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2026 Week 7 BYU Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
dabul-master 2
placid_salad 2 LW: #3
ToeInDigDeep 3 5-0, win over Arizona, TCU, Iowa St.
velociraptorfarmer 3
Daigotsu 4
G-Aardvark 4
grtgbln 4
Justanother_0 4 These guys don't blow up the stat sheet, but they grind out wins in the same way that the late 2010's Georgia teams do. Granted, their toughest opponent was Arizona so far, but I've got them beating the Irish this coming week.
nin478 4
Noy_Telinu 4 Gameday in mormon town.
vanburen1845 4
w8w8 4
Acm0028 5
AJ_CC 5
BlueSCar 5
budget_um 5 2 possessions over Iowa State. Jump over Bama and OSU
CambodianDrywall 5
cvsprinter1 5 Undefeated P4
diehardcubforever 5
Dropbackandpunt 5
eSpiritCorpse 5
GeauxTri 5 Undefeated with wins at TCU, over Arizona, and over Iowa State.
grjohnst 5
IAmAChemicalEngineer 5
infinitempg 5 0.910, +5
JamoRedhead 5
KJdkaslknv 5
laprasrules 5
LiptonCB 5
mellolizard 5
Mr_Brews 5
OKgolfer 5
olmsted 5
owl_man 5
plannedsickdays 5
PSUMediaPA 5
RheagarTargaryen 5
Ruhrgebietheld 5
soonerfreak 5
SpadeRyker 5
Staind075 5
T-Thugs 5 BYU is undefeated with a very nice win over Arizona (5-1). Also beat Iowa State (3-3).
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 6
bakonydraco 6 84.681
bannista7 6
bernkastel87 6
Blazeth 6
Blooblod 6
chweris 6
CptCheese 6
douchebagjack 6 Best 3 Wins: Arizona, T.C.U., Iowa State.
0 Losses
4 P4 wins is good at this point. 6-0 record, only knock is the schedule at this point. Big XII conf champ is theirs for the taking at the moment
tier 1c: BYU has 4 P4 wins, Utah has 3 P4 wins, TT has 2 P4
fshi 6
galacticdude7 6 Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Notre Dame
grey_pilgrim_ 6
hascogrande 6
hythloday1 6
Inkblot9 6
jalexjsmithj 6 A: 6
C: 7
T: 6.2
Lefunnymaymays4lief 6 (+2) No LJ Martin against ND and potentially for the Holy War really, really sucks. That didn’t stop them from grinding out Iowa State this past Friday though. This team is as old school as it gets; even without Martin, outside of maybe UCLA they are THE best running team in all of CFB. Defense is certainly up there with ND and Georgia. Bachmeier is noticeably improved from 2025 as a passer but that doesn’t make their offense any less one dimensional.
manbeardawg 6
monkeymatt1836 6
NyquillusDillwad20 6
owlalwaysloveyew 6
PeteyNice 6
retnuh101 6
sgtshenanigans 6 BYU is the top team of the Big 12 log jam. None of these teams are world beaters but they all remain undefeated and there are vanishingly few undefeated teams at this point in the season. BYU gave up only 200 total yards defense seems strong.
SIMBONEGTP 6
sirvalkyerie 6
spmartin1993 6
TheNSAAgent777 6
tks231 6
Tornadohunter24 6 (+4)
UNC_Samurai 6
12panther 7
arbadak 7 .835 rating, 5-0, SOS .581 (+4)
BananaBouquet 7
Bill3ffinMurray 7
bretticus733 7
brucewaynewins 7
BuckeyeForLife95 7 6.28
BUSean 7
ChemicalOle 7
chillmagic420 7
Chris-P-Creme 7
CommodoreN7 7
cyberchaox 7 5-0, win over #13 Arizona
cyclonepsycho 7
DisraeliEers 7
Drexlore 7
dukemetoo 7
fredmerc111 7
Helifino 7
Hey_Its_Roomie 7
HieloLuz 7 Arizona win keeps getting better and better, but for now is their only quality win. Below Miami since Miami took care of Wake Forest while BYU has a closer game against Arizona
jmac_21 7
joebob431 7
Keener1899 7
Muffinnnnnnn 7
one98d 7
Pablo49 7 1087
PattyKane16 7
Pikachu1989 7
Pyromania1983 7
RegionalBias 7
RollWarTideEagle 7
royrules22 7
ryseing 7
SearonTrejorek 7 0.83703
shifty1032231 7
sickmemes48 7
smartkeg 7 Undefeated with good wins vs Arizona and Iowa St. Notre Dame next week will clarify how high they belong.
Sometimeswelose 7
srs_house 7
T-nawtical 7
Techwid 7
Terminal_BAS 7
TolkienFan71 7
udderlymoovelous 7
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 7 (=)
_fastball 8
BoukenGreen 8
boxbeat 8
Buckeyes2010 8
Casaiir 8
Cassiyus 8
Ch-i-ef 8 Wow what a normal fine game that was! Also Bear.
ChaseTheFalcon 8
cinciforthewin 8
conchobor 8
Corgi_Koala 8
CPiGuy2728 8
CRedds19 8
daredassdude 8
deadtofall12 8
dschinghiskhan 8
dubscurry30 8 +1
e8odie 8
flyingcircusdog 8
GoBlueScrewOSU7 8
HelioOne 8
HideNZeke 8
IceColdDrPepper_Here 8 It feels like BYU has had a few of these games where they have a real chance to solidify themselves as legitimate contenders, but have never quite been able to get over the hump. They have a big one against ND coming up. Can they actually take advantage of it?
JBonkies 8
Jerrywelfare 8
jimbobbypaul 8
jonstark19 8
jrichardh 8
JustinMSU21 8
Longvols 8
luckroy 8
Luigiatl 8
MahjongDaily 8
Maladroit44 8 At least BYU, unlike their rival, gets more than one true test. The Cougars welcome Notre Dame this week for a showdown of unbeatens, and the excitement I've seen around this matchup is a nice reminder that marquee matchups *do* still happen outside the SEC and the Big Ten, once in a while. There are some signs that BYU might still be a step below the true contenders, as was the case last season, but they could put that narrative to bed in a hurry depending how they look against the Irish here.
nemoran 8
noahthearc 8
OldCoaly 8
pileatedloon 8
Pollaski 8
Pure_Protein_Machine 8
Rakarei 8
RedBarracuda25 8
SCsprinter13 8
Shion314 8
spsellers 8
SteemieRayVaughn 8
StFuzzySlippers 8 The Arizona win looks more impressive each week. Their total body of work is just slightly better than Utah's.
TaylorLeprechaun 8 +2
TDenverFan 8
TheZachster 8
tomdawg0022 8
TossedRightOut 8
True_Ad5324 8 -
Wescat 8
Xtremeloco 8
Zloggt 8
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 9
BallSoHerd 9
BearsAreGreat1 9
BendrickLamar19 9
BorisNumber1 9
Cars-and-Coffee 9
ch1l1_ch33s3 9
ColombianInIowa24 9 20.91 - Shaky win against my Cyclones :( Up next, Notre Dame!
COLU_BUS 9
corundum9 9
Darth_Ra 9
DavoinShower-handle 9
elnino550 9 Huge game next hosting Notre Dame with a chance to climb into the top 3 of the rankings with a win.
Euphoric_Relative_13 9
ewolfy13 9
frumious88 9
GatorBolt 9
GenialGiant 9
Hugefootballfan44 9 LW: 14
hypercube42342 9 Power 14 / Resume 7
ikindalikelemons 9
Jakesnake42 9 Gameday in Provo, BYU clear underdogs imo they've beaten solid teams (primarily Arizona) but ND is another beast entirely. Story of recent BYU teams unable to get over the hump. Last Week: #10
jbowen1 9
jjjoebox 9
justsaynotoreddit 9
kflinderman 9
malowry0124 9
MemeLovingLoser 9 Score 79.41 (▲ 2.06) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 11th | Wins Composite Rank: 6th | SoS Composite Rank: 32nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 14th | Penalties Composite Rank: 68th | Yardage Composite Rank: 12th | Turnover Composite Rank: 29th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 76th | Other Stats Rank: 15th
noodlethebear 9
Our-Gardian-Angel 9
penisthightrap_ 9
Polarbear1914 9
romulusjsp 9
ruwisc 9
samspopguy 9
skuhlke 9
sroach91 9
strikersteve60 9
SufferingfOrLife 9
SwissArmyScythe 9 --
texas2089 9
The-Gothic-Castle 9
TheReformedBadger 9
TheUltimate721 9 The ND game will be a true test of 1) how good the Big 12 actually is this year. 2) Whether BYU is actually a Top Ten team or if they should be one of many floating below that.
TimeBroken 9
TopGoose 9
TouchdownHeroes 9
visor841 9
WarEagle9 9
0010MK 10
A_Rolling_Baneling 10
AlphaH4wk 10
ALStark69 10 +1; good win vs Flora and the gang
Bereft13 10 Power: 12, SoR: 4; LW: 9
blahblehblahwhoru 10
bwburke94 10 +9.6771797 (LW: #11)
Cecil_Hardboner 10
ChBass 10 BYU beat Iowa State for their biggest win of the season. They have the second-best defense in college football, but their best win is Iowa State.
Chipsahoy523 10 +3
Conglossian 10 +1
DarkLegend64 10
DarthYoda2594 10
djowen68 10
Doogitywoogity 10 I might be too low on byu, beating Arizona was a big win, and the TCU game was weather affected, but I’ve just not been convinced by this squad yet. They have a great chance to this week though.
Jay_Dubbbs 10
jthomas694 10
KansasEF5Tornado 10
Klaassy23 10
Lex_Ludorum 10
ManiacalBlazer 10 81.163, (5-0). Shares highest rated rival pairing with Utah above.
mcdsmaster8824 10
mthompson2320 10 LW: 15
Player_1_has_Joined 10
RiffRamBahZoo 10
RobertNeyland 10
SlaminSammons 10
tdeff19 10
thomasosu 10
titansfan174 10
Zef_Apollo 10 BYu and Tech are effectively the same team to me right now. Need to see more from both of them before I take them seriously as a threat to the playoffs (but one will make it for sure, maybe both). BYU can shoot up the rankings if they win big this weekend.
bladefencer 11 0.880, +3, Pow: 21, Off: 56, Def: 9, SOR: 8
CFBHurts 11
DampFrijoles 11
digdat0 11 11. BYU — Score: 0.195 | Results: 1.514, SOS Rank: #80, Quality: 0.130, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 1, T50W: 1, Off Rk: #57, Def Rk: #3
EpicSchwinn 11
frone 11
MainPeanut25 11
MemeofMemeJTG999999 11 (5-0) (down 1)
W: 24-10 vs Iowa State (3-3)
Next Week: vs #2 Notre Dame (6-0)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Indiana
nbingham196 11
Rcfan0902 11 967.64 (+5)
seaotter2 11
Xy13 11
AlexanderComet 12
Bank_Gothic 12
BosskOnASegway 12 1802.1 -> 1828.6 [+26.5] (#11 -> #12)
Colton3690 12
ThaCarter 12
52hoova 13
MADBuc49 13 +2
nw____ 13 No offense to speak of but exactly what you’d expect from a BYU defense. Smart, physical, well coached.
r0sco 13
redwave2505 13
Roscoe_Filburn 13
Tarmacked 13 And now Bear decides to throw with skill again! Still, Iowa State post Campbell isn’t really a ringing endorsement win.
aggiebruin27 14
Fmeson 14
JustAManAndHisLaptop 14
ShogunAshoka 14
Texasagsman 14
Hobbes_121 15
PlactusTX 15 LW: 15 | Tier 2 | W Iowa State
Red261 15
studio_sally 15
Hackasizlak 16
JeromesNiece 16
Noelthemexican 16
NotSoSuperNerd 17 1.650 [9.25-2.75]
RJEP22 18
sirgippy 18 GippyRank expected rank: 12.8. Central 80% interval: 4–25. Top-25 probability: 91%.
Striker743 18 Up 3
twitter_paulbd 19 Undefeated N2 has the best win the tier over #23 Arizona.
ehoefler 21 77.29 | NEW +12
Stoneador 21 86 | 8 | 50

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
ogsmurf826 1
mathmanhale 4
MyAngelMiraidon 4 +2 - Record is pretty similar to Miami (best win is Arizona)
Nervous_Metal_9445 4
beckett929 5
bryophyta_insolitam 5
Fluid_Theory_6587 5
hbh110 5
JackWK_Gaming 5
jibberishdhyukl 5
jtchr33 5 They looked solid, but had a lot of bad play calling (why go for it on 4th and short at the goal line multiple times. First time, sure. After that, eek). I hope it is an issue they fix, more hope that was a game where they saw their issues and learn from them.
SonOfGarry 5
wittingtarsier 5
666PeaceKeepaGirl 6
_THE__BOULDER_ 6 Solid game for BYU. Bear Bachmeier had a career high 329 yards on 22/30 and 2 TDs. His brother, however, did lose a fumble. The Cougars move to 5-0 and play ND this week. Very curious to see what they can do. BYU is a good team, but I think that ND might be a different animal (and the same beast).
alexjcode_com 6 922
BigGamesShouldCount 6
buccaneerboy22 6
DarthGlazer 6 love bear
EL-YEO 6
g_trechel 6
GDSamstag 6
Intelligent_Fix_6972 6
Isthmus11 6 5-0, beat a ISU team that is surprisingly decent. Not sure if they can get it done against ND next week but I think its going to be a very close game
meristematic 6
NA_Faker 6
Ok_Boysenberry716 6
Original_Profile8600 6
Pure-Shirt-5831 6
quantum_jedi 6 (59.14, +4) Not as convincing as you'd like to see for a team with BYU's aspirations, but a win nonetheless.
thehornedlamb 6
bigred91224 7
Blazemaster77 7
ChiTrojan2 7
DCorNothing 7
Esb5415 7
HHunko13 7
JJones927 7
jmdinbtr 7
jwrtf 7
kennethbring 7
LegendParkour 7
LegionMammal978 7 (−3) GS .930, TS −15.
logace444444444 7
loneSTAR_06 7
Lucaball3r 7
myworld3 7
NoOutdoorSoup 7
Protoco2 7
Repulsive_Rub6443 7
ResearchFlaky5912 7 There is a huge dropoff between #6 and #7 here. I do not think that any team outside of #6 has any chance to win it all. Still, the undefeated Cougars deserve a high ranking for being undefeated while in the B12.
rt13wx 7
Scottyfer 7
SpectralHydra 7
tbraptors 7 Jumps Indiana after their Arizona win looks better
WBLwiffleball 7
BlueRFR3100 8
BoilerUp28 8
DownshiftGD 8
Flaky_Bit6733 8
fm22fnam 8 +4
gonshpreds1 8
huntmant 8
jackmc04 8 (+2)
KansasChaser2021 8
KevinDoesSports 8 I don't really have a reason to move this team. They have struggled a bit against Big 12 opponents in TCU and Iowa State, but they have a big game against Notre Dame next week.
kevinsdomain 8
Kirkwood641 8
Living_Human 8 80.58
meta_irl 8
PersianGuitarist 8
PrideSax711 8
PsychologicalFox8660 8
Rhizical 8
SaguaroCactus19 8
samtaylor92 8
Select-Edge-3262 8 +1
Sflabuckeye13 8
SomerandomIDFBfan 8
SportsCat4 8
TheBeekman8 8
ThompsonCreekTiger 8
AoA_nB1 9 Losing LJ almost guarantees that the Fighting Irish will win this matchup, but Bear has the chance to define his Legacy this weekend.
bendyburner 9
Dawg-Bite 9
DillyDillySzn 9
Effective-Lead-6657 9 (9) Bye week before Notre Dame comes to Provo. The Cougars will shoot up the rankings if they can get a win.
geordieColt88 9
gohncell 9
Hastronaut 9
jis024 9
josh55134 9
LightningDusty 9 =
Menktenk 9
Nath0leon 9 +2. AVGWP moved from #13 to #9 after statistically dominant performance against Iowa St.
National-Sundae9427 9 They confuse me. One hand I think they are really good, hence the ranking. But the other hand I’m saying “7 point win against TCU? 2 TD win over an average Iowa State?” Because of that I’m ranking them below 1-loss Bama and Ohio State.
NC_Pineapple 9
newSomberMan 9
NNul 9
NonZero-Chance 9
owl-bears 9
pongislame 9
Salmon-Dude 9
saquad69 9
SignificanceFirm2398 9
spaceblev11 9
Spazzatack 9
thatoneguyD13 9 Tier 3.
TheCryptPartDeux 9
2AcesRoth 10 net elo off def ridge fei conf
+14.7 +12.3 30.6 18.3 +17.9 +14.1 Big 12
ArlyntheAwesome 10
bocnj 10
bruhstevenson 10
d1sportsball 10 BYU has a big win over Arizona, but outside of that has shown some struggles. Granted, their RB room is decimated and they responded well vs Iowa State, but those struggles are enough to keep them behind Utah.
dee3Poh 10 .620
divey043 10
dstrainr 10
FrontRunner51 10 (+4)
FuzzyDunlop911 10
GrimmacingGrinny 10
leadbymight 10
m3owzika 10
ndbfsu22 10
ninjatown23 10 LSU losing pushes BYU into the top 10.
Noahsince2002 10
OG_Felwinter 10
Pyroblockx 10
Rishik01 10
ted1995 10
TyRoland06 10
1Subject 11
70277027 11
Impossible-Still-349 11 (+1)
manbeqrpig 11
Mossed26 11
n8TLfan 11
Star_Wars_Sith 11
TomorrowFinal6642 11
Tortillero96 11 +2
W (5-0) H +14 vs Iowa State (unranked)
W (4-0) A +7 vs TCU (unranked)
W (3-0) A +18 vs CO State (unranked)
W (2-0) H +11 vs Arizona (unranked)
W (1-0) H +56 vs Utah Tech (unranked)
Yamiosum 11
Applesaucemannus 12 Win against ARI gets better. ARI > ORE so BYU > UCLA.
Express_Dinner7918 12 As much as I would love to be an homer, ugly wins against 2 bad teams keeps them out of the top 10. Notre dame will tell how legit this team is
FoodCourtDruid 12
HokiPoqi 12
ianmcmoney 12 63.57%
idnttcrisis 12
isrealball 12
maxwell6233 12
NebraskaPlainsman 12
Ok_Significance_3803 12
RJTrey 12
S2OP 12 (+1)
AMETSFAN 13
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 13
mathwrath55 13 The lowest power of the undefeated teams at #20, but undefeated is undefeated so the resume isn't bad
RowDull8230 13
BeyondLiesTheWub 14 change from last week: +5
grahamca 14 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T11ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 15ᵗʰ Team Strength, 36ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
Klightgrove 14
Piptit 14
Scruggerboy 14
Yelich04 14 ^7
chief_sitass 15
jtsmd2 15
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 16 221
The_Stratman 18
drewscottt 19 --
FindGreatness23 19
sportstrap 20
CallMeTheKing 24 62-0-75
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