Utes Move Up To No. 15 In AP Poll Following Bye Week
Oct 6, 2019, 12:25 PM | Updated: 12:28 pm
Head coach Kyle Whittingham of the Utah Utes signals for an officials review of a play against the Washington State Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Utes didn’t play a game this past week and they moved up two spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll to No. 15.
They are the second highest ranked team in the Pac-12, behind the Oregon Ducks who stay at No. 13 for the second consecutive week.
In the coaches poll, Utah moved up to No. 15.
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The Pac-12 had six teams ranked in the Top 25 a couple of weeks ago and now only three teams are ranked after Washington was dropped following their loss to Stanford on Saturday night.
Here is the entire Top 25 Poll from the AP heading into Week 7 of the college football season:
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Georgia
- Ohio State (Tied for 3rd with Georgia)
- LSU
- Oklahoma
- Florida
- Wisconsin
- Notre Dame
- Penn State
- Texas
- Auburn
- Oregon
- Boise State
- Utah
- Michigan
- Iowa
- Arizona State
- Wake Forest
- Virginia
- SMU
- Baylor
- Memphis
- Texas A&M
- Cincinnati
Others receiving votes:
Minnesota (ranked No. 26), Missouri (64), Appalachian State (61), Washington (54), Tulane (25), California (20), Michigan State (17), Arizona (11), UCF (9), USC (5), Iowa State (5), Pittsburgh (2)
Utah will travel to Oregon State on Saturday at 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network. The Beavers are 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Pac-12 after their 48-31 win over the UCLA Bruins.
