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2026 Week 11 BYU Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
vanburen1845 3
dabul-master 4
MADBuc49 4 +2. Would be the #4 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #5 Notre Dame/#12 Boise State in the Peach Bowl
Lex_Ludorum 5
AJ_CC 6
ColombianInIowa24 6 24.28 - [7-2] This might surprise some, but losing in a close game to Utah isn't too bad. Up next, a surging Baylor. (Mode: 3 & 6, Median: 15)
cinciforthewin 7
Drexlore 7
grtgbln 7
Rakarei 7
seaotter2 7
Terminal_BAS 7
TheUltimate721 7
52hoova 8
Corgi_Koala 8
cyclonepsycho 8
ewolfy13 8
malowry0124 8
PeteyNice 8
royrules22 8
smartkeg 8 BYU remains a very good team, but the 28–20 loss to Utah is an important data point. The Cougars have enough quality elsewhere to remain in the top ten, but I would put Alabama ahead based on the overall resume.
Striker743 8 Down 3 - lost to #1 and unranked in OT, has win over #3
T-Thugs 8 BYU is 7-2 with nice wins over Notre Dame (8-1), Arizona (7-2), and Arizona St (5-4). Lost to UCF and Utah
BallSoHerd 9
budget_um 9
ChBass 9 The loss to Utah pretty much nets out the cumulative value of all their losses and gains. Fortunately for BYU, they still have a top-5 defense.
DavoinShower-handle 9
djowen68 9
douchebagjack 9 Best 3 Wins: Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State.
2 Losses: U.C.F., Utah.
really really wishing they didn't blow it vs UCF. ND win is good, H2H may not matter later if BYU doesn't excel.
Hey_Its_Roomie 9
hythloday1 9
jthomas694 9
Justanother_0 9
laprasrules 9
Maladroit44 9
MemeLovingLoser 9 Score 76.57 (▼ 4.66) | Place Change: ▼ 4 | Previous Rank: 5th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 13th | Margin of Victory Rank: 35th | Penalties Composite Rank: 55th | Yardage Composite Rank: 33rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 90th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 25th | Other Stats Rank: 13th
Muffinnnnnnn 9
Noy_Telinu 9 Still has that big win over Notre Dame. And the loss to Utah was close.
NyquillusDillwad20 9
owlalwaysloveyew 9
Pure_Protein_Machine 9
romulusjsp 9
Ruhrgebietheld 9
shifty1032231 9
SIMBONEGTP 9
srs_house 9
SufferingfOrLife 9
TolkienFan71 9
True_Ad5324 9 Down 6
Wescat 9
12panther 10
Bereft13 10 Power: 12, SoR: 13; LW: 11
bernkastel87 10
Blazeth 10
Blooblod 10
ch1l1_ch33s3 10
cvsprinter1 10 2-loss
deadtofall12 10
dubscurry30 10 -3
fredmerc111 10
frone 10
Hobbes_121 10
Inkblot9 10
Jakesnake42 10 Tough loss to Utah but this is why you play good OOC as the ND win keeps them Top 10. Last Week: #7
jonstark19 10 CFP: #10 seed, at Wake Forest
Klaassy23 10
Luigiatl 10
noahthearc 10
OKgolfer 10 LW: 5 (lost at #1 Utah). Best win: #3 ND. Worst loss: UR UCF
one98d 10
RedBarracuda25 10
Techwid 10
AlphaH4wk 11
blahblehblahwhoru 11
Cassiyus 11
Cecil_Hardboner 11
CFBHurts 11
ChaseTheFalcon 11
Helifino 11
IceColdDrPepper_Here 11
JamoRedhead 11
JBonkies 11
jjjoebox 11
joebob431 11
kflinderman 11
LiptonCB 11
MainPeanut25 11
MemeofMemeJTG999999 11 (7-2) (down 5)
L: 20-28 @ #2 Utah (8-0) (JTGOTW)
Next Week: vs Baylor (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama
olmsted 11
Our-Gardian-Angel 11
Pikachu1989 11
redrumsoxLoL 11 The Cougars drop their second game of the season against Utah. It was a hard fought game where they fell behind early, stormed back to take the lead but couldn't win down the stretch.
RiffRamBahZoo 11
scronko 11
SearonTrejorek 11 0.77050
Shion314 11
SwissArmyScythe 11 -6
Tarmacked 11 *Loud sobbing into chocolate milk noises*

Bear looked horrendous and they had multiple chances to seize this game but couldn't.
tomdawg0022 11
w8w8 11
Zloggt 11 I mean...at least they're still IN the bubble? No margin for error moving forward, however...too bad the bubble's only going to get bigger moving forward...
_fastball 12
Acm0028 12
ALStark69 12 -6; 4 interceptions is not a great look
Bank_Gothic 12 BYU has the big win over Notre Dame (although the circumstances of that win taint it a bit), the tough loss to No. 1 Utah, the solid win over Arizona, and a clunker lost to UCF. It's a roller coaster. I still really like BYU, but it is hard to rank them higher. If they win out, they move up, but for now I think No. 12 is a fair spot.
BearsAreGreat1 12
BendrickLamar19 12
Bill3ffinMurray 12
BorisNumber1 12
bretticus733 12
Ch-i-ef 12
colton_97 12
COLU_BUS 12
Conn3er 12
cornholesurfer 12
cyberchaox 12
Daigotsu 12
DarthYoda2594 12 Should have won the road 10 AM rivalry game. Notre Dame win improved. Could have made the case to not even punish them this much, but still kind of have to fall behind Alabama and Texas
diehardcubforever 12
eclectic_tastes 12
Euphoric_Relative_13 12
flyingcircusdog 12
G-Aardvark 12
GatorBolt 12
GenialGiant 12
grey_pilgrim_ 12
Hackasizlak 12
halldaylong 12
hascogrande 12
HelioOne 12
HideNZeke 12
IAmAChemicalEngineer 12
Jay_Dubbbs 12
jimbobbypaul 12
jrichardh 12
jrluhn 12
luckroy 12
mellolizard 12
monkeymatt1836 12
PSUMediaPA 12
Rcfan0902 12 1461.82 (-4)
redwave2505 12
sgtshenanigans 12 BYU loses to Utah on the road. The Utes had control of this game from the beginning claiming dominance over the state of Utah. BYU now must win out to make the playoffs I don't see anyway they can take another loss and still make it into the top 12 at this point. However the schedule is manageable from here till the end of the season for BYU.
skuhlke 12
Staind075 12
StFuzzySlippers 12
TDenverFan 12
TheZachster 12
TopGoose 12
Tornadohunter24 12 [7-2, 4-2 Big 12] (-7) | SOR: #14 | Notable Results: W 28-17 vs #17 Arizona [7-2], W 28-24 vs #4 Notre Dame [8-1], L 31-39 (2OT) @ UCF [5-4], W 27-20 vs Arizona State [5-4], L 20-28 @ #1 Utah [9-0] |
visor841 12
WarEagle9 12
ya111101 12
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 13
boxbeat 13
BUSean 13
CambodianDrywall 13
chillmagic420 13
CptCheese 13
CRedds19 13
daredassdude 13
DarkLegend64 13
e8odie 13
elnino550 13
ExternalTangents 13 78.3%
GeauxTri 13 7-2. Notre Dame is an elite signature win that became even stronger this week. Losses to UCF and Utah, including the new Utah defeat, hold BYU down.
Hugefootballfan44 13
jbowen1 13
jmac_21 13
justsaynotoreddit 13
Longvols 13
MahjongDaily 13
nbingham196 13
Pablo49 13 901
PlactusTX 13 LW: 8 | Tier 3 | L Utah
plannedsickdays 13
Pollaski 13
SCsprinter13 13
SpadeRyker 13
spsellers 13
sroach91 13
TaylorLeprechaun 13 -8
tdeff19 13
tdoger 13
texas2089 13
Texasagsman 13
the_neverdoctor 13
ToeInDigDeep 13 Loss to UCF, Utah
velociraptorfarmer 13
0010MK 14
Cars-and-Coffee 14
CPiGuy2728 14
Dropbackandpunt 14
dschinghiskhan 14
dukemetoo 14
EpicSchwinn 14
HieloLuz 14
ikindalikelemons 14
Jerrywelfare 14
KJdkaslknv 14
Noelthemexican 14
NotSoSuperNerd 14 1.675 [9.14-2.86]
sirvalkyerie 14
SlaminSammons 14
Stoneador 14 4 | 22 | 45
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 14 (-10)
BananaBouquet 15
bladefencer 15 0.854, -2, Pow: 25, Off: 43, Def: 15, SOR: 13
BlueFalcon89 15
BoukenGreen 15
brucewaynewins 15
grjohnst 15
RJEP22 15
spmartin1993 15
strikersteve60 15
The-Gothic-Castle 15
TimeBroken 15
UNC_Samurai 15
A_Rolling_Baneling 16
fshi 16
KansasEF5Tornado 16
Pyromania1983 16
RegionalBias 16
retnuh101 16
Darth_Ra 17
DataDrivenPirate 17
ehoefler 17 79.68 | -3
galacticdude7 17 Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: @UCF (31-39), @Utah (20-28)

Comment: This is probably an insane drop over the result of one game, going from 4 to 17 on my ballot, but sometimes a loss just puts a team into perspective, and when you start doing the comps to other teams you just aren't as impressed anymore.
JustAManAndHisLaptop 17
mcdsmaster8824 17
r0sco 17
ruwisc 17
sickmemes48 17
Sometimeswelose 17
titansfan174 17
bannista7 18
mthompson2320 18 LW: 15
sirgippy 18 GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 17.1. Central 80% interval: 5–34. Top-25 probability: 81%.
studio_sally 18
bakonydraco 19 84.142 (7-2)
Chipsahoy523 19 -6
JeromesNiece 19
ManiacalBlazer 19 76.607
Player_1_has_Joined 19
ShogunAshoka 19
TheNSAAgent777 19
BuckeyeForLife95 20 2.75
placid_salad 20 LW: #11 Dropping after a loss to Utah, wins over Notre Dame and #27 Arizona keep them up
RobertNeyland 20
ThaCarter 20
Roscoe_Filburn 21
zenverak 24
bwburke94 25 +5.2559895 (LW: #15)

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
logace444444444 4
RealityComps 4
GDSamstag 5
fm22fnam 6 -2
isrealball 6
Applesaucemannus 7
beckett929 7
jwrtf 7
tbraptors 7 BYU should still be ranked above Notre Dame, with a bad loss to UCF, but a head to head win and a top 20 win against Arizona. Notre Dame also has a top 10 win (Miami) and no other losses, but I don't think Miami is so good as to outweigh the head to head.
thatoneguyD13 7 Tier 3.
undercover_hot_dog 7
jtchr33 8 I feel like everyone was wanting to drop BYU quickly. This is still a really good team, that ND game looks way better now and I feel people forget that bit.
myworld3 8
NoOutdoorSoup 8
SpectralHydra 8
666PeaceKeepaGirl 9
ChiTrojan2 9
DarthGlazer 9
Impossible-Still-349 9 (-) brigham young is shivering rn
jibberishdhyukl 9
KevinDoesSports 9
Pyroblockx 9
rt13wx 9
Spazzatack 9
ted1995 9
AoA_nB1 10
bigred91224 10
bruhstevenson 10
EL-YEO 10
geordieColt88 10
Isthmus11 10
MyAngelMiraidon 10 -3 - Close loss to #1
Nervous_Metal_9445 10
OG_Felwinter 10
Piptit 10
Pure-Shirt-5831 10
ResearchFlaky5912 10 The second loss is rough for BYU, but they still have the second best win in the country [#4 ND] and the loss was to the current #1. Dropping 5 spots feels good, and it makes sense to me that they should be above Texas.
buccaneerboy22 11
CallMeTheKing 11 .843
d1sportsball 11
divey043 11
HereComesNightTime 11
idnttcrisis 11
jackmc04 11 (-6)
JJones927 11
johnjones55 11
Kyrosiv 11
ogsmurf826 11
samtaylor92 11
shouldajustsaid_yeah 11
SignificanceFirm2398 11
SomerandomIDFBfan 11
70277027 12
ArlyntheAwesome 12 CFP hopes aren't over yet, I still believe in a 3 bid XII even if the committee is very blatantly doing everything in their power to prevent it
Blazemaster77 12
BoilerUp28 12
Delicious_Fig5384 12
DillyDillySzn 12
DownshiftGD 12
Dramatic-Squash-6538 12
FoodCourtDruid 12
GenuineBoss 12
gohncell 12 If refs gave another down to ND this teams season was over.
josh55134 12
LegionMammal978 12 (+8) GS .846, TS 2701: 62.3% #9 Notre Dame + 26.2% #22 Arizona + 6.4% #37 Iowa State + 3.0% #50 Arizona State + 2.0% #54 TCU + 0.1% #94 Colorado State = 100% #46 UCF + 0% #1 Utah.
LightningDusty 12 ↓8
loneSTAR_06 12
m3owzika 12
NebraskaPlainsman 12
ninjatown23 12 While it was a competitive game, other teams did enough this week to move up ahead of BYU. They drop to #12.
Ok_Boysenberry716 12
qwop00 12
Rishik01 12
SportsCat4 12
TailgateLegend 12
XVW55 12
Yelich04 12 v6 (#4 2-loss team,
ad51603 13
ChunkyMarx 13
CinemaWithPsalty 13
dee3Poh 13 .460 (.12 STDEV)
FrontRunner51 13 (+1)
GrimmacingGrinny 13
Hastronaut 13
ianmcmoney 13 60.34%
JackWK_Gaming 13
KansasChaser2021 13
manbeqrpig 13
Original_Profile8600 13
owl-bears 13
PsychologicalFox8660 13
SaguaroCactus19 13
Scottyfer 13
Tortillero96 13 -5
L (7-2) A -8 vs Utah (4)
W (7-1) H +7 vs Arizona State (unranked)
L (6-1) A -8 vs UCF (unranked)
W (6-0) H +4 vs Notre Dame (5)
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)
WBLwiffleball 13
1Subject 14
alexjcode_com 14 809
Arago_ 14
bocnj 14
MiserableConfusion74 14
S2OP 14 (-6)
saquad69 14
Star_Wars_Sith 14
ThompsonCreekTiger 14 T-13th Win %, 15th SOS, 31st SR
BigGamesShouldCount 15
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 15 7-2; score +1.00 = blend +1.15 -0.14 results; Q1/Q2 wins 1/2; losses Q1,Q2
Effective-Lead-6657 15 (14)
Flaky_Bit6733 15
g_trechel 15
GreenAndYellow12 15 0.484 (-7)
hbh110 15
ndbfsu22 15
BoNnnnfhir 16
Kirkwood641 16
meristematic 16
MillerHighLifeStan 16
The_Stratman 16
chief_sitass 17
Forsaken_Forever_678 17
mathwrath55 17
TyRoland06 17
-MrWrightt- 18
jtsmd2 18
penix4heisman 18
BlueRFR3100 19
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 19
Rhizical 19
bryophyta_insolitam 22
2AcesRoth 23 net elo off def ridge fei
+11.8 +10.9 31.1 20.3 +16.0 +8.6
sportstrap 23
drewscottt 24 -3
HokiPoqi 25
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