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2026 Week 8 Utah Utes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
12panther 2
bakonydraco 2 86.384
grtgbln 2
infinitempg 2 0.984, +4
jrichardh 2
Daigotsu 3
Dropbackandpunt 3
Jay_Dubbbs 3
SearonTrejorek 3 0.87235
SIMBONEGTP 3
tks231 3
Bank_Gothic 4
Charlemagne42 4 Adjustment: 0%
CommodoreN7 4
Corporal_Hicks 4
corundum9 4
CptCheese 4
cvsprinter1 4 Undefeated P4
DarthYoda2594 4
dukemetoo 4 Schedule has been weak so far for them, but the games haven't been close other than this Colorado game.
GatorBolt 4
IceColdDrPepper_Here 4
jonstark19 4
Muffinnnnnnn 4
Noy_Telinu 4 Barely beat Colorado, but undefeated IS undefeated.
OKgolfer 4
olmsted 4
owl_man 4
Red261 4
retnuh101 4
SCsprinter13 4
sickmemes48 4
SlaminSammons 4
TheNSAAgent777 4
thomasosu 4
TouchdownHeroes 4
velociraptorfarmer 4
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 5
bannista7 5
Blazeth 5
BoukenGreen 5
BUSean 5
CambodianDrywall 5
Chris-P-Creme 5
Corgi_Koala 5
dabul-master 5
deadtofall12 5
douchebagjack 5 Best 3 Wins: Kansas, Iowa State, Colorado.
0 Losses
Utah is just happy to secure a victory.
Drexlore 5
ewolfy13 5
grjohnst 5
Hobbes_121 5
IAmAChemicalEngineer 5
JamoRedhead 5
joebob431 5
Justanother_0 5 Undefeated, but they were given the Colorado special of "we lock in for absolutely no reason for a full four quarters despite being the worst team in the conference" in a chaotic thriller. The Utes avoid the upset, but they will have to slink down a bit in my ballot for that performance.
LiptonCB 5
manbeardawg 5
nin478 5
nw____ 5 Tell your kids about a possible top 5 vs top 5 Holy War. Squeaking by Colorado raises some eyebrows but a win is a win…though a win I did slightly ding them for.
NyquillusDillwad20 5
plannedsickdays 5
Polarbear1914 5
Pyromania1983 5
Ruhrgebietheld 5
shifty1032231 5
soonerfreak 5
spasm01 5
spmartin1993 5
spsellers 5
stripes361 5
ToeInDigDeep 5 6-0
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 5 (+4)
Xy13 5 Held CU scoreless in the first half, then got a bit complacent. Let the game get closer than it should've.
AlexanderComet 6
Ch-i-ef 6
ColombianInIowa24 6 24.75 - Sloppy win, still is a win.
frumious88 6
GenialGiant 6
JBonkies 6
Klaassy23 6
NotSoSuperNerd 6 2.101 [10.59-1.41]
RiffRamBahZoo 6
romulusjsp 6
Roscoe_Filburn 6
SpadeRyker 6
SufferingfOrLife 6
TimeBroken 6
tomdawg0022 6
vanburen1845 6
BananaBouquet 7
bretticus733 7
BuckeyeForLife95 7 5.74
budget_um 7
Colton3690 7
CRedds19 7
daredassdude 7
DarkLegend64 7
djowen68 7
Hackasizlak 7
hypercube42342 7
jthomas694 7
Lefunnymaymays4lief 7 (+1) Serious, serious fraud alert for the Utes after that gross game against the Buffs, but I’m still a believer in Dampier. Scalley (and Whitt’s underperforming Wolverines) is also making Utah brass look like absolute geniuses for making the succession plan move forward at the perfect time
Lex_Ludorum 7 Neon Deion nearly stole the show. Still think they can run the table.
Maladroit44 7 The Utah we saw in September looked like a potential national championship favorite, but unfortunately, they've only slipped further with every passing week. Certainly not a good sign when they're about to finally hit the real meat of their schedule: Houston this week, then Cincinnati, then BYU in a massive Holy War showdown, and a trip to Arizona to round out the four-game stretch. The Utes have been shuffling around my rankings a spot or two at a time all season, but that's about to change, either for the better or the worse.
owlalwaysloveyew 7
Pikachu1989 7
RedBarracuda25 7
RegionalBias 7
RheagarTargaryen 7
ryseing 7
sgtshenanigans 7 Utah is undefeated which means something at this point of the season when so few teams are undefeated but their schedule so far has been pretty uninspiring. Next week they get their first real test of the season against Houston. Utah benefits the least from the carnage that happened above them as I think they are the most fraudulent of the undefeated big 12 teams.
Sometimeswelose 7
StFuzzySlippers 7 ....Utah's struggle with Colorado this weekend was especially puzzling.
Terminal_BAS 7
tjstanley 7
VerySeriousBanana 7
visor841 7
Acm0028 8
aggiebruin27 8
Casaiir 8
cfbguy 8
ChaseTheFalcon 8
Chipsahoy523 8 +1
conchobor 8
Conglossian 8
cyclonepsycho 8
Doogitywoogity 8 The good news is you’re undefeated. That’s all. Colorado. A flag away from OT with Colorado. I can’t believe I stayed up for that. Get yourself together though, Houston, Cincinnati, BYU (!), and AZ as your next stretch is gonna be hard.
dschinghiskhan 8
dubscurry30 8 +1
Euphoric_Relative_13 8
flyingcircusdog 8
fredmerc111 8
Hugefootballfan44 8
Jakesnake42 8 Clearly the worst resume of the undefeated P4 teams....their best win is ?? Anyways won't put them below a 2 loss team yet.
jbowen1 8
jjjoebox 8
jmac_21 8
justsaynotoreddit 8
KansasEF5Tornado 8
Laschoni 8
Longvols 8
Luigiatl 8
malowry0124 8
MemeofMemeJTG999999 8 (6-0) (up 1)
W: 27-24 @ Colorado (2-4)
Next Week: vs #13 Houston (6-1)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tennessee
noahthearc 8
PlactusTX 8 LW: 12 | Tier 1 | W Colorado
redwave2505 8
sirvalkyerie 8
srs_house 8
strikersteve60 8
SwissArmyScythe 8 +2
TaylorLeprechaun 8 +1
TDenverFan 8
The-Gothic-Castle 8
the_neverdoctor 8
TopGoose 8
Xtremeloco 8
BearsAreGreat1 9
BendrickLamar19 9
blahblehblahwhoru 9
Cassiyus 9
Cecil_Hardboner 9
ChBass 9 Utah held off a surge from Colorado, and is still undefeated, still has the 4th best offense in cfb, and they still have their best win over... Iowa State? Houston comes to town next week, and BYU comes later, so there are opportunities for this team to prove itself on the big stage.
ChemicalOle 9
chweris 9
cinciforthewin 9
Conn3er 9
Darth_Ra 9
Fmeson 9
GeauxTri 9 6-0; wins at Iowa State, over Arkansas and at Colorado.
GoBlueScrewOSU7 9
Helifino 9
Jerrywelfare 9
JustAManAndHisLaptop 9
JustinMSU21 9
MADBuc49 9 +0. Would be the #9 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #8 UCLA in the first round
mcdsmaster8824 9
mellolizard 9
mthompson2320 9 LW: 9
OldCoaly 9
one98d 9
PattyKane16 9
PeteyNice 9
pileatedloon 9
Player_1_has_Joined 9
Pure_Protein_Machine 9
Rakarei 9
scronko 9
seaotter2 9
Shion314 9
SteemieRayVaughn 9
Striker743 9
texas2089 9
Tornadohunter24 9 [6-0, 3-0 Big 12] (+1) | SOR: #13 | Notable Results: W 27-24 @ Colorado [2-4] |

The Utes under new head coach (and former DC) Morgan Scalley continues barreling towards a feisty Holy War with the top-ranked BYU Cougars, even if that road has been littered with slip-ups and setbacks. What looked to be a prime opportunity to handle a weaker conference opponent in the Buffalos almost ended in disaster, saved in part by their former QB not knowing how to lateral when accounting for forward momentum. It wasn't pretty, but the Utes sit at 6-0 with a game attended by College Gameday against the top-15 Houston Cougars this weekend.
WarEagle9 9
Wescat 9
Zloggt 9
_fastball 10
AJ_CC 10
arbadak 10 .829 rating, 6-0, SOS .520 (-1)
BallSoHerd 10
Bereft13 10 Power: 8, SoR: 12; LW: 8
BlueFalcon89 10
BorisNumber1 10
boxbeat 10
Buckeyes2010 10
diehardcubforever 10
elnino550 10
EpicSchwinn 10
G-Aardvark 10
galacticdude7 10 Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: BYU
grey_pilgrim_ 10
halldaylong 10
hythloday1 10
MemeLovingLoser 10 Score 77.08 (▼ 0.20) | Place Change: ▲ 1 | Previous Rank: 11th | Wins Composite Rank: 3rd | SoS Composite Rank: 60th | Margin of Victory Rank: 7th | Penalties Composite Rank: 59th | Yardage Composite Rank: 7th | Turnover Composite Rank: 41st | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 13th | Other Stats Rank: 106th
monkeymatt1836 10
MrTheSpork 10
nemoran 10
Our-Gardian-Angel 10
redrumsoxLoL 10
TossedRightOut 10
ALStark69 11 -3; potential fraud watch
bladefencer 11 0.877, +1, Pow: 18, Off: 8, Def: 26, SOR: 9
Blooblod 11
brucewaynewins 11
CFBHurts 11
DampFrijoles 11
e8odie 11
eSpiritCorpse 11
ExternalTangents 11 73.8%
hascogrande 11
HieloLuz 11 Utah still lacks a quality win, and their opponent win % of 39% is among the worst in the country. But they are undefeated still and have mostly taken care of business.
Inkblot9 11
jrluhn 11
kflinderman 11
laprasrules 11
MahjongDaily 11
MainPeanut25 11 Undefeated Holy War incoming
penisthightrap_ 11
PSUMediaPA 11
ruwisc 11
Staind075 11
studio_sally 11
Techwid 11
ThaCarter 11
TheUltimate721 11
titansfan174 11
TolkienFan71 11
udderlymoovelous 11
UNC_Samurai 11
w8w8 11
Zef_Apollo 11
Bill3ffinMurray 12
BlueSCar 12
ch1l1_ch33s3 12
cornholesurfer 12
DavoinShower-handle 12
eclectic_tastes 12
luckroy 12
nbingham196 12
Pollaski 12
RollWarTideEagle 12
sirgippy 12 GippyRank expected rank: 8.4. Central 80% interval: 3–16. Top-25 probability: 98.3%.
skuhlke 12 1.720
Versigot 12
A_Rolling_Baneling 13
COLU_BUS 13
DataDrivenPirate 13
ManiacalBlazer 13 81.674 (6-0) -6, -0.874, Close win against an unranked opponent hasn't been helped by their weak schedule so far.
Noelthemexican 13
r0sco 13
roguebandit1 13
tdeff19 13
TheZachster 13
True_Ad5324 13 Down 1
ya111101 13
Cars-and-Coffee 14
chillmagic420 14 I looked into Utah more and they are really underwhelming. No solid wins, but beat houston next week and you move up
JeromesNiece 14
ShogunAshoka 14
AlphaH4wk 15
placid_salad 15 LW: #9
Rcfan0902 15 1027.43 (+3)
Tarmacked 15 Who have you played? That Colorado game does not look great.
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 16
cyberchaox 16
TadKosciuszko 17
BosskOnASegway 18 1813.9 -> 1770.5 [-43.4] (#15 -> #18)
CPiGuy2728 18
digdat0 18 18. Utah — Score: 0.176 | Results: 1.526, SOS Rank: #99, Quality: 0.039, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 0, Off Rk: #15, Def Rk: #34
jimbobbypaul 18
ehoefler 19 86.99 | +1
bwburke94 20 +6.9684551 (LW: #20)
Hey_Its_Roomie 20
T-Thugs 20 Utah is 6-0 but has a really just awful schedule so far. Best win is over Iowa State (3-3)
0010MK 24

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
n8TLfan 2
Nervous_Metal_9445 2 0 Losses, Best win At #57 Iowa State
bigred91224 3
NA_Faker 3
bryophyta_insolitam 4
DBowieNippleAntennae 4
FuzzyDunlop911 4
HHunko13 4
KansasChaser2021 4
kevinsdomain 4
Living_Human 4 80.82
S3G 4
thehornedlamb 4
alexjcode_com 5 913
ArlyntheAwesome 5 I don't like how mortal you've looked the last few weeks, please stay undefeated until we get a top 5 Holy War, the world needs it.
BigGamesShouldCount 5
BoNnnnfhir 5
DarthGlazer 5 honestly might be better than BYU whom i think is really really good. These two Utah based teams might be top 5 teams in the US.
Esb5415 5
Fluid_Theory_6587 5
jackmc04 5 (+2)
JackWK_Gaming 5
JKess207 5
jmdinbtr 5
jwrtf 5
Noahsince2002 5
Perryapsis 5
RealityComps 5
Repulsive_Rub6443 5
Select-Edge-3262 5 +2
2AcesRoth 6 net elo off def ridge fei
+19.9 +19.8 38.5 18.7 +22.0 +17.9
Arago_ 6
BlueRFR3100 6
Crelc3 6
Hastronaut 6
isrealball 6
LegionMammal978 6 (+10) GS .905, TS 657.
meristematic 6
MyAngelMiraidon 6 +1 - Undefeated but unsure what their best win is
National-Sundae9427 6
ogsmurf826 6
Original_Profile8600 6
Protoco2 6
Real-Plant-5722 6
Rhizical 6
Salmon-Dude 6
Spazzatack 6
tdaten 6
wittingtarsier 6
_THE__BOULDER_ 7 This game against Colorado was much closer than I think Utah should have let it be. Colorado is not good. Granted, the score only got as close as it did as Colorado scored with over a minute left and was unable to make anything happen despite forcing Utah to punt. This is the first time I've seen Utah relatively limited this year. I think they're a good squad and I'm hoping this was just a bad game, but they must be careful not to let it happen again. They play Houston this upcoming weekend, which should be a good test. The Holy War this year could very much be a Top 10 matchup.
AoA_nB1 7 Another undefeated team with shaky wins of late, the B12 looks like a gauntlet this year.
bocnj 7
bruhstevenson 7
Dawg-Bite 7
DillyDillySzn 7
DownshiftGD 7
Express_Dinner7918 7 Not so easy to win a night game against a post-Travis hunter Colorado is it? Your lucky Isaac Wilson’s latteral was a forward pass or else you could have been in real trouble.
Intelligent_Fix_6972 7
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 7
LegendParkour 7
LightningDusty 7 ↑3
logace444444444 7
Nath0leon 7 +1.
pongislame 7 6-0
Pyroblockx 7
S2OP 7 (+1)
Sflabuckeye13 7
shouldajustsaid_yeah 7
SportsCat4 7
tbraptors 7 Utah is another team where it's unclear how good they are. Next week's game against Houston will be informative
Tortillero96 7 +2
W (6-0) A +3 vs Colorado (unranked)
W (5-0) H +17 vs Kansas (unranked)
W (4-0) A +14 vs Iowa State (unranked)
W (3-0) H +33 vs Utah State (unranked)
W (2-0) H +33 vs Arkansas (unranked)
W (1-0) H +52 vs Idaho (unranked)
TyRoland06 7
ChiTrojan2 8
divey043 8
EL-YEO 8
funt9rtle 8
gohncell 8
grahamca 8 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T11ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 9ᵗʰ Team Strength, 15ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
hbh110 8
HokiPoqi 8
kennethbring 8
Lucaball3r 8
NC_Pineapple 8
Ok_Significance_3803 8
Piptit 8
Pure-Shirt-5831 8
ResearchFlaky5912 8 Undefeated but has not dominated the competition to the level you would expect of a top 5 team. Struggled against Colorado of all teams Saturday.
SaguaroCactus19 8
samtaylor92 8
saquad69 8
SonOfGarry 8
SpeddyDawg 8
thatoneguyD13 8 Tier 3. Undefeated but no signature wins yet.
TheBeekman8 8
666PeaceKeepaGirl 9
a_proud_ohioan 9
AMETSFAN 9
Blazemaster77 9
BoilerUp28 9
d1sportsball 9 Undefeated, good win over Iowa State, struggle win over Colorado.
dee3Poh 9 .670
Flaky_Bit6733 9
idnttcrisis 9
Imd0wnc0w 9
JCNoles 9
Kirkwood641 9
m3owzika 9
NebraskaPlainsman 9
newSomberMan 9
PersianGuitarist 9
requiemsux 9
rt13wx 9
Scottyfer 9
SomerandomIDFBfan 9
spaceblev11 9
SpectralHydra 9
Star_Wars_Sith 9
TomorrowFinal6642 9
WBLwiffleball 9
bendyburner 10
cajunjackson 10
fm22fnam 10 -1
FrontRunner51 10 (+1)
geordieColt88 10
JJones927 10
jtchr33 10 That game was, odd and rough.
leadbymight 10
loneSTAR_06 10
myworld3 10
Ok_Boysenberry716 10
RowDull8230 10
ted1995 10
thereaname 10
70277027 11
Applesaucemannus 11
buccaneerboy22 11
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 11
drewscottt 11 -2
dstrainr 11
Effective-Lead-6657 11 (10)
FoodCourtDruid 11
HereComesNightTime 11
huntmant 11
josh55134 11
KevinDoesSports 11 Utah just keeps rolling. They survive a close one with Colorado, which shouldn't have been that close, but a win is a win.
LookAtMaxwell 11 No rule losses, but only 26 rule wins and none over top-25 teams. Its schedule (Arkansas, Iowa State, Kansas, Colorado) has few chains to the top, so 111 of its matchups are simulated.
mathwrath55 11
Milflover69cbb 11 Still looking for a signature win but they’ve been solid
ninjatown23 11 Utah gets bumped down due to their unimpressive win over Colorado.
NNul 11
owl-bears 11
Rishik01 11
Th3BigBlue 11
GrimmacingGrinny 12 Utah is difficult to evaluate. On the one hand, they are undefeated. On the other, they have not played a team that is currently over .500. Their best win is Iowa State? The only team they have faced currently sitting at .500.
jis024 12
Menktenk 12
PsychologicalFox8660 12
TheCryptPartDeux 12
CallMeTheKing 13 103-0-34
Character_Orchid4698 13
Delicious_Fig5384 13
Impossible-Still-349 13
manbeqrpig 14
Scruggerboy 14
ianmcmoney 15 67.73%
rob_bot13 15 1689 points
ThompsonCreekTiger 15
Yelich04 15 v5
NoOutdoorSoup 17
quantum_jedi 17 (55.64, +2) Utah stays undefeated (barely), but with the 113th SOS they have a lot to prove before I start the consider Utah a serious contender. Imagine what the Holy War is going to feel like if both teams are undefeated in three weeks? But first Utah needs to get through a solid Houston team next.
chief_sitass 20
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