BYU’s historic victory over Notre Dame resulted in the program’s best position in the polls in decades.
The Cougars climbed six spots to No. 2 in Sunday’s latest AP Top 25, marking their highest ranking since finishing at No. 5 in 1996.
It wasn’t until its 1984 national championship campaign that BYU was ranked higher than it is today. The Cougars also received 20 first-place votes, their first such votes since 1990, compared to 40 for new No. 1 Miami.
Utah, coming off its sixth straight victory with a victory over Colorado, moved up one spot to 10th.
Other Big 12 schools in the rankings are No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 14 Houston and No. 25 Arizona, with Oklahoma State now the first team out of the poll.
Notre Dame, after losing to BYU, is now ranked No. 4, and Miami has moved into first place as the only ranked team ahead of the Cougars.
BYU will now look to defend its top spot in the polls by heading across the country to UCF this weekend, while Utah returns home for a ranked matchup with Houston.
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