PROVO (KSL.com) — BYU’s Big 12 weekend tilt against Texas Tech, already the highest combined ranking matchup in program history, got even bigger after Tuesday night’s initial ranking reveal by the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The Cougars came in at No. 7 by the committee, the highest of three Big 12 teams, and just ahead of the eighth-ranked Red Raiders (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) and No. 13 Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12). A ranked Cincinnati team in the Associated Press poll remains on the outside.

All four programs remain alive in the chase for a Big 12 championship game berth after the Utes handed the Bearcats their first conference loss of the year a week after Texas Tech fell for the first time in conference play. But a win Saturday would give the Cougars a 91% chance to make the CFP

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