Voices: BYU and Utah just exposed the problem with rankings. Here’s how we fix it.

The ranking system is acting less like a scoreboard and more like a credit score.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU hosts TCU, NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

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