Utes Receive Highest Ranking Among Pac-12 Teams In New AP Poll
Sep 3, 2019, 12:52 PM
Utah defensive end Mika Tafua (42) runs out of the pile with a recovered fumble giving the Utes possession in BYU territory during the second half of the Utah-BYU game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (Colter Peterson, Deseret News)
(Colter Peterson, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Utah football team is now the highest ranked team in the Pac-12 after the Associated Press released their Top 25 Poll entering the second week of the college football season.
Utah jumped up one spot from No. 14 to 13 after their 30-12 win over BYU in Provo to open the 2019 season.
Oregon was the highest ranked team entering the season at No. 11, but suffered a loss to Auburn in their season opener.
POLL ALERT: Auburn climbs to No. 10 in AP Top 25 presented by @askregions, Clemson and Alabama still 1-2. Notre Dame moves up to No. 8, Boise State joins rankings at No. 24, Florida, Oregon both drop.
Full poll: https://t.co/DWCBw9xytP pic.twitter.com/FGbt7rfIRR
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 3, 2019
In the latest AP poll, Washington moved back one spot to No. 14 despite a win over Eastern Washington. Oregon dropped five spots to No. 16, Washington State moved up one spot to No. 22, while Stanford moved up two spots in the poll to No. 23.
Arizona State received four votes and USC picked up one vote.
Here is the entire AP Top 25 Poll for Week 2:
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- LSU
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Auburn
- Florida
- Texas A&M
- Utah
- Washington
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
- UCF
- Michigan State
- Iowa
- Syracuse
- Washington State
- Stanford
- Boise State
- Nebraska
Also tied for No. 25 is Iowa State.
