BYU moving up in the polls

BYU jumped 4 spots in the AP poll to 21 and enters the coaches poll at 23.



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BYU is ranked ahead of both Ohio State and Nebraska in the AP poll



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Nice, I wouldn't have thought a move of more than 1 or 2 was likely.

That's more than a lot were expecting. Week 3 was a success.

So I'm in New York for the next 2 weeks. Got in today. Walking past NBC a ticker tape scrolls in the window. The sports segment runs stories about baseball penant races, NFL players arrested, something about NASCAR, then "BYU could make conversation interesting."



Then on it goes to the business news.



Then world headlines.



Then national headlines.



Then back to sports with the same nod to BYU.



THE COUGARS ARE GETTING NOTICED!

Everyone loves an underdog story. That was what made the BCS sucessful, the BCS busters. We are filling that right now.

Mars wrote:


BYU plays at Nebraska, Michigan, and UCLA next season. I wouldn't mind playing any or all of those games in 2014!

Agreed, they looked more daunting to start the year.....especially UCLA. UCLA loses their QB and a few others next year, Michigan may have a new coach and system and I don't know Nebraska well enough to provide good color.....but there could be opportunities for big wins.



I would also add that Cincinnati could be tough.

Everyone knows the playoff system is a joke and the whole system is exclusionary.



BYU upsetting the apple cart before it's even rolled down the street is a great story.

BYU will continue a fairly steady rise in the polls for the next 5-6 weeks. If BYU continues to win those games (some of which may actually be against some pretty decent teams that will garner some national respect for defeating), they should move 1-3 spots each week.



But once BYU moves up to the top 10 or so, the climb will begin to slow.



BYU could like move up to #18 for beating a surprisingly decent UVA team.



A bye week, coupled with some losses could by othe teams see BYU move up on spot to #17.



Then a home win vs USU would be a another two spots, now we're #15.



Throw in a road win at UCF and BYU is probably looking at a #12 ranking.



Come home and beat Nevada and BYU likely holds at #12 without help from losses by teams ahead of them, but now BYU could be leapfrogged by a P5 team with a big win over a ranked opponent.



Beat Boise and BYU could move up #10.



And after that, BYU is not going to climb due to what they accomplish. Few voters and media will be impressed by beating Middle Tennessee, UNLV or Savannah St.



BYU's last chance is at Cal, where the Cougars will need Cal to be decent to good (8+ wins at that point) to move up. But even with a win there, BYU's ranking ceiling is probably #7 or #6.



Just my guess, but I don't think those that count will want BYU anywhere near the Top 4.

Just win, baby! An undefeated BYU being excluded from the playoff while some one-loss and two-loss teams go will be enough to push the discussion where it needs to go: an expanded playoff of eight or sixteen teams. But we've got to win this season one game at a time if that's going to happen, and we've still got a long road to travel.

BYU moves to 21 in the coaches poll. Still looking for the AP. Mississippi State jumps to 16 after beating LSU, LSU drops to 18.



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21 and 20.



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20 is about right. We haven't done anything to show we're top 15 yet.



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The bye week was good to BYU. Not only did the :utard: pull a Utah State and pull defeat from the jaws of victory, but there were enough upsets of ranked teams that BYU has moved up to 19 in the coaches poll. AP hasn't been released yet. ESPN has BYU 16 in the ESPN Power Rankings.

Ungoy wrote:
The bye week was good to BYU. Not only did the :utard: pull a Utah State and pull defeat from the jaws of victory, but there were enough upsets of ranked teams that BYU has moved up to 19 in the coaches poll. AP hasn't been released yet. ESPN has BYU 16 in the ESPN Power Rankings.

1. Alabama (15)



2. Florida State (26)



3. Oklahoma (14)



4. Oregon (7)



5. Auburn



6. Baylor



7. Texas A&M



8. Notre Dame



9. UCLA



10. Michigan State



11. Ole Miss



12. Georgia



13. Stanford



14. Mississippi State



15. LSU



16. Wisconsin



17. Nebraska



18. Ohio State



19. BYU



20. USC



21. East Carolina



22. Kansas State



23. Oklahoma State



24. Arizona State



25. TCU



Really shocked... I thought maybe out of sight out of mind and someone would jump us.



South Carolina did us some favors.. lost to Missouri this week and beat East Carolina in week 2. East Carolina looks for real.. and their schedule is favorable

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next weekend should be very very good too

OU at TCU

Bama at Ole Miss

Arizona at Oregon (mostly because an Arizona loss keeps them out of the top 25)

A+M at Miss St

Auburn vs LSU

Baylor at Texas (okay just day dreaming here)

UCLA vs Utah (epic beatdown... let's hope... this one could ruin the entire weekend if Utah finds a way)

Michigan State vs Nebraska

Notre Dame vs Stanford

USC vs Arizona State

Ohio State vs Maryland (yes folks Maryland is in the Big 10 ahahahaha)



Next weekend could be the rankings equivalent of Moses parting the red sea.. in fact it should be... half of those teams are going to lose.

BYU jumps 2 in the AP poll to 18.



1.Florida St. (27)

2.Oregon (13)

3.Alabama (13)

4.Oklahoma (7)

5.Auburn

6.Texas A&M

7.Baylor

8.UCLA

9.Notre Dame

10.Michigan St.

11.Mississippi

12.Mississippi St.

13.Georgia

14.Stanford

15.LSU

16.USC

17.Wisconsin

18.BYU

19.Nebraska

20.Ohio St.

21.Oklahoma St.

22.East Carolina

23.Kansas St.

24.Missouri

25.TCU

Ungoy wrote:

...... the :utard: pull a Utah State and pull defeat from the jaws of victory .....

That is suhweeeet. The Yewts were up 21-0 over WSU in the 1st Qtr. Then up over WSU 24-7 at the end of the 1st Half - and lose the game by 1 pt. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



So sad. Too bad. The Yewts did not receive 1 vote for the AP Top 25. :D

That move to the PAC-whatever sure has worked out well.