Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham celebrates with gamers after the Utes beat the Oregon Geese within the Pac-12 championship sport at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
Final 12 months was the primary time that every one three FBS faculties within the state of Utah — BYU, Utah and Utah State — completed the season within the last Related Press high 25 rankings.
What may that imply for the 2022 season?
The preseason USA In the present day coaches ballot got here out earlier this week, and Utah — coming off a season the place it completed 10-4 and gained the Pac-12 championship — was ranked No. 8, this system’s highest preseason rating in that ballot.
The Related Press preseason ballot shall be launched subsequent Monday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. MDT. Utah was ranked No. 12 within the last AP ballot of the 2021 season.
When has Utah appeared within the preseason Related Press high 25 ballot?
Right here’s a take a look at the Utes’ 5 appearances within the AP’s preseason ballot, and the way the crew fared that 12 months (per Sports activities Reference):
- 2021, ranked No. 24 — completed the season with 10-4 report, ranked No. 12.
- 2020, ranked No. 22 — completed the season with 3-2 report, unranked.
- 2019, ranked No. 14 — completed the season with 11-3 report, ranked No. 16.
- 2009, ranked No. 19 — completed the season with 10-3 report, ranked No. 18.
- 2004, ranked No. 20 — completed the season with 12-0 report, ranked No. 4.
When has Utah appeared within the last Related Press high 25 rankings?
By comparability, the Utes have appeared within the AP’s last rankings 10 instances:
- 2021, ranked No. 12 — completed the season with 10-4 report.
- 2019, ranked No. 16 — completed the season with 11-3 report.
- 2016, ranked No. 23 — completed the season with 9-4 report.
- 2015, ranked No. 17 — completed the season with 10-3 report.
- 2014, ranked No. 21 — completed the season with 9-4 report.
- 2009, ranked No. 18 — completed the season with 10-3 report.
- 2008, ranked No. 2 —completed the season with 13-0 report.
- 2004, ranked No. 4 — completed the season with 12-0 report.
- 2003, ranked No. 21 — completed the season with 10-2 report.
- 1994, ranked No. 10 — completed the season with 10-2 report.