next 5 games feel WCC-ish in that losing to a WVa (#152 NET), K-State (82), or OKSt (146) will do little to help BYU's NCAA fortunes. Although I think KSt, WVU and OKSt are better teams than the Pepperdines and LMUs that BYU would too often choke on, these are games the Cougars cannot afford to lose. Dropping the game vs Oklahoma should be similar to losing to SMC when they were at the bottom half of the Top 25. We also know that UCF (#72) is absoutely no pushover. 

Stay locked-in and hungry Cougars. No worse than 4-1 will go a long way toward helping the BYU qualify for March Madness. The next few weeks are critical.