BYU moves up in national polls

PROVO, Utah — After improving to 4-0 on Saturday, BYU moved up two places to No. 13 in The Associated Press Top 25 and one spot to No. 15 in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll.

With the Cougars' 35-27 victory over South Florida on Saturday night in LaVell Edwards Stadium, BYU has started 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. BYU got off to a 9-0 start on its way to an 11-1 record and No. 11 final ranking last season. This year the Cougars are currently one of 26 undefeated FBS programs and one of 23 to start the year with four straight wins.

The top-10 teams his week according to AP voters are Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Penn State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Florida. Just in front of BYU in the rankings are Ohio State and Ole Miss at No. 11 and No. 12, respectively.

The coaches had a few differences from their media counterparts in the voting, swapping Oklahoma at No. 4, and Penn State at No. 6, followed by No. 7 Notre Dame then Cincinnati, Florida and Ohio State rounding out the top 10. Texas A&M at No. 13 and Michigan at No. 14 were rated in front of BYU by the coaches while being voted just behind the Cougars by AP with the Wolverines at No. 14 again and the Aggies at No. 15. 

This week BYU will travel to face in-state foe Utah State (3-1) on Friday night at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah. The game starts at 7 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network.