Utes win the BYE week, move up to No. 15 in both polls

The Utes moved up to No. 15 in both the AP and Coaches Poll this week, even without playing a snap due to the bye week. The Utes, a week removed from plastering Washington State, is hoping to carry the momentum they have re-captured into the matchup in Corvallis against Oregon State in a week. Up two spots in both polls, the Utes appear to be rebounding nicely from a disappointing loss against USC a couple of weeks ago.

Obviously, these polls don’t mean much, but if the Utes continue to play well and win, I’d imagine they’d find themselves in a nice spot once the CFP poll releases early next month. The Utes do have some ranked matchups still on the board, with ASU being ranked, as well as potentially Washington (maybe likely), Cal, and potentially Oregon in a Pac-12 Championship Game.

Here are both rankings:

AP:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. (Tie 3) Georgia
5. LSU
6. OU
7. Florida
8. Wisconsin
9. Notre Dame
10. Penn State
11. Texas
12. Auburn
13. Oregon
14. Boise State
15. Utah
16. Michigan
17. Iowa
18. Arizona State
19. Wake Forest
20. UVA
21. SMU
22. Baylor
23. Memphis
24. Texas A&M
25. Cincinnati

Coaches

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. OU
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Wisconsin
9. Penn State
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Auburn
13. Oregon
14. Boise State
15. Utah
16. Michigan
17. Wake Forest
18. Iowa
19. UVA
20. Memphis
21. Texas A&M
22. SMU
23. Baylor
24. Arizona State
25. Minnesota