Close Call Against UTSA Doesn’t Hurt BYU Football In Top 25 Rankings
Oct 11, 2020, 12:48 PM | Updated: Oct 12, 2020, 1:10 am
PROVO, Utah – BYU football didn’t lose any ground in the latest Top 25 rankings released on Sunday. In fact, the Cougars moved up in one of the major Top 25 polls.
BYU moved up two spots in the latest Amway Coaches Poll and jumped one spot to No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25.
#BYU is up to No. 13 in the Amway Coaches Poll. Moved up two spots after defeating UTSA.#BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/rhLd9j66gt
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 11, 2020
On Saturday, BYU was a five-touchdown favorite against UTSA but only ended up defeating the upset-minded Roadrunners by a score of 27-20. That did not detract the pollsters from giving praise to BYU still.
All but one AP Top 25 voter ranked BYU in their personal Top 25 ballots. The only person to leave the 4-0 Cougars was Ryan Aber from The Oklahoman. Buff Zone’s Brian Howell in Boulder, Colorado has BYU the highest at No. 7.
BYU travels on the road this week for the first time since its opener against Navy back on Labor Day night. The Cougars will take on another set of Cougars, in Houston who received votes in this week’s AP Top 25.
Late update to The Associated Press Top 25 has BYU football up one place to No. 14 this week.
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— BYU Cougars PR (@BYUCougarsPR) October 11, 2020
BYU is 4-0 for the first time since 2014. In that season, BYU rose to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 before losing its fifth game of the season against Utah State.
Quarterback Zach Wilson is leading the way for BYU and he’s one of the top signal-callers in the country. Wilson is fourth in the country with 1,241 passing yards this season. He only trails Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, SMU’s Shane Buechele, and Duke’s Chase Brice.
BYU moves up in Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll
Week of October 11th, 2020
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame
5. Ohio State
6. North Carolina
7. Oklahoma State
8. Penn State
9. Florida
10. Cincinnati
11. Texas A&M
12. Miami
13. BYU
14. Auburn
15. Wisconsin
16. Oregon
17. Tennessee
18. SMU
19. Michigan
20. Iowa State
21. Louisiana-Lafayette
22. Kansas State
23. Virginia Tech
24. USC
25. Minnesota
AP Top 25
Week of October 11th, 2020
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame
5. North Carolina
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma State
8. Cincinnati
9. Penn State
10. Florida
11. Texas A&M
12. Oregon
13. Miami
14. BYU
15. Auburn
16. Wisconsin
17. SMU
18. Tennessee
19. Michigan
20. Iowa State
21. Louisiana-Lafayette
22. Kansas State
23. Virginia Tech
24. Minnesota
25. USC
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.
