After a 7-point road loss and win over Iowa State, BYU moved up from 23 to 19 in the latest AP Poll released Monday. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona (2), Iowa State (4), Houston (5), Kansas (14), and Texas Tech (16).
BYU is 20-7 on the season with four regular season games remaining. BYU hosts UCF Tuesday night in the Marriott Center and then travels to play at West Virginia Saturday. UCF is a projected NCAA Tournament team and a Quad two game for BYU. BYU and UCF are both 8-6 in conference play and tied for sixth in the Big 12 standings. The winner will get the upper hand for Big 12 Tournament seeding. UCF is coming off a 73-71 road win at Utah on Saturday. The game tips off at 9pm MT on ESPN2.
After UCF, the final three games for BYU are all Quad one games — at West Virginia, at Cincinnati, and vs Texas Tech.