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SALT LAKE CITY — Following its dominant 62-20 win over the Oregon Ducks on the road, Utah once again jumped up in the national polls.
Utah moved up to No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 12 in the Amway Coaches Poll behind a 4-0 start on the season. Utah was also one of four teams nationally receiving a first-place vote with one.Utah was previously ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the Coaches Poll.
The No. 10 ranking is the highest ranking Utah has received since the 2010 season when Utah made its way to No. 6 before losing to TCU in a dominant Horned Frogs win at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Last season, the highest ranking for Utah was No. 18 before losing to Arizona State.
Utah's move in the polls comes on its bye week ahead of welcoming a surging California program led by quarterback Jared Goff. It's the first time the two programs have played in two seasons.
The Pac-12 has five teams ranked in AP Poll and six in the Coaches Poll, with UCLA claiming No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 10 in the Coaches Poll. The Bruins are followed by Utah (No. 10/12), USC (No. 17/16), Stanford (No. 18/20), and Cal (No. 24/24). Oregon dropped from the AP Poll but was tied with Cal at No. 24 in the Coaches Poll. Arizona, too, fell out of the rankings after its loss to UCLA.
Ohio State remains the No. 1 team in both polls for the fourth week in a row. Ohio State is followed by Michigan State, Mississippi, TCU and Baylor.
