because it often doesn't turn out how it seemed. For example, BYU's schedule seemed very challenging. As it turns out, however, based on today's standings, BYU's conference schedule includes all of the bottom 8 teams, and only 1 of the top 8 teams (K State at home). Utah, on the other hand, will play 4 of the top 8 teams, and 5 of the bottom 8.

So their schedule, while still not particularly difficult, is not as easy as it seemed at the beginning of the year. As has been pointed out, their next 3 games are 3 of the top 4 teams in the conference - all AP Top 25 teams.