BYU Football Remains In Top 25 Polls After Postponed Weekend
Sep 20, 2020, 12:04 PM | Updated: Sep 21, 2020, 12:42 am
PROVO, Utah – BYU football wasn’t in action this past weekend, but that didn’t matter as they kept their place in the latest Top 25 rankings.
The Cougars moved down in the Amway Coaches Poll from No. 22 to No. 23 in a poll that now featured programs from the Big Ten Conference. Big Ten football begins on October 24th.
#BYU No. 23 in the latest Coaches Poll, which includes programs from the Big Ten. #BYUFOOTBALL @kslsports pic.twitter.com/ZOIML9qMvR
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 20, 2020
In the Associated Press poll, BYU moved up from No. 21 to No. 18. It’s the highest ranking for BYU in the AP poll since 2014 when they rose to No. 18 after a 4-0 start.
#BYU is No. 18 in the new AP Top 25. Highest ranking since 2014.#BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/kMHQolsEs7
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 20, 2020
Unlike the Coaches Poll, the AP Top 25 did not include programs from the Big Ten, allowing BYU to showcase themselves this Saturday against Troy in the country’s first game west of Texas this season.
BYU and the Top 25
This week’s appearance in the AP Top 25 is the 10th-week BYU has been ranked since the Cougars became an FBS Independent in 2011. It’s the fourth week under head coach Kalani Sitake that BYU has found themselves in the national rankings.
Amway Coaches Poll
Week of September 20th
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
5. LSU
6. Florida
7. Notre Dame
8. Auburn
9. Texas
10. Ohio State
11. Texas A&M
12. North Carolina
13. Penn State
14. Miami
15. UCF
16. Cincinnati
17. Wisconsin
18. Oklahoma State
19. Michigan
20. Memphis
21. Tennessee
22. Minnesota
23. BYU
24. Virginia Tech
25. Louisiana
AP Top 25
Week of September 20th
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Notre Dame
8. Texas
8. Auburn
10. Texas A&M
11. North Carolina
12. Miami (FL)
13. UCF
14. Cincinnati
15. Oklahoma State
16. Tennessee
17. Memphis
18. BYU
19. Louisiana
20. Virginia Tech
21. Pitt
22. Army
23. Kentucky
24. Louisville
25. Marshall
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 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
