After knocking off No. 9 Baylor in double overtime on Saturday, BYU pushed itself into the top 15 in the AP Poll.
The Cougars clocked in at No. 12 in the newest rankings, jumping up nine spots from a week ago. They also sit at No. 14 in the Coaches Poll.
Utah, meanwhile, moved down a spot in the AP Poll after putting up 73 points against Southern Utah. The Utes will be ranked No. 14 going into their matchup with San Diego State next Saturday.
For BYU, this is the third consecutive season the program has been inside the top-15. But the schedule does not lighten up.
The Cougars will be on the road in Eugene next Saturday to face No. 25 Oregon. The Ducks lost their season opener to Georgia, but beat Eastern Washington 70-14.
BYU’s win against Baylor was the first time the program has beaten a top-10 team at home since 1990 against Miami. It is the first top-10 win overall since 2018 when BYU beat Wisconsin on the road.
The Cougars started the season ranked No. 25 and were unranked in the Coaches Poll.
“It has been 32 years since we beat a top-10 team here at home,” BYU linebacker Max Tooley said. “So that alone, that is history. Only so many teams come through BYU football and wins these games.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Georgia (53) 2-0 1,561 2
2. Alabama (9) 2-0 1,496 1
3. Ohio St. (1) 2-0 1,475 3
4. Michigan 2-0 1,359 4
5. Clemson 2-0 1,285 5
6. Oklahoma 2-0 1,209 7
7. Southern Cal 2-0 1,139 10
8. Oklahoma St. 2-0 1,004 11
9. Kentucky 2-0 992 20
10. Arkansas 2-0 938 16
11. Michigan St. 2-0 902 14
12. BYU 2-0 880 21
13. Miami 2-0 772 15
14. Utah 1-1 673 13
15. Tennessee 2-0 658 24
16. NC State 2-0 623 18
17. Baylor 1-1 562 9
18. Florida 1-1 484 12
19. Wake Forest 2-0 449 23
20. Mississippi 2-0 411 22
21. Texas 1-1 276 -
22. Penn St. 2-0 271 -
23. Pittsburgh 1-1 160 17
24. Texas A&M 1-1 145 6
25. Oregon 1-1 89 -
Others receiving votes: Marshall 85, Appalachian St. 80, Cincinnati 80, Kansas St. 77, North Carolina 71, Mississippi St. 43, Oregon St. 42, Florida St. 42, Minnesota 37, Washington St. 30, Notre Dame 23, Air Force 19, Texas Tech 17, Wisconsin 7, Auburn 4, Iowa St. 4, Purdue 1.
