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The Utes jumped two spots this week in the College Football Playoff top-25 poll to #23. The Utes have been ranked every week in the CFP poll, being as high as 17th.
The Utes beat Colorado this past weekend to go finish the regular season with an 8-4 record, and 5-4 in the Pac-12, the programs best finish since joining the league in 2011. Utah finished the season basically an Arizona win away from winning the Pac-12 South.
Utah is joined by five other Pac-12 members: Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State and USC.
Here are the full rankings:
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| Rank | Team | Last week | Week 14 result | Final opponent | If the season ended today ... |
| 1 | Alabama (11-1) | 1 | Won 55-44 vs. No. 15 Auburn | Missouri | Sugar Bowl vs. Florida State |
| 2 | Oregon (11-1) | 2 | Won 47-19 at Oregon State | Arizona | Rose Bowl vs. TCU |
| 3 | TCU (10-1) | 5 | Won 48-10 at Texas | Iowa State | Rose Bowl vs. Oregon |
| 4 | Florida State (12-0) | 3 | Won 24-19 vs. Florida | Georgia Tech | Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama |
| 5 | Ohio State (11-1) | 6 | Won 42-28 vs. Michigan | Wisconsin | New Year's bowl |
| 6 | Baylor (10-1) | 7 | Won 48-46 vs. Texas Tech | Kansas State | New Year's bowl |
| 7 | Arizona (10-2) | 11 | Won 42-35 vs. No. 13 Arizona State | Oregon | New Year's bowl |
| 8 | Michigan State (10-2) | 10 | Won 34-10 at Penn State | None | Orange Bowl vs. Georgia Tech* |
| 9 | Kansas State (9-2) | 12 | Won 51-13 vs. Kansas | Baylor | New Year's bowl |
| 10 | Mississippi State (10-2) | 4 | Lost 31-17 at No. 19 Ole Miss | None | New Year's bowl |
| 11 | Georgia Tech (10-2) | 16 | Won 30-24 (OT) at No. 9 Georgia | Florida State | Orange Bowl vs. Michigan State |
| 12 | Ole Miss (9-3) | 19 | Won 31-17 vs. No. 4 Mississippi State | None | |
| 13 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 14 | Won 34-24 vs. No. 18 Minnesota | Ohio State | |
| 14 | Georgia (9-3) | 9 | Lost 30-24 (OT) vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech | None | |
| 15 | UCLA (9-3) | 8 | Lost 31-10 vs. Stanford | None | |
| 16 | Missouri (10-2) | 17 | Won 21-14 vs. Arkansas | Alabama | |
| 17 | Arizona State (10-2) | 13 | Lost 42-35 at No. 11 Arizona | None | |
| 18 | Clemson (9-3) | 21 | Won 35-17 vs. South Carolina | None | |
| 19 | Auburn (8-4) | 15 | Lost 55-44 at No. 1 Alabama | None | |
| 20 | Oklahoma (8-3) | 20 | Idle | Oklahoma State | |
| 21 | Louisville (9-3) | 22 | Won 44-40 vs. Kentucky | None | |
| 22 | Boise State (10-2) | 23 | Won 50-19 vs. Utah State | Fresno State | New Year's bowl |
| 23 | Utah (8-4) | 25 | Won 38-34 vs. Colorado | None | |
| 24 | LSU (8-4) | NR | Won 23-17 at Texas A&M | None | |
| 25 | USC (8-4) | NR | Won 49-14 vs. Notre Dame | None |