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BYU Football Comes In At No. 14 In College Football Playoff Rankings

Nov 24, 2020, 5:11 PM | Updated: 5:30 pm

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The BYU Cougars football team is ranked No. 14 in the first round of the College Football Playoff rankings.

The first round of rankings was announced Tuesday evening.

The Cougars are 9-0 and have a Heisman candidate quarterback leading the team.

In a 2020 season like no other, the Cougars’ original schedule was completely blown out. BYU Athletic Directors put together a last-minute schedule for the team featuring games against Boise State, Western Kentucky and more.

The team has one game left one the season against San Diego State. The contest is slated for December 12, 2020.

The Cougs and their fans have eyes on a New Year’s Six Bowl or a potential College Football Playoff berth.

Here is the entire College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings:

  1. Alabama
  2. Notre Dame
  3. Clemson
  4. Ohio State
  5. Texas A&M
  6. Florida
  7. Cincinnati
  8. Northwestern
  9. Georgia
  10. Miami (FL)
  11. Oklahoma
  12. Indiana
  13. Iowa State
  14. BYU
  15. Oregon
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Texas
  18. USC
  19. North Carolina
  20. Coastal Carolina
  21. Marshall
  22. Auburn
  23. Oklahoma State
  24. Iowa
  25. Tulsa
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