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Utah, BYU Both Move Up In Latest College Football Playoff Ranking

Nov 30, 2021, 5:16 PM

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 11: A general view of the National Championship Trophy during media day for the College Football Playoff National Championshipon January 11, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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SALT LAKE CITY – Both Utah and BYU moved up in the latest College Football Playoff ranking that was revealed on Tuesday evening.

BYU moved up one spot to No. 12 following their road win over USC in their regular season finale. Utah jumped up two spots to No. 17 after their win on Senior Day over Colorado.

Utah’s Pac-12 Championship game opponent Oregon moved to No. 10 in the latest rankings.

This is the last Tuesday evening of the season that the College Football Playoff rankings will be released. The final ranking will come on Sunday, December 5 at 10 a.m. MT on ESPN.

Entering the weekend, Utah moved up four spots to No. 19 after knocking off then-No. 3 Oregon on November 20. BYU moved up one spot to No. 13 after beating Georgia Southern.

Here is the entire College Football Playoff Top 25 entering Championship Week:

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Alabama
  4. Cincinnati
  5. Oklahoma State
  6. Notre Dame
  7. Ohio State
  8. Ole Miss
  9. Baylor
  10. Oregon
  11. Michigan State
  12. BYU
  13. Iowa
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Pittsburgh
  16. Wake Forest
  17. Utah
  18. NC State
  19. San Diego State
  20. Clemson
  21. Houston
  22. Arkansas
  23. Kentucky
  24. Louisiana
  25. Texas A&M

Utah will face Oregon at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Friday, December 3 at 6 p.m. MT on ABC.

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.

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Utah, BYU Both Move Up In Latest College Football Playoff Ranking