Projecting Where BYU Will Land in Latest CFP Rankings

BYU traveled to Salt Lake City and lost by one score to No. 3 Utah, 28-20. The Cougars entered that game No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings. The rankings are released every Tuesday in November and December, leading into the postseason. We will learn BYU’s fate around 9:00pm ET Tuesday night.

Logically, traveling to No. 3 and losing by one score shouldn’t hurt BYU much. However, we have seen the College Football Playoff Committee not give BYU the benefit of the doubt over and over. If BYU were an SEC team, they may not fall more than a spot or two.

Let’s look at last season. BYU entered their first matchup with Texas Tech in Lubbock ranked No. 7 in the CFP rankings, with the Red…