BYU is 2-0 against top 75 teams - Boise (#39*) and Houston (#56) - and no remaining opportunities for a top 75 win
*discounted by the committee due to QB injuries
Cincy is 5-0 against top 75 teams - UCF (#22), Houston (#56), Memphis (#61), SMU (#68), Army (#70) - and an upcoming matchup against Tulsa (#49)
Coastal Carolina is 2-0 against top 75 - Louisiana (#34) and Appalachian State (#35) - with a chance to beat Liberty (#66)

Even Marshall is 2-0 with wins against Appalachian State (#35) and Florida Atlantic (#72)

That's why BYU is so low. Against non-laughable opponents, schools like Cincy, Coastal Carolina and Marshall have as many or more wins and have beat better teams. The eye test moves us up above Coastal Carolina and Marshall, but it can only do so much, when we have (in the committee's eyes) no victories over any top 50 teams

I'm not saying this to argue BYU is bad or should be punished, but to be proactive and inform what we do. Knowing how the committee looks at things, we need another decent win - adding a #132 Utah State or even a #74 Air Force does nothing for us. We need a #25 Washington, or App State or Coastal Carolina or Marshall or Utah (#47) or even Colorado (#59).

EDIT: I'm not saying the win against Boise should be discounted, just commenting on the reality of it.