ASU football moves up in AP Top 25 poll after win over BYU

Arizona State football jumped to No. 14 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 Poll following its 28-23 win versus BYU on Saturday.

The Sun Devils also earned a place in this week’s Coaches Poll, landing at No. 15.

Last week, ASU appeared at No. 21, the first time the program had been ranked since Week 7 in 2021, and the first time the program had appeared in the Top 25 under head coach Kenny Dillingham.

The Sun Devils (9-2, 6-2) will travel to Tucson to take on the Arizona Wildcats (4-7, 2-6) in the Territorial Cup, marking the final regular season game for both teams. The Wildcats are coming off a 49-28 loss at TCU on Saturday, which eliminated them from bowl contention.

A win on Saturday for the Sun Devils would nearly clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The conference had four teams ranked in the poll between No. 14 ASU, No. 17 Iowa State, No. 19 BYU and No. 23 Colorado.

Oregon remained the No. 1 team in the poll for the sixth straight week, while Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame rounded out the top five.

AP Top 25

1. Oregon (61)
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Notre Dame
6. Georgia
7. Tennessee
8. Miami
9. SMU
10. Indiana
11. Boise State
12. Clemson
13. Alabama
14. Arizona State
15. Ole Miss
16. South Carolina
17. Iowa State
18. Tulane
19. BYU
20. Texas A&M
21. UNLV
22. Illinois
23. Colorado
24. Missouri
25. Army

Others receiving votes: Kansas State 98, Memphis 46, Louisville 24, Washington State 10, Duke 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Florida 4, LSU 2, Georgia Tech 2.

When do the College Football Playoff rankings come out?

The College Football Playoff rankings show can be watched on Tuesday at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN.  It will be the fourth weekly playoff rankings show before the committee’s final reveal on Dec. 8.

Kickoff time for the Territorial Cup

ASU and Arizona will kick off at 1:30 p.m. MST on Nov. 30. Listen to the game on 98.7 FM, the Arizona Sports app or ArizonaSports.com.

Editor’s note: This story originally said ASU would make the Big 12 Championship game with a win over Arizona. That remains the case except for one of 256 outcomes from the final week of regular season play. Read more on tiebreakers here.