After the AP released the latest football rankings Sunday and men’s basketball preseason rankings Monday, BYU joins Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech to land the distinction.

BYU’s double-overtime win over Arizona moved the football Cougars to 6-0 this season and up to No. 15 in the national poll.

Running back LJ Martin was named the Big 12 Conference’s offensive player of the week with a career-high 162 yards on 25 carries in the win; he’s sixth nationally with 108.7 rushing yards per game. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier got his fourth freshman of the week honors from the conference, passing for 172 yards and running for 89.

That helps set up a huge rivalry week with Utah after the Utes did their part, blasting No. 21 Arizona in a 42-10 victory. Utah, now 5-1 this season, re-entered the AP Top 25 at No. 23.

That matchup in Provo will have increased attention after FOX selected BYU to host its Saturday morning show “Big Noon Kickoff,” which will broadcast live on campus from 8-10 a.m. MDT. The show is anchored by Rob Stone and features former Utah coach Urban Meyer with former players Mark Ingram, Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn.

FOX also has the game broadcast at 6 p.m. Saturday with Jason Benetti and Robert Griffin III on the call.

Meanwhile, on the hardwood, hype mounts for BYU after signing the nation’s No. 1 freshman in AJ Dybantsa, retaining All-Big 12 First Team player Richie Saunders, and bringing in several transfers like Baylor’s Robert Wright III.

So, BYU enters the 2025-26 season ranked No. 8 nationally by media voters. The Cougars finished the 2024-25 season at No. 13 after going 26-10, finishing tied for third in the Big 12 and losing to Alabama in the Sweet 16.

BYU plays an exhibition at Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 18, then hosts North Carolina in an exhibition on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Delta Center. The Cougars open the regular season Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, taking on Villanova.

AP TOP 25 FOOTBALL

After Week 7, as of Oct. 12

1. Ohio State

2. Miami

3. Indiana

4. Texas A&M

5. Mississippi

6. Alabama

7. Texas Tech

8. Oregon

9. Georgia

10. LSU

11. Tennessee

12. Georgia Tech

13. Notre Dame

14. Oklahoma

15. BYU

16. Missouri

17. Vanderbilt

18. Virginia

19. South Florida

20. USC

21. Texas

22. Memphis

23. UTAH

24. Cincinnati

25. Nebraska

AP TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

2025-26 preseason poll

1. Purdue

2. Houston

3. Florida

4. UConn

5. St. John’s

6. Duke

7. Michigan

8. BYU

9. Kentucky

10. Texas Tech

11. Louisville

12. UCLA

13. Arizona

14. Arkansas

15. Alabama

16. Iowa State

17. Illinois

18. Tennessee

19. Kansas

20. Auburn

21. Gonzaga

22. Michigan State

23. Creighton

24. Wisconsin

25. North Carolina