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Big 12 Notes – BYU Week
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AP Poll: CU’s Next Two Opponents enter Poll – BYU and TCU now ranked
From ESPN … Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday, while Oklahoma climbed into the top 10 for the first time in two years.
Indiana and Texas Tech also made big moves after lopsided wins over Top 25 opponents.
The Hurricanes have beaten two ranked opponents, and they turned in another complete performance in a 19-point home win over Florida to earn their highest ranking since 2017.
Indiana had played one of the softest schedules in the country through three games before raising eyebrows with its 63-7 hammering of then-No. 9 Illinois. The Hoosiers made the biggest move up, climbing eight spots to No. 11.
Illinois’ 56-point loss was the most lopsided in coach Bret Bielema’s five seasons and caused the Illini to tumble from No. 9 to No. 23.
Texas Tech got a five-rung promotion to No. 12 for its 24-point win at Utah. The Red Raiders won easily despite playing backup quarterback Will Hammond most of the second half in place of an injured Behren Morton.
It is the Red Raiders’ highest ranking since Kliff Kingsbury’s first team was No. 10 following a 7-0 start in 2013.
No. 24 TCU beat SMU to go 3-0 and earn its first regular-season ranking since it was a fixture in the top 10 the second half of the 2022 season. The Horned Frogs, beaten 65-7 by Georgia in the national title game that season, were No. 17 in the 2023 preseason poll and hadn’t been back since.
No. 25 BYU, which finished last season No. 13, picked up a road win at East Carolina and is ranked for the first time this season.
| School | Rec. | LW |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio State (52) | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2. Miami (7) | 4-0 | 4 |
| 3. Penn State (5) | 3-0 | 2 |
| 4. LSU | 4-0 | 3 |
| 5. Georgia | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6. Oregon (1) | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7. Oklahoma (1) | 4-0 | 11 |
| 8. Florida State | 3-0 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 3-0 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 3-1 | 8 |
| 11. Indiana | 4-0 | 19 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 4-0 | 17 |
| 13. Ole Miss | 4-0 | 13 |
| 14. Iowa State | 4-0 | 12 |
| 15. Tennessee | 3-1 | 15 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 4-0 | 18 |
| 17. Alabama | 2-1 | 14 |
| 18. Vanderbilt | 4-0 | 20 |
| 19. Michigan | 3-1 | 21 |
| 20. Missouri | 4-0 | 23 |
| 21. USC | 4-0 | 25 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 1-2 | 24 |
| 23. Illinois | 3-1 | 9 |
| 24. TCU | 3-0 | NR |
| 25. BYU | 3-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 122, Mississippi State 102, South Florida 77, Utah 45, Arizona State 30, Memphis 23, Louisville 23, Maryland 6, UNLV 3, UCF 3, North Texas 2
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Big 12 Week Four Betting Lines: CU opens as a 6.5-point home underdog to No. 25 BYU
From DraftKings ..
The Big 12 …
Friday, September 26th
- No. 24 TCU at Arizona State … 7:00 p.m., MT, Fox … Arizona State is a 2.5-point home favorite …
- Houston at Oregon State … 8:30 p.m., MT, ESPN … Houston is a 13.5-point road favorite …
Saturday, September 27th
- Cincinnati at Kansas … 10:00 a.m., MT, TNT … Kansas is a 6.0-point home favorite …
- UCF at Kansas State … 10:00 a.m., MT, FS1 … Kansas State is a 5.5-point home favorite …
- Baylor at Oklahoma State … 1:30 p.m., MT, ESPN2 … Oklahoma State is a 20.5-point home underdog …
- Utah at West Virginia … 1:30 p.m., MT, Fox … West Virginia is a 10.5-point home underdog …
- Arizona at No. 14 Iowa State … 5:00 p.m., MT, ESPN … Iowa State is a 6.5-point home favorite …
- No. 25 BYU at Colorado … 8:15 p.m., MT, SPN … Colorado is a 6.5-point home underdog …
- Idle … Texas Tech …
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