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2026 Preseason Utah Utes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
CRedds19	7
NotSoSuperNerd	7	71.10
ColombianInIowa24	8
owlalwaysloveyew	8
Doogitywoogity	10	I think the Utes will be fine without Whittingham. They’ve had their coach in waiting and they seemed to find their way out of doldrums last season. I may be missing some offseason moves as I admittedly don’t keep up with the happenings in Utah, but if there’s nothing else major besides Whitt leaving they should be fine. Tests with Houston, BYU, Arizona, and TCU are the big games this year.
Dropbackandpunt	10
jbowen1	10
manbeardawg	10
ToeInDigDeep	10
bwburke94	11	+14.87078528
CommodoreN7	11
JBonkies	11
outthawazoo	11
placid_salad	12
AJ_CC	13
BUSean	13
cvsprinter1	13
Helifino	13
Rakarei	13
the_neverdoctor	13
GeauxTri	14
grey_pilgrim_	14
ikindalikelemons	14	New coach, lots of new faces. But I like Devon Dampier in just about any college offense.
laprasrules	14
sgtshenanigans	14
shifty1032231	14
Blazeth	15
cyberchaox	15
Darth_Ra	15
fredmerc111	15
PattyKane16	15
redrumsoxLoL	15	Utah by many metrics had the best offense in the Big-12 last season racking up tons of points against most Big-12 competition, but they were slowed down against the other contenders in the conference, BYU and Texas Tech.
grtgbln	16
jthomas694	16
JustinMSU21	16
spmartin1993	16
A_Rolling_Baneling	17
CFBHurts	17
diehardcubforever	17
djowen68	17
dschinghiskhan	17
dukemetoo	17
Laschoni	17
NyquillusDillwad20	17
Player_1_has_Joined	17
TheUltimate721	17	They should be right in the mix for the Big 12 with Tech and BYU. I don't think they're going to miss a beat with the transition from Kyle Wittingham to Morgan Scalley
vanburen1845	17
Versigot	17	Losing both starting tackles will surely hurt, but that wasn't the only thing that made Utah successful last year
ALStark69	18	-4
Corporal_Hicks	18
Justanother_0	18	Despite the very noticeable holes in the coaching staff left by Whittingham's departure, I expect Utah to remain one of the standard-bearers of the new-look Big XII thanks to most of their talent sticking around. That being said, they're gonna have to earn their way up this list more so than other years thanks to the uncertainty at head coach at the moment.
Longvols	18
MemeofMemeJTG999999	18	End of Last Season: #14 (11-2) | Next Week: vs Idaho | Projected Bowl: Sun Bowl vs SMU
Shion314	18
T-Thugs	18
TimeBroken	18
BendrickLamar19	19
Ch-i-ef	19
Corgi_Koala	19
EpicSchwinn	19	I have some reservations on Scalley but I really hope they prove me wrong. Also, who is going to protect Devon Dampier? If they have an answer for that I think Dampier is going to dazzle.
kflinderman	19
MainPeanut25	19
one98d	19
PalmettoFace	19
TaylorLeprechaun	19
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	19	Really hoping for a Utah - Michigan bowl game
Drexlore	20
galacticdude7	20
Jerrywelfare	20
jrluhn	20
Lex_Ludorum	20
MahjongDaily	20
malowry0124	20
ManiacalBlazer	20
Pure_Protein_Machine	20
SufferingfOrLife	20	Reasons I like them: Dampier and Parker duo Reasons I dislike them: Rebuilt offensive line and new receivers.
tdoger	20
VerySeriousBanana	20
Zef_Apollo	20
BlueSCar	21
BosskOnASegway	21	1581.4 [-216.1] (#10 -> #21) ↓
Buckeyes2010	21
CambodianDrywall	21
HelioOne	21
Klaassy23	21
monkeymatt1836	21
PSUMediaPA	21
retnuh101	21
udderlymoovelous	21
WarEagle9	21
Zloggt	21	It technically wasn't, but would you reckon that Michigan effectively poached from the Utes after last year? It kind of feels like that to me...a bit, at least...
aggiebruin27	22
Bank_Gothic	22
Bereft13	22	Power: 23, SoR: 16; LW:
brucewaynewins	22
Charlemagne42	22	Starts 10-1. Loses in back-to-back weeks to West Virginia and misses yet another playoff shot.
ChaseTheFalcon	22
daredassdude	22
ewolfy13	22
Jakesnake42	22
Lefunnymaymays4lief	22	Devon Dampier returns, but his OC from last year and his days at New Mexico left with Whittingham to Michigan. Scalley finally gets his shot, with a muddy 2nd tier BXIi to sort through
OldCoaly	22
SIMBONEGTP	22
SpadeRyker	22
texas2089	22
True_Ad5324	22
_fastball	23
Blooblod	23
bretticus733	23
dubscurry30	23
jjjoebox	23
jonstark19	23
bannista7	24
ch1l1_ch33s3	24
colton_97	24
CptCheese	24
deadtofall12	24
Luigiatl	24
mthompson2320	24
Muffinnnnnnn	24
seaotter2	24
Sometimeswelose	24
SteemieRayVaughn	24
titansfan174	24
TolkienFan71	24
BananaBouquet	25
Chipsahoy523	25	Next 5 out: Louisville, Houston, South Carolina, Arizona, TCU
Conn3er	25
eclectic_tastes	25
elnino550	25
HideNZeke	25
Roscoe_Filburn	25
SCsprinter13	25
skuhlke	25	(10-2) *Bizarre outlier, considering they have (according to my metric) the #10 hardest SOS
Staind075	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
grahamca	5
CallMeTheKing	8
Ok_Significance_3803	9
bigred91224	10
NA_Faker	10
Rhizical	10
quantum_jedi	11
LegionMammal978	13	[T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
Protoco2	13
Rishik01	13
Salmon-Dude	13
thehornedlamb	13
666haha	14
BlueRFR3100	14
gonshpreds1	14
ArlyntheAwesome	15
JJones927	15
jtchr33	15	Another dangerous big 12 team that is hungry for a conference title. Some year everything will come together for Utah and we will see their true potential. Maybe this year?
ted1995	15
bolts_win_again	16
Esb5415	16
kevinsdomain	16
Klightgrove	16	Utah had an impressive 2025 season with only a single bad loss and a nail biter against BYU.
bigheadsoftbody	17
Flaky_Bit6733	17
GenuineBoss	17
Yechibaby09	17
buccaneerboy22	18
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	18	0.783
Hetoxy	18
isrealball	18
KansasChaser2021	18
meristematic	18
msonar623	18
National-Sundae9427	18
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	18
PrideSax711	18
PsychologicalFox8660	18
Rare_Bit5844	18
baileyx96	19
Elegant_Tiger6870	19
epyoch	19
FrontRunner51	19
geordieColt88	19
MyAngelMiraidon	19	in
myworld3	19
NebraskaPlainsman	19
Pure-Shirt-5831	19
SaguaroCactus19	19
SportsCat4	19
ValarMorghulis_17	19
bruhstevenson	20
dee3Poh	20
DownshiftGD	20
DwayneBaconStan	20
journey1986	20
logace444444444	20
loneSTAR_06	20
Repulsive_Rub6443	20
saquad69	20
AllEliteSchmuck	21
fm22fnam	21
Kareem89086	21
laxintx	21
LightningDusty	21
Living_Human	21	18.27
Nervous_Metal_9445	21
TheBeekman8	21
TyRoland06	21
70277027	22
AoA_nB1	22	Scalley should be able to lead the Utes to a respectable season
Midnight-Mustang	22
RJTrey	22
Sflabuckeye13	22
SignificanceFirm2398	22
SomerandomIDFBfan	22
Yelich04	22	End of my third tier
ChiTrojan2	23
d1sportsball	23	Lost a lot but bring back Devon Dampier, can he stay healthy is my only concern
Real-Plant-5722	23
Star_Wars_Sith	23
WBLwiffleball	23
538allspelledout	24
beckett929	24
ceris13	24	Lost all 5 offensive line starters from last year and a head coach that consistently had them punching up. Its still hard to see them finishing as unranked and they should be in contention in the B12
dannykandy	24
EL-YEO	24
Ethanol-Muffins	24	New coach dont know what to expect bur B12 feels weak this year and could potentially do well enough for top 25 finish
hiiightide	24
alttabbins	25
Billiam501	25
throwaway_6786	25

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