The AP Poll was released Monday morning and BYU went from 16 to 22 after losses to Oklahoma State and Houston last week. BYU has lost four in a row and and is 17-6 after starting the season 16-1. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona, Iowa State, Houston, Kansas, and Texas Tech.
BYU has two games this week, both against unranked teams. BYU first travels to Waco Tuesday to play a Baylor team that is just 13-10 and towards the bottom of the Big 12 standings but has played better their last three games, beating West Virginia and Colorado and narrowly losing on the road to Iowa State. Baylor desperately needs a Quad 1 win to get back in the NCAA Tournament conversation, and the crowd should be fired up with the return of Rob Wright to Baylor. KenPom currently gives BYU a 55% chance to win and favors the Cougars by 2 points.
Baylor would be a Quad 1 win for BYU and give a much needed road win to break the 4-game slide.