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Utes, Cougars Featured In The AP Poll’s Preseason Rankings
Aug 15, 2022, 10:12 AM | Updated: 1:26 pm

BYU QB Jaren Hall and Utah QB Cameron Rising are one of the regional covers for the 2022 Phil Steele College Football Preview. (Photos courtesy of Getty Images)
(Photos courtesy of Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY- The AP Poll thinks the state of Utah has it going on when it comes to college football in 2022. Both the Utes and Cougars made the AP Poll’s preseason rankings with Utah coming in at #7 and BYU at #25. Last season, the state made history with all three FBS schools finishing the 2021 season ranked in the final AP Top 25 Poll for the first time.
#️⃣7️🙌
@Utah_Football x @AP_Top25
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Other relevant rankings include Utah conference mates Oregon at #11 and USC at #14. BYU also has some interest in the rankings with opponents Baylor at #10 and Arkansas at #19.
The Utes come in as the highest ranked school in the state, as well as the Pac-12. This is also the highest starting rank, along with the Coaches Poll last week, in program history.
2022 Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
#️⃣25️🙌
@BYUfootball x @AP_Top25
#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/fCUPdG4cSH— KSL Sports (@kslsports) August 15, 2022
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Texas A & M
- UTAH
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Baylor
- Oregon
- Oklahoma State
- North Carolina
- USC
- Michigan State
- Miami
- Pittsburgh
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Ole Miss
- Wake Forest
- Cincinnati
- Houston
- BYU