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Where did BYU and Utah land in the latest AP Top 25?

The Cougars host the No. 2 team in the nation on Saturday.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars celebrate a touchdown by BYU Cougars running back Journee Tonga (20) during the game between the BYU Cougars and the Iowa State Cyclones in Provo on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars celebrate a touchdown by BYU Cougars running back Journee Tonga (20) during the game between the BYU Cougars and the Iowa State Cyclones in Provo on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

By https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/sltrib/d23c9c3d-6a35-4583-8f7c-a59ca4e57a79.png The Salt Lake Tribune
 | Oct. 11, 2026, 12:22 p.m.
| Updated: 12:41 p.m.

BYU’s matchup with Notre Dame next weekend in Provo just got a little bit bigger.

The Cougars will host the second-ranked team in the nation next week after Notre Dame moved up a spot to No. 2 in the latest AP poll.

The Irish will be the highest-ranked team to play at BYU since the Cougars hosted No. 1 USC in 2004.

As for BYU? The Cougars stayed at No. 8 after beating Iowa State 24-10.

So it will be No. 2 vs. No. 8 in Provo. It’s no wonder ESPN’s “College GameDay” opted to head to Utah for the game.

It will be the first time BYU hosts a top-10 matchup, and just the second time the Cougars have played in such a game. The first came last season against Texas Tech.

Utah, meanwhile, continued inching toward the top 10, moving up a spot to No. 11 after beating Kansas 41-24 on Saturday. The Utes play at Colorado next Saturday.

Three other Big 12 teams are ranked in this week’s poll: No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 20 Houston.

AP Top 25

  1. Georgia

  2. Notre Dame

  3. Miami

  4. Ohio State

  5. Indiana

  6. Alabama

  7. Texas

  8. BYU

  9. Ole Miss

  10. Texas Tech

  11. Utah

  12. UCLA

  13. Missouri

  14. Tennessee

  15. Kentucky

  16. Mississippi State

  17. Iowa

  18. Oklahoma State

  19. USC

  20. Houston

  21. Wake Forest

  22. LSU

  23. Boise State

  24. SMU

  25. Northwestern

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 92, Oregon 86, Arizona 82, Nebraska 65, Oklahoma 44, James Madison 29, Florida 9, Duke 5, New Mexico 3, Oregon State 1

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