Don't confuse the terms "P5" and "elite." In 2016, we went 3-3 against P5 schools and lost to Boise and beat Cincinnati - two P5-like schools. Our close losses were to:
- WVU (7-2 in the B12)
- Utah (5-4 in PAC)
- UCLA (2-7 in PAC, but different team after losing Rosen)
- Boise St. (6-2 in MWC)
Our P5 wins:
- Mississippi St. (3-5 in SEC)
- Michigan St. (1-8 in B1G)
- Arizona (1-8 in PAC)
- Cincinnati (1-7 in AAC)
BYU would likely have gone 4-4 or 4-5 in a P5 conference last year. Beat the bottom teams and lose to the top teams. Definition of mediocre - but still P5. Nowhere close to elite.
With OOC wins over Utah St. and SUU, we still likely go bowling.