2023
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Main Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| JCiLee | 3 | #3. Michigan (DQ) |
| w8w8 | 4 | |
| BigBoutros | 5 | |
| Charlemagne42 | 5 | |
| fredmerc111 | 5 | One of the most consistent teams in college returns quite a bit of talent. Here’s to hoping that Cam Rising stays healthy because the Utes are running out of QBs. |
| wameron | 5 | |
| CFBHurts | 6 | |
| Due_Connection179 | 6 | I have them going 11-2, both losses to Washington. |
| MoneyManeVick | 6 | |
| SkiFlashing | 6 | |
| TimeBroken | 6 | |
| tmothy07 | 6 | |
| Arteza147 | 7 | |
| GilBrandt | 7 | |
| Hackasizlak | 7 | |
| jthomas694 | 7 | |
| NotSoSuperNerd | 7 | 2.50 |
| NyquillusDillwad20 | 7 | The back-to-back Pac-? champs are looking to 3-peat before the conference collapses. Like USC, they also return a lot of talent including a star QB. Whittingham is one of the best coaches in the country, but I give USC the edge just due to recruiting. |
| ToeInDigDeep | 7 | |
| typicaliconoclast | 7 | |
| 311polo | 8 | |
| bakonydraco | 8 | 72.51 |
| BUSean | 8 | |
| bwburke94 | 8 | |
| 52hoova | 9 | |
| admiraltarkin | 9 | |
| Ch-i-ef | 9 | |
| ChargerFan2121 | 9 | |
| CptCheese | 9 | |
| crownebeach | 9 | Utah, like Washington, has a decent returning production numbers spread across both sides of the ball. But they have less roster talent than Washington and they're going to be more reliant on two key players, Rising and Kuithe, than the other top teams in the Pac-12. One x-factor is Andy Ludwig, who has completely transformed his image since returning to Utah. I would grade him as the best coordinator in the Pac-12 today. Another is their strength in the trenches; they've always had Polynesian recruiting clout on the defensive line, but this is one of the most talented OLs they've ever had as well. Playoff ceiling, probably not deep enough to win it all. |
| Daigotsu | 9 | |
| ExternalTangents | 9 | |
| halldaylong | 9 | |
| hascogrande | 9 | |
| hendarvich | 9 | |
| Hugefootballfan44 | 9 | |
| joebob431 | 9 | |
| Joester09 | 9 | |
| justsaynotoreddit | 9 | 0.8065 |
| lillipup03 | 9 | |
| magnumweiner | 9 | |
| Muffinnnnnnn | 9 | |
| rain_parkour | 9 | |
| RollWarTideEagle | 9 | |
| romulusjsp | 9 | |
| Striker743 | 9 | 16 |
| TDenverFan | 9 | |
| woakley | 9 | Recruiting Rank #27 Poll Rank #8 Production Rank #3 Overall Weighted Number 13.85 Really boosted by returning production here as the recruiting isn't quite as good as some others around here, but Utah has shown that they are a good competitive team |
| 70stang | 10 | |
| _fastball | 10 | |
| corundum9 | 10 | |
| DataDrivenPirate | 10 | |
| ewolfy13 | 10 | |
| falconlover79 | 10 | |
| Feral_Squirrel | 10 | |
| fo13 | 10 | |
| Helifino | 10 | |
| Lex_Ludorum | 10 | |
| Longvols | 10 | |
| malowry0124 | 10 | |
| placid_salad | 10 | |
| RobertNeyland | 10 | |
| sasmith2015 | 10 | |
| skuhlke | 10 | |
| SpadeRyker | 10 | |
| TaylorLeprechaun | 10 | |
| aggiebruin27 | 11 | |
| bannista7 | 11 | |
| cyberchaox | 11 | |
| DaewooLanosMFerrr | 11 | |
| darkra01 | 11 | |
| fourpinz8 | 11 | |
| HUSKEROYAL | 11 | |
| noahthearc | 11 | |
| peachios | 11 | don't want to get caught out on under rating Whittingham's team, then again Rising has to rise to the occasion early, don't want to Oregon lose to SEC team early |
| pileatedloon | 11 | |
| practicallybert | 11 | |
| T-nawtical | 11 | |
| tallg8tor | 11 | |
| ucieaters33 | 11 | |
| BallSoHerd | 12 | |
| Blazeth | 12 | |
| Blooblod | 12 | |
| Branzilla91 | 12 | |
| Corgi_Koala | 12 | Whittingham is criminally underrated as a HC. He has the roster and blueprints to beat any team on their schedule- USC included. The PAC 4 looks brutal this year though with 5 ranked teams and 3 top 10 teams. @Oregon State, @USC, and @Washington plus Oregon at home is hard to see them escaping unscathed. PAC title is in play but probably not a playoff berth. |
| cornholesurfer | 12 | |
| Dropbackandpunt | 12 | |
| icklebush | 12 | |
| Jakesnake42 | 12 | |
| JeromesNiece | 12 | |
| JohnWickStuntDouble | 12 | |
| MahjongDaily | 12 | |
| physedka | 12 | |
| Pollaski | 12 | |
| PumpSmash | 12 | |
| Pure_Protein_Machine | 12 | |
| Rakarei | 12 | |
| Red261 | 12 | |
| RegionalBias | 12 | |
| seaotter2 | 12 | |
| studio_sally | 12 | |
| The_Good_Constable | 12 | |
| 12panther | 13 | |
| Acm0028 | 13 | |
| AllHawkeyesGoToHell | 13 | |
| BamaPride95 | 13 | |
| Bank_Gothic | 13 | |
| BearsAreGreat1 | 13 | |
| ChaseTheFalcon | 13 | |
| dan4223 | 13 | |
| DFWSFO | 13 | |
| ikindalikelemons | 13 | Cam Rising is one tough sumbitch. He really deserves a fully healthy season and the chance to get a third straight Pac-12 title before he goes. Big chance to down Florida and get off on a good foot this season. |
| Johnnycockseed | 13 | |
| jrluhn | 13 | |
| kamiller2020 | 13 | |
| kdcoltred | 13 | |
| MADBuc49 | 13 | |
| nburt13 | 13 | |
| nw____ | 13 | Trust Kyle here and looking forward to Cam’s last ride |
| one98d | 13 | |
| Our-Gardian-Angel | 13 | |
| PHubbs | 13 | |
| PromEmperorHarbaugh | 13 | |
| RavenclawWiz816 | 13 | |
| ReallyCreative | 13 | |
| RegulatorRWF | 13 | |
| scronko | 13 | |
| shadowwingnut | 13 | |
| SlaminSammons | 13 | |
| Staind075 | 13 | |
| tdeff19 | 13 | |
| UNC_Samurai | 13 | |
| bretticus33 | 14 | Utah is now a regular player in the PAC, but only for one more season. Utah OC Andy Ludwig turned down Notre Dame to stay a Ute and given the returns in the OL and RB rooms, his rushing attack should still be very good. Defensively, it should be more of the same with a defense that’s very tough to move and score on. The biggest question for Utah is the health of QB Cam Rising, who tore his ACL in the Rose Bowl. |
| captain_sasquatch | 14 | |
| CommodoreN7 | 14 | |
| Drexlore | 14 | |
| goblue10 | 14 | |
| grjohnst | 14 | |
| IceColdDrPepper_Here | 14 | |
| Meany_Vizzini | 14 | 16.0 |
| Mr_Brews | 14 | |
| nemoran | 14 | |
| SteemieRayVaughn | 14 | |
| tauzeta | 14 | |
| Terminal_BAS | 14 | |
| texas2089 | 14 | |
| the_neverdoctor | 14 | |
| thexraptor | 14 | |
| vanburen1845 | 14 | |
| washington_jefferson | 14 | |
| ya111101 | 14 | |
| Zloggt | 14 | Will Whittingham and the Utes play spoiler to another Pac-12 team's CFP dreams? Will THEY be the ones spoiled? Tune in to find out... |
| ALStark69 | 15 | 0 |
| arrowfan624 | 15 | |
| BosskOnASegway | 15 | |
| Casaiir | 15 | |
| CharlemagneOfTheUSA | 15 | |
| CockADoodleBOOM | 15 | |
| dogwoodmaple | 15 | |
| DrKennethJNoisewater | 15 | |
| EpicSchwinn | 15 | |
| GoBlueScrewOSU7 | 15 | |
| Nathanael-Greene | 15 | |
| oghawks18 | 15 | Kyle Whittingham is a winner and they have some dudes. |
| outthawazoo | 15 | |
| retnuh101 | 15 | |
| RheagarTargaryen | 15 | |
| T-Thugs | 15 | |
| tdoger | 15 | |
| AlexanderComet | 16 | |
| AudiieVerbum | 16 | |
| BRNXB0MBERS | 16 | |
| chweris | 16 | |
| COLU_BUS | 16 | |
| djowen68 | 16 | |
| Hey_Its_Roomie | 16 | |
| jjjoebox | 16 | |
| kflinderman | 16 | |
| Megalomanizac | 16 | |
| monkeymatt1836 | 16 | |
| ndbroski | 16 | |
| owlalwaysloveyew | 16 | |
| Pikachu1989 | 16 | |
| RiffRamBahZoo | 16 | |
| Texasagsman | 16 | |
| TouchdownHeroes | 16 | |
| Xtremeloco | 16 | |
| AlphaH4wk | 17 | |
| Archaic_1 | 17 | |
| DarkLegend64 | 17 | |
| galacticdude7 | 17 | |
| GeauxTri | 17 | |
| Hobbes_121 | 17 | |
| roaddogg | 17 | |
| Sometimeswelose | 17 | |
| VerySeriousBanana | 17 | |
| WarEagle9 | 17 | |
| coletheredditer | 18 | Is scared they might lose to Graham Mertz Florida, which might be a cause for concern. |
| Maladroit44 | 18 | |
| molodyets | 18 | |
| plannedsickdays | 18 | |
| ThaCarter | 19 | |
| DylanCarlson3 | 20 | |
| I_am_bot_beep_boop | 20 | |
| Ruhrgebietheld | 20 | |
| sirgippy | 20 | |
| nbingham196 | 21 | |
| CambodianDrywall | 22 | |
| eclectic_tastes | 22 | |
| HHcougar | 22 | With Rising out and the backup likely out, Utah could start 0-2. They're a good team with a hill to climb. |
| Ticklebump | 22 |
Provisional Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| SundownSaloon | 2 | Love the utes, their strength is in coaching and grit. Game planning is strong and you can expect them to put up a great fight against any opponent. |
| IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT | 6 | |
| Noelthemexican | 6 | |
| PerfectZeroKnowledge | 6 | |
| the_lost_carrot | 6 | |
| tunaduck | 6 | |
| Weekly_Flatworm5707 | 6 | |
| chillmagic420 | 7 | |
| IDropFatLogs | 7 | You own USC and deserve to be here |
| PAWGAllenFieldhouse | 7 | |
| seantgs | 7 | |
| Starwarsewok | 7 | |
| UVUboi2 | 7 | |
| Actual_Yellow8728 | 8 | |
| FloridaBoy317 | 8 | |
| IAmJohnnyJB | 8 | |
| Underground_Bread | 8 | |
| Bereft13 | 9 | |
| donbagert | 9 | A third straight Pac-12 title will give them momentum in a new conference (with an old foe, BYU) in 2024. |
| Dontworryaboutit1 | 9 | |
| GarethSchilly | 9 | Should have been a top 10. Lost QB and Kincaid though. |
| GreenAndYellow12 | 9 | Have proven to be an elite team the last 2 seasons despite losing the Rose Bowl both years. I believe Cam Rising has the potential to be a dark horse in the Heisman race butb he will have to prove it on the field. |
| grtgbln | 9 | |
| Harpua99 | 9 | |
| redrumsoxLoL | 9 | |
| samuelbassett | 9 | |
| thatoneguyD13 | 9 | |
| BertGallagher | 10 | |
| bigmac_3 | 10 | |
| bloodmuffins793 | 10 | |
| demolisty24 | 10 | |
| Doogitywoogity | 10 | |
| frone | 10 | |
| jibberishdhyukl | 10 | Back to back PAC-12 (RIP) champs |
| lowcontrol | 10 | With the two wins over USC. I have to put them above them for now. |
| mathmanhale | 10 | |
| mikecsiy | 10 | |
| mill1634 | 10 | |
| ndbfsu22 | 10 | |
| Player_1_has_Joined | 10 | |
| rgalexan | 10 | |
| sconbon | 10 | |
| Spacesurfer6 | 10 | |
| TommyTwoTaps | 10 | |
| Zzyzx8 | 10 | |
| ard8 | 11 | |
| attax | 11 | |
| cfbpeoplespoll | 11 | |
| charmingcharles2896 | 11 | Cam Rising is a great quarterback and this Utes team plays a really physical brand of football that I believe is going to win them games this year, as long as they stay healthy. |
| Kodak6lack | 11 | |
| KrispyKangaroo96 | 11 | |
| mcguffinman | 11 | |
| Mini-Mussolini | 11 | |
| MyCatsNameIsMilton | 11 | |
| notsmartprivate | 11 | |
| OldCoaly | 11 | |
| OSU_Shecter | 11 | |
| ProudlyUnflaired | 11 | |
| tcomn | 11 | |
| TheRedKing75 | 11 | |
| Xy13 | 11 | |
| 70277027 | 12 | |
| AeolusA2 | 12 | |
| BananaBouquet | 12 | |
| Bandos_Bear | 12 | |
| bread_bird | 12 | |
| CaptainScuttlebottom | 12 | |
| ch1l1_ch33s3 | 12 | |
| divey043 | 12 | |
| entropy888 | 12 | |
| Fantastic-Calendar-9 | 12 | |
| GeyWeyner12 | 12 | |
| ItsFreakinHarry2 | 12 | |
| just-regular-I-guess | 12 | |
| Maize_n_Boom | 12 | |
| mcdsmaster8824 | 12 | |
| mubert | 12 | |
| newSomberMan | 12 | |
| Ok_Elderberry7070 | 12 | |
| Pyroblockx | 12 | |
| RadiationRichard | 12 | |
| SIMBONEGTP | 12 | |
| spaceblev11 | 12 | The Land of Mormons will once again have a decent season leading them to another Rose Bowl apperance. |
| stoeseri000 | 12 | |
| TinderForMidgets | 12 | Kyle Whittingham always finds a way to outperform expectations. Cam Rising currently is out for an ACL tear so this hurts their chances though most likely temporarily. They are still a good team with all the talent and excellent coaching. |
| Witness_Gritness | 12 | |
| 10catsinspace | 13 | |
| bbshock21 | 13 | |
| bethe2ndmouse | 13 | |
| big_thunder_man | 13 | |
| BoukenGreen | 13 | |
| camus69x | 13 | |
| Dawg-Bite | 13 | |
| DownshiftGD | 13 | |
| evil_muffins_5436 | 13 | |
| HideNZeke | 13 | |
| ianmcmoney | 13 | |
| Jay682002 | 13 | |
| jaybigs | 13 | |
| JoeFreshwata | 13 | |
| Keveroni | 13 | |
| ManiacalBlazer | 13 | |
| mithrandir2398 | 13 | |
| OG_Felwinter | 13 | |
| ogpeplowski64 | 13 | |
| PNW_Jeff | 13 | |
| ScaratheBear | 13 | Does the season rest on Cam Rising's health? Utah's golden boy, the player most singlehandedly responsible for Utah's back to back conference championships, is unlikely to play against Florida in the season opener. Could that potentially derail Utah's hopes of a 3peat? The rest of the Utah team looks strong, and certainly capable of picking up the slack should Rising be out for an extended period. The bigger problem is the schedule. Trips to Oregon State, USC, and Washington, as well as home games against UCLA and Oregon, make it seem as though the Pac-12 is going to have another year of cannibalization. |
| squibby | 13 | |
| StateOfTheArt- | 13 | |
| Thehomelessguy11 | 13 | |
| twr96 | 13 | |
| Tylex123 | 13 | |
| usernamegoeshere763 | 13 | |
| yousmelllikebiscuits | 13 | |
| ActuallyJasonPrice | 14 | |
| AnAngryPanda1 | 14 | |
| Blyvzy | 14 | |
| boomersooner222 | 14 | |
| brucewaynewins | 14 | |
| bthombeast | 14 | |
| Butternades | 14 | |
| Chipsahoy523 | 14 | |
| ClandestineFox | 14 | |
| cmcabrera | 14 | |
| Consistent_Train128 | 14 | |
| corona779 | 14 | |
| Dan20698 | 14 | |
| Devintheroaster | 14 | |
| diehardcubforever | 14 | |
| ETHTrillionaire | 14 | |
| FrolfAholic | 14 | |
| Greyson04 | 14 | |
| Jadenflo | 14 | |
| journey1986 | 14 | |
| kevinsdomain | 14 | |
| KyleAg06 | 14 | |
| maknasty09 | 14 | |
| maxwell6233 | 14 | |
| mthompson2320 | 14 | |
| MuhMuhManRay | 14 | |
| ReadySetMeow | 14 | |
| RealignmentJunkie | 14 | |
| RootBeerBloat | 14 | |
| saquad69 | 14 | |
| Scott72901 | 14 | |
| Sflabuckeye13 | 14 | |
| SpursUpSoundsGudToMe | 14 | Toughest team in America and one of the toughest places to play at altitude. Never losing at home is a good way to stay in the rankings. |
| stew_pac | 14 | |
| TheGred03 | 14 | |
| thehornedlamb | 14 | |
| thejawa | 14 | |
| throwaway_6786 | 14 | Honestly, I'm not really sure where to put the Utes after another Pac-12 championship and another tough Rose Bowl loss. Kyle Whittingham has kept this team right in the thick of a conference loaded with talent, but no NY6 bowl wins since joining the Pac-12 makes me wonder if they're a little overrated. It will sort itself out as the season goes on, but Utah still looks like a tough team for anyone to beat, so they stay in the top 15 for now. |
| titansfan174 | 14 | |
| True_Ad5324 | 14 | |
| UnkelEarl | 14 | |
| 59brad | 15 | |
| ballstar03 | 15 | |
| ColombianInIowa24 | 15 | |
| DeerPrison | 15 | |
| DoAsRomansDo | 15 | |
| dterp13 | 15 | |
| J4ckiebrown | 15 | |
| JetoGrov | 15 | I dunno Utah is Utah...they do this every year, they'll be good, they'll probably win the PAC again. |
| Loopylime | 15 | |
| manbeardawg | 15 | |
| MemeofMemeJTG999999 | 15 | Next Week: vs Florida |
| Murphanian | 15 | |
| PSUMediaPA | 15 | |
| Pylon-Cam | 15 | |
| siggyrambler | 15 | |
| Somali-Pirate-Lvl100 | 15 | |
| spmartin1993 | 15 | |
| StumpVanDerHuge | 15 | |
| TadKosciuszko | 15 | |
| TheFalconGuy | 15 | |
| TheNSAAgent777 | 15 | |
| Tornadohunter24 | 15 | |
| URhyno | 15 | |
| ziggysaysnada | 15 | |
| CarnellWilliams | 16 | |
| drneilpretenamen | 16 | |
| FigletPiglet | 16 | 1.245 |
| JBonkies | 16 | |
| tapswitch | 16 | |
| TheBeekman8 | 16 | |
| TheSlyPudding | 16 | |
| tms42206 | 16 | |
| colton_97 | 17 | |
| Piptit | 17 | |
| Totes_Not_an_NSA_guy | 17 | |
| ViewFrom209 | 17 | |
| alwaysveryconflicted | 18 | |
| donald_flap | 18 | pc12 wildcard |
| FourteenClocks | 18 | The boogeyman of the Pac-12. The fact that Cam will be slow to Rising (I'll see myself out) is a concern, but talk about a coach with consistency. I believe in these guys. We'll find out quick--Florida and Baylor back-to-back are probably the sweatiest opening two weeks I can think of. |
| judolphin | 18 | |
| JustinMSU21 | 18 | |
| narwhalz27 | 18 | |
| Protoco2 | 18 | |
| losbullitt | 19 | |
| StannisGrammarMannis | 19 | |
| TheThirdViceroy | 19 | |
| MajikSix | 20 | |
| good4steve | 21 | |
| patriots230 | 21 | |
| leadbymight | 22 | |
| qwer546 | 22 |
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