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Utah Football Enters Latest Top 25 Polls, BYU Holds After Bye Week

Nov 14, 2021, 12:24 PM

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Kyle Whittingham head coach of the Utah Utes talks with Kalani Sitake head coach of the BYU Cougars before their game September 11, 2021 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Logan, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Utes entered the top 25 rankings in the latest AP and Coaches polls while the BYU Cougars’ rank went unchanged following a bye week.

Utah improved to a 7-3 record this season with a road win over the Arizona Wildcats.

BYU had the week off after beating Idaho State on November 6.

The Utah State Aggies received votes in both polls after improving to 8-2 with a victory over the San Jose Spartans.

AP Top 25 Poll

Week 12

  1. Georgia (10-0)
  2. Alabama (9-1)
  3. Cincinnati (10-0)
  4. Oregon (9-1)
  5. Ohio State (9-1)
  6. Notre Dame (9-1)
  7. Michigan State (9-1)
  8. Michigan (9-1)
  9. Oklahoma State (9-1)
  10. Ole Miss (8-2)
  11. Baylor (8-2)
  12. Oklahoma (9-1)
  13. Wake Forest (9-1)
  14. BYU (8-2)
  15. UTSA (10-0)
  16. Texas A&M (7-3)
  17. Houston (9-1)
  18. Iowa (8-2)
  19. Wisconsin (7-3)
  20. Pittsburgh (8-2)
  21. Arkansas (7-3)
  22. Lousiana-Lafayette (9-1)
  23. San Diego State (9-1)
  24. Utah (7-3)
  25. North Carolina State (7-3)

Receiving Votes: Mississippi State 52, Auburn 43, Appalachian State 32, Penn State 31, Coastal Carolina 28, Utah State 12, Kansas State 12, SMU 9, Kentucky 9, Purdue 4

Coaches Poll

Week 12

  1. Georgia (10-0)
  2. Alabama (9-1)
  3. Cincinnati (10-0)
  4. Ohio State (9-1)
  5. Oregon (9-1)
  6. Notre Dame (9-1)
  7. Michigan (9-1)
  8. Michigan State (9-1)
  9. Oklahoma State (9-1)
  10. Ole Miss (8-2)
  11. Oklahoma (9-1)
  12. Wake Forest (9-1)
  13. Baylor (8-2)
  14. Iowa (8-2)
  15. BYU (8-2)
  16. Texas A&M (7-3)
  17. Houston (9-1)
  18. UTSA (10-0)
  19. Pittsburgh (8-2)
  20. Wisconsin (7-3)
  21. Lousiana-Lafayette (9-1)
  22. Arkansas (7-3)
  23. San Diego State (9-1)
  24. North Carolina State (7-3)
  25. Utah (7-3)

Receiving Votes: Kentucky 113, SMU 45, Coastal Carolina 34, Appalachian State 31, Mississippi State 26, Penn State 20, Auburn 18, Utah State 9, Purdue 7, Louisville 5, Kansas State 4, Fresno State 4, Clemson 4, Arizona State 2

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