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Not bad. But let's be honest, folks, this top-25 sucks. Seriously. Arizona? BYU? Wisconsin? Cal? Virginia Tech? You know we're having a season of parody when those teams are cracking the top-25 this late in the season with some embarrassing losses.

Movin' on up!

They actually lost votes in the coaches. I can't explain that. Oh well. If Utah keeps winning, they'll probably re-enter the top-25 after UNLV.

It's not a surprise, but I had hoped they had enough clout to hang on at the 24 or 25th spot. The coaches were much kinder to the Utes than the media, dropping them to only 28th. Which means they very well could re-enter the poll with a win over Louisville - depending on what happens. The media, on the other hand, really decided to stick it to Utah. They fell to 35th. Ouch. BYU fell to 19th and 20th in both polls, while TCU is at 15th and 14th.

Not a surprise. I don't think anyone expected them to move up after that performance. BYU is 7th in the AP, 9th in the Coaches. TCU 15th in both.

BYU 9th in the media and 12th in the coaches.

You may think the bright afterglow of the Utes’ spanking of Alabama in last year’s Sugar Bowl was a precursor to a dimming of the program’s fortunes, but you would be dead wrong. The Utes have a whole lot of talent returning, and if either Corbin Louks or junior college import Terrance Cain can grab the starting quarterback job, there’s no reason Utah can’t roll through the Mountain West once again. It may be asking too much for another BCS bid and a burst of legislative anger over the inequities of the bowl system, especially with a game at Oregon, but the Utes will be good. Their defense returns a ton of talent, especially along the front seven. Running back Matt Asiata has the burst and power to gain 1,000 yards, if he can keep a pack of worthy competitors off the field. Utah lost a bunch of receivers, but the newcomers may be even better.

First time since the 2005 season they've been ranked!

Utah has moved up in both polls, coming in at 8th and 7th after defeating TCU. That loss dropped TCU to 15th in the Media Poll and 18th in the Coaches. BYU is 16th in the Media and 14th in the Coaches.

No movement, though Boise State passed the Utes in the Media Poll.