SEC And ACC Won’t Recognize BYU As ‘Power 5' School

By Staff Reporter•May 15, 201412:18 pm•Discuss the story4
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According to Brett McMurphy with ESPN, the SEC and the ACC have decided that BYU will not count as a non-league “Power 5" team.

Notre Dame, also an independent, is the only exception that meets the two conferences scheduling requirements.
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imjustafatkid•147 months
It doesn't make sense to include Notre Dame but not BYU. BYU consistently fields a better team than a lot of the "power 5" conference teams.
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NytroBud•147 months
Notre Dame should be forced to join a conference
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trickydick12•147 months
political move to keep BYU down and possibly out of the playoff selection.
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Big12fan•147 months
What does the SEC have against Mormons?
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