BYU Football Improves to No. 13 in Coaches Poll, No. 14 in AP Poll

BYU football is ranked for a fifth-straight week after a 4-0 start.

BYU faced their toughest test of the season against UTSA. It was not the BYU team we've grown accustomed to watching over the last few weeks, but BYU won an ugly game on Saturday. Winning ugly games is important. BYU was three or four ugly wins away from a great season in 2019. Instead, BYU lost close games against Toledo, South Florida, San Diego State, and Hawaii finishing with a 7-6 record. How differently would we think about BYU's 2019 campaign if they were 10-3 or even 11-2 instead of 7-6? In reality, winning consistently in college football is not easy and BYU deserves credit for winning on Saturday. BYU's 4-0 start has earned them a spot in the top-25 for five consecutive weeks.

AP released the fifth in-season AP top 25 on Sunday. It's important to remember that some of the ranked teams haven't played yet and others have played three or four games.

[Update: AP updated this week's poll after one voter mistakenly left BYU off their ballot.  BYU's ranking changed from #15 to #14] 

Here is the new AP top 25:

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

BYU came in at #13 in the latest coaches poll - up from #15 last week. The coaches poll has included the Big Ten and the PAC-12 the last few weeks. Here is the latest coaches poll:

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
22. Kansas State
23. Virginia Tech
24. USC
25. Minnesota

BYU's next game is on Friday October 16th against Houston. Houston is 1-0 after a win over Tulane in which they turned the ball over five times and still scored 49 points. Houston received votes in the coaches poll this week.

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