Spring practices are in the rearview mirror. Now, college football programs are turning their attention to the recruiting trail. Before we get into recruiting season, national outlets have updated their way-too-early top 25 rankings. BYU, who is 23-4 over the last two years, is a consenus top 25 team going into 2026. Three more college football shows recently released their post-spring top 25 rankings and BYU made the top 20 in both rankings. Sports Illustrated Ranking: #11 No national outlet is higher on BYU than the SI national desk. SI's Bryan Fischer ranked BYU at no. 11 , the highest ranked team in the Big 12. He moved Texas Tech down to 13 given the potential loss of star quarterback Brendan Sorsby. "The Cougars might just be a group few are talking about despite having a great shot at making it three straight seasons of double-digit wins. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier and running back LJ Martin remain one of the toughest backfield combinations in the country.…