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BYU Stays At No. 8 In Coaches, AP Top 25 Polls Following North Alabama Win

Nov 22, 2020, 12:12 PM | Updated: 6:26 pm

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PROVO, Utah – The BYU Cougars remained No. 8 in the Amway Coaches and AP Top 25 poll following their win over the North Alabama Lions.

BYU defeated UNA 66-14 on Saturday, November 22.

The win improved the Cougars’ record to 9-0 this season.

In the AP Top 25, the top eight teams stayed at their rankings from November 15.

Spots 9-12 saw movement as Oregon and Miami moved into the top 10.

Northwestern moved up eight slots as the Wildcats improved to 5-0.

North Carolina jumped back into the polls at No. 25 in the AP and No. 23 in the Coaches poll.

Liberty dropped out at suffering its first loss of the year.

Amway Coaches Poll

Week of November 22, 2020

1. Alabama (7-0)

2. Notre Dame (8-0)

3. Ohio State (4-0)

4. Clemson (7-1)

5. Florida (6-1)

6. Texas A&M (5-1)

7. Cincinnati (8-0)

8. BYU (9-0)

9. Miami (7-1)

10. Georgia (5-2)

11. Oregon (3-0)

12. Indiana (4-1)

13. Northwestern (5-0)

14. Oklahoma (6-2)

15. Iowa State (6-2)

16. Marshall (7-0)

17. Coastal Carolina (7-0)

18. USC (3-0)

19. Auburn (5-2)

20. Wisconsin (2-1)

21. Texas (5-2)

22. Oklahoma State (5-2)

23. North Carolina (6-2)

24. Lousiana-Lafayette (7-1)

25. Tulsa (5-1)

AP Top 25

Week of November 22, 2020

1. Alabama (7-0)

2. Notre Dame (8-0)

3. Ohio State (4-0)

4. Clemson (7-1)

5. Texas A&M (5-1)

6. Florida (6-1)

7. Cincinnati (8-0)

8. BYU (9-0)

9. Oregon (3-0)

10. Miami (7-1)

11. Northwestern (5-0)

12. Indiana (4-1)

13. Georgia (5-2)

14. Oklahoma (6-2)

15. Iowa State (6-2)

16. Coastal Carolina (7-0)

17. Marshall (7-0)

18. Wisconsin (2-1)

19. USC (3-0)

20. Texas (5-2)

21. Oklahoma State (5-2)

22. Auburn (5-2)

23. Lousiana-Lafayette (7-1)

24. Tulsa (5-1)

25. North Carolina (6-2)

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.

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BYU Stays At No. 8 In Coaches, AP Top 25 Polls Following North Alabama Win