BYU ranked No. 9 in first College Football Playoff rankings of 2024
Nov 5, 2024, 5:56 PM
BYU has been ranked No. 9 in the first College Football Playoff Ranking of the season. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
(Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – The College Football Playoff committee ranked BYU football how the AP and Coaches Poll ranked them.
BYU checked in at No. 9 in the first-ever College Football Playoff rankings in the 12-team Playoff era.
What’s noteworthy is that the No. 9 ranking would give BYU a four-seed in the Playoff bracket if the season ended today.
The No. 9 ranking is the highest BYU has received in the College Football Playoff era, dating back to 2014. This is the third season that BYU has made at least one appearance in the Playoff rankings. The other occurrences were in 2020 and 2021.
BYU is undefeated at 8-0 and 5-0 in Big 12 play this season. The next challenge in front of the Cougars is a matchup against rival Utah on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. (MST).
BYU has exceeded everyone’s preseason expectations for them. They entered the year tabbed as the No. 13 team in the Big 12 Conference. Instead, they have reeled off eight consecutive victories and are one of the final five undefeated teams in the country.
The Big 12 Conference has four teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. After BYU, Iowa State is the next highest team at No. 17, followed by Kansas State at No. 19, and then Colorado at No. 20.
