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AP Poll: BYU jumps up nine spots to No. 12, Utah sits at No. 14

The Cougars reach inside the top 15 for the third straight season

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars fans flood the field as they celebrate the BYU win over the Baylor Bears in double-overtime, at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.

  | Sep. 11, 2022, 8:18 p.m.
| Updated: 10:00 p.m.

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.