BYU Football makes jump in latest AP Top 25 poll
Oct 20, 2024, 6:00 PM | Updated: Oct 21, 2024, 10:14 am
BYU running back LJ Martin, second from left, celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah. The team moved up in this week's AP Top 25 poll. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
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(AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
PROVO, Utah– The week nine AP Top 25 poll produced a two-spot leap for BYU football.
BYU is now ranked No. 11. Last week, BYU was No. 13 in the Top 25.
Among the notable movements in this week’s AP Top 25, BYU leaped Notre Dame. The Irish are 6-1 this season, with their lone loss to 4-3 Northern Illinois.
The 7-0 Cougars are one of 10 undefeated teams remaining in college football this season. Over the weekend, BYU defeated Oklahoma State on a last-minute comeback victory.
BYU QB Jake Retzlaff guided a scoring drive in the final 73 seconds of game action that was capped off by a 35-yard touchdown to wide receiver Darius Lassiter.
It was BYU’s first-ever win over Oklahoma State.
BYU football will travel to Orlando this Saturday to take on the UCF Knights. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. on ESPN and KSL NewsRadio.
BYU is one of three Big 12 teams that is ranked in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
They remain ranked behind fellow undefeated Iowa State, who dropped from No. 9 to No. 10 after a 38-35 win over UCF in Ames.
Kansas State is No. 16 in the AP Top 25 after a blowout victory over West Virginia in Morgantown.
