The Arizona State football team earned a No. 21 position in last week’s College Football Playoff Top 25 ranking, breaking into the mix for the first time this season.
The Sun Devils (9-2, 6-2) defeated a ranked foe for the second consecutive week on Saturday afternoon, turning back No. 14 Brigham Young 28-23 in front of a sellout crowd at Mountain America Stadium.
Two major national polls, the AP and the US LBM (coaches poll) come out again Sunday.
ASU was No. 21 in both the CFP and the AP rankings, and No. 22, just behind Iowa State in the US LBM poll.
Just how far will the Sun Devils move up? Seven Top 25 teams lost. In addition to BYU, among the teams in front of ASU to lose were No. 15 Texas A&M (to Auburn), No. 16 Colorado (to Kansas) and No. 19 Army (to Notre Dame).
A wild weekend ended with ASU, BYU, Colorado and Iowa State tied for first, all at 6-2 in the conference and looking for berths in the Big 12 title game Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Of course, the national polls coming out Sunday are just for bragging rights. What matters is the CFP ranking, which is released every Tuesday, with the final one to include the 12-team playoff bracket unveiled on Dec. 8.
