The first BCS rankings of the season were released and the Utes are the highest non-BCS team at 11th.
Boise State appears to be Utah's biggest competition for the BCS and they came in at 12th. TCU is ranked 14th , while BYU did not crack the top-20.
The top-five are as followed:
1. Texas Longhorns
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Penn State Nittany Lions
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. USC Trojans