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PROVO, Utah (Nov. 12, 2006) -- Following a 48-point victory over Wyoming on Thursday, BYU has cracked the BCS Standings for the first time since December 3, 2001. In addition, the Cougars moved up two spots to No. 23 in the Associated Press poll, and appeared in the top-25 in both the USA Today/Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll. BYU, which owns the nation's sixth longest win streak at seven games, ranks 25th in the BCS Standings and 24th in both the Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll.
The Cougars' No. 23 ranking in the AP Poll is the highest ranking in any poll since being ranked 19th in the December 9, 2001 Associated Press poll. This week also marks the first time BYU has been ranked in the Coaches Poll since September 8, 2002 -- a week before losing to Nevada, 31-28. It is the first time BYU has ever been ranked in the newly created Harris Interactive Poll, which, along with the Coaches Poll, is used in the calculation formula to determine the BCS Standings.
Since the 2000 season, with a few modifications along the way, the BCS Standings have been compiled using components of the USA Today/Coaches Poll, The Harris Interactive Poll and an average of six computer rankings.
The Cougars have been ranked a total of 219 different weeks since the 1974 season, including this week's ranking in the top-25. Following BYU's 55-7 win over Wyoming, the Cougars own a 132-41 (.763) record when playing as a ranked team. On Saturday, BYU will play host to New Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 18. The Cougars are 12-1 against New Mexico when playing as a ranked team.
BYU received its first-ever national ranking on Nov. 25, 1974 after beating Utah, 48-20, to improve to 7-3-1 on the season. The Cougars were ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the now-defunct UPI Poll. Prior to entering the Associated Press Top-25 last week, it had been 4 years, 10 months and one day since BYU was last ranked in the AP Top-25 poll -- the longest un-ranked drought since before BYU was first ranked in 1974.
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