Close Call Against UTSA Doesn’t Hurt BYU Football In Top 25 Rankings

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 KSLsports.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.