Even after suffering its first loss of the season, BYU is sticking in the top 10.
Following a narrow, two-point loss to UConn in Boston this past weekend, the Cougars slid two spots from No. 7 to No. 9 in Tuesday’s latest AP Top 25 poll.
It’s the third consecutive top-10 poll for BYU, as the Cougars opened at No. 8 in the preseason rankings, rose to No. 7 last week and now find themselves at No. 9.
In KenPom, BYU sits at No. 15, having jumped three spots after taking UConn down to the wire.
The Cougars are joined by five other Big 12 squads in this week’s poll — No. 2 Houston, No. 4 Arizona, No. 15 Texas Tech, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 24 Kansas. Baylor and Kansas State each received points from voters as well, along with Utah State.
BYU has another ranked matchup this week as the Cougars will face No. 23 Wisconsin Friday afternoon at the Delta Center.
Editor’s note: Jackson Payne is a voter for the AP top 25 poll.