Utes Ranked No. 24 in Preseason AP Poll

After falling outside of the Coaches Poll by just one spot last week, the Utes are in the preseason top 25 for the AP Poll, coming in at No. 24. Utah joins four other Pac-12 teams with Oregon (11), USC (15), Washington (20), and ASU (25). UCLA also picked up some votes.

At the top of the poll are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and OU. It’s almost like groundhog day up there, and I hope we see those teams knocked off at some point this season. Outside of Alabama, I think those other three may be vulnerable, but there’s a chance we have the same narrative through this season as we’ve seen over the last handful.

Here’s the full top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Iowa State
8. Cincinnati
9. Notre Dame
10. North Carolina
11. Oregon
12. Wisconsin
13. Florida
14. Miami
15. USC
16. LSU
17. Indiana
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
20. Washington
21. Texas
22. Coastal Carolina
23. Lousiana-Lafayette
24. Utah
25. Arizona State

Receiving votes: Oklahoma State 107; Ole Miss 106; TCU 40; Liberty 36; Auburn 32; North Carolina State 14; Michigan 12; Northwestern 8; Boise State 7; Nevada 7; BYU 6; Ball State; Houston 5; Boston College 5; UCF 5; West Virginia 3; UAB 2; Army 2; UCLA 2.