Arizona led BYU 24-14 with under five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. BYU kicked a field goal with 4:08 remaining and scored the game-tying touchdown with 19 seconds remaining before winning in double overtime. The Cougars were ranked seventh in the initial 2025 College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night.
BYU is the only team on the 2025 Arizona schedule in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. Arizona was arguably those four plus minutes in regular away from being in the CFP Rankings. Add in the loss at Houston on a walk-off field goal and Arizona is about five minutes away from being 6-1.