8-1)
6. Cincinnati (9-0)
7. Indiana (6-1)
8. Oklahoma (8-2)
9. Coastal Carolina (11-0)
10. Florida (8-3)
11. Georgia (7-2)
12. Iowa State (8-3)
13. BYU (10-1)
14. North Carolina (8-3)
15. Northwestern (6-2)
16. Louisiana (9-1)
17. Iowa (6-2)
18. Miami (8-2)
19. San Jose State (7-0)
20. Texas (6-3)
21. USC (5-1)
22. Tulsa (6-2)
23. Liberty (9-1)
24. NC State (8-3)
25. Oregon (4-2)
Amway Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (11-0)
2. Clemson (10-1)
3. Ohio State (6-0)
4. Notre Dame (10-1)
5. Texas A&M (8-1)
6. Cincinnati (9-0)
7. Oklahoma (8-2)
8. Indiana (6-1)
9. Georgia (7-2)
10. Florida (8-3)
11. Coastal Carolina (11-0)
12. Iowa State (8-3)
13. Northwestern (6-2)
14. North Carolina (8-3)
15. BYU (10-1)
16. Iowa (6-2)
17. Louisiana (9-1)
18. Miami (8-2)
19. USC (5-1)
20. San Jose State (7-0)
21. Oklahoma State (7-3)
22. NC State (8-3)
23. Liberty (9-1)
24. Texas (6-3)
25. Tulsa (6-2)
December 2️⃣0️⃣ #CFBPlayoff Selection Committee Rankings 🏈🏆
1️⃣6️⃣. BYU // @BYUfootball
1️⃣7️⃣. USC // @USC_FB
1️⃣8️⃣. Miami (FL) // @CanesFootball
1️⃣9️⃣. Louisiana // @RaginCajunsFB
2️⃣0️⃣. Texas // @TexasFootball— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 20, 2020
College Football Playoff Rankings
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas A&M
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. Cincinnati
9. Georgia
10. Iowa State
11. Indiana
12. Coastal Carolina
13. North Carolina
14. Northwestern
15. Iowa
16. BYU
17. USC
18. Miami (FL)
19. Louisiana
20. Texas
21. Oklahoma State
22. San Jose State
23. NC State
24. Tulsa
25. Oregon
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m., KSL Newsradio). Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper and the KSL Sports app.
