BYU is 11-1. Here’s where the Cougars rank in the latest AP Top 25 poll

For the third straight week, the Cougars are in the No. 10 spot in the AP Top 25 poll, with the latest rankings coming out Monday.

From left, BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. (30), guard Robert Wright III (1), forward Mihailo Boskovic (5), forward AJ Dybantsa (3) and forward Tyler Mrus (2) prepare for the game to resume after a timeout during an NCAA basketball game against the Abilene Christian Wildcats held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
From left, BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. (30), guard Robert Wright III (1), forward Mihailo Boskovic (5), forward AJ Dybantsa (3) and forward Tyler Mrus (2) prepare for the game to resume after a timeout during an NCAA basketball game against the Abilene Christian Wildcats held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News

Another week, another No. 10 ranking for BYU.

For the third straight week, the Cougars are in the No. 10 spot in the AP Top 25 poll, with the latest rankings coming out Monday.

It’s the eighth consecutive top-10 ranking for the Cougars this season, having began the year at No. 8 in the preseason rankings.

The Cougars are joined by five other Big 12 squads in this week’s poll — No. 1 Arizona, No. 3 Iowa State, No. 8 Houston, No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 17 Kansas.

Additionally, BYU’s two preseason exhibition opponents — Nebraska and UNC — each came in at No. 13 and No. 12, respectively.

In KenPom, BYU ranks No. 10, while also sitting at No. 9 in NET.

The Cougars will face Eastern Washington at home Monday night in their final nonconference opportunity before the start of Big 12 play in January.

Editor’s note: Jackson Payne is a voter for the AP top 25 poll.

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