Utes return to the AP Poll, move up in Coaches

After a must win over Oregon yesterday, the Utes are getting back on the national radar by jumping back into the AP Poll (21) and moving up in the Coaches Poll (19). I’d expect the Utes to jump back into the CFP poll on Tuesday as well, where they were 15 just a few weeks ago. Jason Shelley and Armand Shyne, behind a great effort by the offensive line, stabilized a ship that had took on some water with injuries and adversity.

Interestingly, Utah State remains in the same spot in the AP Poll, but moved up a bit in the Coaches. The question for the Aggies is will they jump into the CFP, after being a no show for the first two.

As for the Pac-12, Wazzu moved up in the AP, and Washington is rebounding as well. ASU is on the outside look in for both, as is Stanford.

Here’s the rankings for both:

AP Top 25

1 Alabama

2 Clemson

3 Notre Dame

4 Michigan

5 Georgia

6 Oklahoma

7 West Virginia

8 Washington State

9 Ohio State

10 LSU

11 UCF

12 Syracuse

13 Texas

14 Utah State

15 Florida

16 Penn State

17 Washington

18 Iowa State

19 Cincinnati

20 Kentucky

21 Utah

22 Boston College

23 Boise State

24 Northwestern

25 Mississippi State

Coaches Poll

1 Alabama

2 Clemson

3 Notre Dame

4 Michigan

5 Georgia

6 Oklahoma

7 West Virginia

8 Ohio State

9 Washington State

10 LSU

11 UCF

12 Syracuse

13 Utah State

14 Texas

15 Penn State

16 Florida

17 Washington

18 Iowa State

19 Utah

20 Cincinnati

21 Kentucky

22 Boston College

23 Mississippi State

24 Boise State

25 UAB