BYU Enters Top 10 Of Coaches Poll, Moves Up In AP Top 25
Oct 25, 2020, 12:20 PM | Updated: Oct 26, 2020, 3:56 pm
PROVO, Utah – After crushing Texas State by a score of 52-14, BYU football moves up once again in the latest national rankings. The Cougars saw a slight bump in both the Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls.
In each poll, BYU moved up one spot to No. 10 in the Coaches and No. 11 in the AP. BYU is one of three teams in college football this season that is 6-0. The others are the No. 1 ranked Clemson Tigers and Liberty Flames.
#BYU cracks into the Top 10 of the Coaches Poll. ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ #BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/pGNxejkLXf
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 25, 2020
BYU leaped programs such as Penn State (who lost to Indiana) and Miami (close call against 1-4 Virginia). With the return of the Big Ten Conference, it caused a team to leap BYU. The Wisconsin Badgers Friday night win over Illinois catapulted the Badgers from No. 14 to No. 9 in the AP poll.
BYU now begins preparations to host 2-4 Western Kentucky on Halloween night in front of a nationally-televised ESPN audience at 8:15 p.m. (MT). That game against the Hilltoppers should serve as a tune-up to the big one for BYU against Boise State on November 6th.
The Broncos opened their season this weekend defeating Utah State 42-13. With the dominant victory, the Broncos moved in at No. 25 of the AP poll. Boise State faces Air Force this weekend before hosting BYU on “The Blue.”
Boise State enters the AP poll at No. 25. #BYU and Boise on November 6th has the makings to be the biggest game for #BYUFootball since 2001. Going to be a huge game on "The Blue."
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 25, 2020
BYU’s top ten ranking in the Coaches Poll is the first time the Cougars have been among the nation’s ten best teams since 2009. That season, BYU rose as high as No. 7 before falling to Florida State in week three.
BYU enters Top 10 of Amway Coaches Poll
Week of October 25th, 2020
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Texas A&M
9. Florida
10. BYU
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami
13. North Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Oregon
16. Kansas State
17. Penn State
18. Marshall
19. Indiana
20. USC
21. Coastal Carolina
22. Iowa State
23. SMU
24. Oklahoma
25. Army
#BYU moves up one spot in the AP Top 25 poll. Now up to No. 11.#BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/jBxVqMn3Tl
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 25, 2020
AP Top 25
Week of October 25th, 2020
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Texas A&M
9. Wisconsin
10. Florida
11. BYU
12. Miami
13. Michigan
14. Oregon
15. North Carolina
16. Kansas State
17. Indiana
18. Penn State
19. Marshall
20. Coastal Carolina
21. USC
22. SMU
23. Iowa State
24. Oklahoma
25. Boise State
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.
