Utah Basketball Picked To Finish 10th In Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll
Oct 13, 2021, 9:37 AM
New Utah Utes head basketball coach Craig Smith. (Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics)
(Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah basketball program was picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 preseason media poll ahead of Media Day on Wednesday.
It’s just the third time that Utah basketball was picked to finish in the bottom third of the Pac-12. That was in the first two seasons in the Pac-12 in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
All but two seasons Utah has exceeded their preseason poll prediction. The first season they didn’t was when they were picked to finish second and did so in the 2014-15 season. The second time was in 2020-21 when they were predicted to finish eighth and ended the season in that spot in the standings.
Coming off a trip to the 2021 @FinalFour, @UCLAMBB is a near-unanimous favorite in the 2021-22 Pac-12 media poll!
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— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) October 13, 2021
Here is the Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll along with the voting results:
- UCLA (32) – 404 points
- Oregon (2) – 373 points
- USC – 320 points
- Arizona – 245 points
- Oregon State – 245 points (tied for 4th)
- Colorado – 235 points
- Arizona State – 224 points
- Washington State – 221 points
- Stanford – 151 points
- Utah – 105 points
- Washington – 85 points
- California – 44 points
The Runnin’ Utes will face Westminster College in an exhibition game on Thursday, November 4 at 6 p.m. MT at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. They will begin their 2021-22 campaign and the Craig Smith era on Tuesday, November 9 against Abilene Christian at home. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Networks.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
