Cougars drop three spots in AP Poll
The Cougars may have won a nonconference game on the road Saturday at Washington, but they apparently lost favor with the media members who vote in the AP Top 25 poll.
BYU (2-0) dropped three spots, from No. 15 to No. 18, in the poll that was released this afternoon.
The Cougars remained at No. 15 in the USA Today college football coaches poll.
Obviously, there is going to be a lot of speculation as to why the Cougars dropped when they won a game. As has been covered here and elsewhere, natonal media reports on BYU's 28-27 win focused on the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty issued to UW's Jake Locker and how it could have cost the Huskies a shot at taking the Cougars into overtime.
Did those reports influence voters to drop the Cougars? Who knows.
By the way, the three teams that leapfrogged BYU were East Carolina (unranked to No. 14), Oregon (No. 18 to No. 16) and Penn State (No. 19 to No. 17).
South Florida also dropped, from No. 17 to No. 19, despite winning.
The University of Utah remained at No. 22 in the AP Poll and moved a spot from No. 23 to No. 22 in the coaches poll.
UCLA, BYU's opponent this Saturday, would be No. 26 in the AP and No. 27 in the coaches poll if they extended that far.
BYU (2-0) dropped three spots, from No. 15 to No. 18, in the poll that was released this afternoon.
The Cougars remained at No. 15 in the USA Today college football coaches poll.
Obviously, there is going to be a lot of speculation as to why the Cougars dropped when they won a game. As has been covered here and elsewhere, natonal media reports on BYU's 28-27 win focused on the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty issued to UW's Jake Locker and how it could have cost the Huskies a shot at taking the Cougars into overtime.
Did those reports influence voters to drop the Cougars? Who knows.
By the way, the three teams that leapfrogged BYU were East Carolina (unranked to No. 14), Oregon (No. 18 to No. 16) and Penn State (No. 19 to No. 17).
South Florida also dropped, from No. 17 to No. 19, despite winning.
The University of Utah remained at No. 22 in the AP Poll and moved a spot from No. 23 to No. 22 in the coaches poll.
UCLA, BYU's opponent this Saturday, would be No. 26 in the AP and No. 27 in the coaches poll if they extended that far.
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2 Comments:
Of course ESPN's "reporting" affected the voting. That was Mark May and Lou Holtz' agenda. 90%+ of the voters in the AP poll didn't watch this game. It would be impossible to watch everyone play, so the voters rely in highlight shows and reports, having no knowledge whether those reports are erroneous.
Not to knock on BYU at all, but I can see good reasons for all three of those teams to have leapfrogged the Cougars. Oregon dismantled their first two opponents (including UW last week), Penn State did the same in even grander fashion, and East Carolina has beaten two top-25 teams from out of nowhere. They held West Virginia to three points this week. Jumping from nothing to No.14 may be a bit much, but they've definitely gotten some impressive wins. The media coverage of the UW game may have had some effect on people's perception of the Cougars, but I'm also thinking we haven't demonstrated the type of dominating wins or the consistency that get the media's attention yet. Hopefully a good win against UCLA will get us a little better established.
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