PROVO, Utah — BYU dropped one spot to No. 22 in the latest AP Top 25 after splitting games against No. 4 Houston and Texas last week at the Marriott Center.
The Cougars, who have never been ranked 22nd in program history, are 15-5 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 play following its 84-72 win over the Longhorns on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd. BYU shot a season-high 64.0 percent from the floor with Noah Waterman and Jaxson Robinson scoring 17 points apiece. Fousseyni Traore adding 16 points and six rebounds off the bench as BYU improved to 3-0 all-time against Texas in Provo.
POLL ALERT: UConn, Purdue stay atop AP Top 25 while chaos ensues elsewhere as Duke, Wisconsin, Iowa State make big jumps.
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BYU is one of eight schools from the Big 12 represented in the Top 25, joining No. 4 Houston, No. 8 Kansas, No. 12 Iowa State, No. 18 Baylor, No. 23 Oklahoma and No. 25 TCU. UConn remained atop the rankings for a third straight week followed by Purdue and North Carolina.
BYU has a midweek bye before heading to the East Coast to face West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the WVU Coliseum. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. It is also available on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app or KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.