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Although the BYU football team is now placed No. 17 in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll, which was made public on Sunday, many people nationwide are now expressing the opinion that the Cougars ought to aim higher.
Many people believe that BYU might qualify for the 12-team College Football Playoffs, and at least one well-known author believes that the Cougars are among the top 10 teams
Here are some predictions made by college football commentators nationwide regarding BYU following its victory over the Baylor Bears on Saturday, which improved its season record to 5-0.
This season, the College Football Playoff will have 12 teams instead of just four, therefore the top five conference winners will get slots, followed by the next seven highest ranked teams.
Although Texas Tech and Colorado are all 2-0 in Big 12 play but have lost a game, and Iowa State is unbeaten at 4-0 but has only played one conference game, BYU is currently the only team in the Big 12 Conference that is both 2-0 in conference play and undefeated overall.
Although some have included the Cougars in their projected fields while projecting another team to win the Big 12, many have included the Cougars as the default Big 12