"Not only are they all ranked in the top 25, but most of them are ranked pretty high," said Duff Tittle, a BYU associate athletic director. "We are having great seasons in all of the sports so far. It is early, but it has the appearance of being a really great year for us across the board."
BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe, who declined to be interviewed for this story, promised Cougar fans as much at an Education Week presentation in August, saying big things were in store for not just the marquee programs — football and men's basketball - but volleyball, soccer and others as well.