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2026 Week 9 Utah Utes Rankings

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User Rank Rationale
12panther 1
dukemetoo 1
Ruhrgebietheld 1
AJ_CC 2
AlexanderComet 2
bakonydraco 2 86.831 (7-0)
BearsAreGreat1 2
Chris-P-Creme 2
Corporal_Hicks 2
CptCheese 2
CRedds19 2
cvsprinter1 2 Undefeated P4
dabul-master 2
DarthYoda2594 2
deadtofall12 2
Doogitywoogity 2 I was not complimentary of the Utes last week, but they got a good win over a good UH after pulling away late for their first real win. They’ll have to keep the ball rolling with Cinci, BYU, and AZ coming up.
douchebagjack 2 Best 3 Wins: Houston, Kansas, Colorado.
0 Losses
Finally, a decent win for Utah. This puts them into favorable conversations. Cincy, BYU, Arizona, TCU, WVU allows for more major wins. Should be fun
Dropbackandpunt 2
eSpiritCorpse 2
frone 2
GatorBolt 2
grjohnst 2
grtgbln 2
Hobbes_121 2
ikindalikelemons 2
infinitempg 2 0.980, =
joebob431 2
jonstark19 2
jrichardh 2
Justanother_0 2 A huge win at home over Houston, along with their rivals getting embarrassed, jumps Utah up the ballot dramatically. Just don't let the curse of #2 get to you :)
KJdkaslknv 2
Klaassy23 2
LiptonCB 2
Mr_Brews 2
nin478 2
Noy_Telinu 2 Has a better resume than UCLA
OKgolfer 2 LW: 4
olmsted 2
Pure_Protein_Machine 2
RheagarTargaryen 2
RiffRamBahZoo 2
SearonTrejorek 2 0.88826
shifty1032231 2
SIMBONEGTP 2
soonerfreak 2
SpadeRyker 2
spmartin1993 2
spsellers 2
srs_house 2
studio_sally 2
TheNSAAgent777 2
tks231 2
vanburen1845 2
velociraptorfarmer 2
Xy13 2 Pick up a ranked win over Houston. Maybe receny effect putting them over UCLA? Maybe not.
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 3
AlphaH4wk 3
BananaBouquet 3
bannista7 3
Bereft13 3 Power: 6, SoR: 4; LW: 10
Blazeth 3
BoukenGreen 3
BUSean 3
CambodianDrywall 3
Charlemagne42 3 195
ColombianInIowa24 3 17.06 - Looked bad last week and came out with a solid win this week. Survive and advance in this chaos is worth a lot.
conchobor 3
corundum9 3
diehardcubforever 3
Drexlore 3
ewolfy13 3
fshi 3
IceColdDrPepper_Here 3
JamoRedhead 3
Jay_Dubbbs 3
JBonkies 3
jjjoebox 3
jrich960608 3
jthomas694 3
MemeofMemeJTG999999 3 (7-0) (up 5)
W: 21-13 vs #13 Houston (6-2)
Next Week: @ #27 Cincinnati (5-2)
Projected Bowl: Fiesta Bowl vs Notre Dame/Alabama
Muffinnnnnnn 3
NyquillusDillwad20 3
PattyKane16 3
plannedsickdays 3
Polarbear1914 3
Rakarei 3
redwave2505 3
retnuh101 3
SCsprinter13 3
sickmemes48 3
sirvalkyerie 3
smartkeg 3 Unbeaten with quality wins and a strong defensive performance against Houston.
spasm01 3
StFuzzySlippers 3
Stoneador 3 134 | 14 | 108
strikersteve60 3
thomasosu 3
TimeBroken 3
ToeInDigDeep 3 Undefeated
Tornadohunter24 3 [7-0, 4-0 Big 12] (+6) | SOR: #6 | Notable Results: W 27-24 @ Colorado [2-5], W 21-13 vs #17 Houston [6-2] |

On a late-night brawl with the feisty Coogs, the Utes have taken advantage while their in-state rival has faltered and have now jumped into the top 3. While being stonewalled in the first half by an impressive Houston defense was cause for concern, Utah rallied after halftime and scored 14 points in the 4th to take the lead and never look back. There are some concerns, especially with the multiple turnovers by starting QB Dampier, but I really do think the Utes are the best team in the Big 12. Then again, I was also itching to say that about the Red Raiders and they proceeded to implode on the road against Cincinnati... Utah's road opponent this weekend. Best of luck!
TouchdownHeroes 3
VerySeriousBanana 3
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 3 (+2)
A_Rolling_Baneling 4
Acm0028 4
ALStark69 4 +7; won a lower-scoring-than-anticipated showdown
Bank_Gothic 4
cfbguy 4
CFBHurts 4
Ch-i-ef 4
ChBass 4 Undefeated Utah (yes, I’m an alliteration fan) with a win over Houston isn’t #1? Their power rating is #13 & their defense isn’t in the top 30.
chillmagic420 4
Conglossian 4 +4
CPiGuy2728 4
DarkLegend64 4
djowen68 4
dubscurry30 4 +4
ehoefler 4 92.87 | +15
elnino550 4
flyingcircusdog 4
frumious88 4
GenialGiant 4
Jakesnake42 4 Late night Houston win does a ton for Utah's resume. The lack of depth is why they are a step behind Miami for now and just behind UCLA. No other wins against teams .500+. Last Week: #8
justsaynotoreddit 4
KansasEF5Tornado 4
Keener1899 4
kflinderman 4
Lex_Ludorum 4
Luigiatl 4
MainPeanut25 4 Turned it on in the second half
Maladroit44 4
mcdsmaster8824 4
nw____ 4
PeteyNice 4
PSUMediaPA 4
RedBarracuda25 4
sgtshenanigans 4 Utah moves up 3 spots here thanks to remaining undefeated after a close loss to Houston and losses of teams in front of them. The Utes are king of the Big 12 hill for now.
stripes361 4
tdoger 4
TheReformedBadger 4
tomdawg0022 4
visor841 4
Wescat 4
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 5
BendrickLamar19 5
blahblehblahwhoru 5
boxbeat 5
bretticus733 5
budget_um 5
Colton3690 5
colton_97 5
COLU_BUS 5
Conn3er 5
DampFrijoles 5
Euphoric_Relative_13 5
fredmerc111 5
GeauxTri 5 7-0. Remains undefeated after beating Houston 21-13, adding to wins over Iowa State, Arkansas, Kansas and Colorado.
grey_pilgrim_ 5
Hackasizlak 5
halldaylong 5
hascogrande 5
hypercube42342 5 Held back by the power ranking model, resume is high
jmac_21 5
MADBuc49 5 +4. Would be the #5 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #12 Boise State in the first round
OldCoaly 5
one98d 5
owlalwaysloveyew 5
Pikachu1989 5
PlactusTX 5 LW: 8 | Tier 1 | W Houston
Player_1_has_Joined 5
RegionalBias 5
royrules22 5
ryseing 5
samspopguy 5
scronko 5
Sometimeswelose 5
Staind075 5
SwissArmyScythe 5 +3
T-Thugs 5 Utah is undefeated with a nice win over Houston (6-2, beat Oklahoma St)
TadKosciuszko 5
TDenverFan 5
the_neverdoctor 5
TolkienFan71 5
_fastball 6
arbadak 6 .850 rating, 7-0, SOS .552 (+4)
BlueFalcon89 6
brucewaynewins 6
Cassiyus 6
Cecil_Hardboner 6
ChemicalOle 6
daredassdude 6
DavoinShower-handle 6
e8odie 6
ExternalTangents 6 65.2%
G-Aardvark 6
Helifino 6
HelioOne 6
HideNZeke 6
Inkblot9 6
jbowen1 6 2098.05 (+2)
jimbobbypaul 6
JustAManAndHisLaptop 6
Longvols 6
mellolizard 6
noahthearc 6
Our-Gardian-Angel 6
Pablo49 6 1192
Pollaski 6
redrumsoxLoL 6 The Utah vs Houston game did start off as a potential snoozer in the first half but both teams showed life in the second half and even more so did Utah led by the arm and legs of QB, Devon Dampier.
RJEP22 6
roguebandit1 6
Shion314 6
sroach91 6
SufferingfOrLife 6
TaylorLeprechaun 6 +2
w8w8 6
0010MK 7
bladefencer 7 0.922, +4, Pow: 13, Off: 13, Def: 20, SOR: 5
BlueSCar 7
BuckeyeForLife95 7 5.40
Buckeyes2010 7
ChaseTheFalcon 7
Chipsahoy523 7 +1
Corgi_Koala 7
cyberchaox 7
eclectic_tastes 7
EpicSchwinn 7
HieloLuz 7 Utah finally collects a quality win over Houston, but its only 1 win so they'll remain below UCLA.

Bucket C ↓
Hugefootballfan44 7
hythloday1 7
Jerrywelfare 7
laprasrules 7
malowry0124 7
ManiacalBlazer 7 83.332 (7-0) +6, +1.658 21-13 win over Houston
MemeLovingLoser 7 Score 78.93 (▲ 1.84) | Place Change: ▲ 3 | Previous Rank: 10th | Wins Composite Rank: 2nd | SoS Composite Rank: 43rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 7th | Penalties Composite Rank: 53rd | Yardage Composite Rank: 9th | Turnover Composite Rank: 57th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 15th | Other Stats Rank: 97th
mthompson2320 7 LW: 9
nemoran 7
noodlethebear 7
placid_salad 7
Roscoe_Filburn 7
ruwisc 7 LW: 11
seaotter2 7
texas2089 7
titansfan174 7
UNC_Samurai 7
WarEagle9 7
Zloggt 7 This year! This could be the year! The Year of the Ute! Cope and sneed about it, Pat McAfee!
bernkastel87 8
Bill3ffinMurray 8
galacticdude7 8 Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: BYU
MahjongDaily 8
NotSoSuperNerd 8 1.998 [10.67-1.33]
pileatedloon 8
Rcfan0902 8 1251.63 (+7)
RollWarTideEagle 8
Striker743 8 Up 1 - beat #12, ugly wins recently
tdeff19 8
Techwid 8
Texasagsman 8
True_Ad5324 8 Up 5
ch1l1_ch33s3 9
Darth_Ra 9
Fmeson 9
monkeymatt1836 9
ya111101 9
zenverak 9
Cars-and-Coffee 10
digdat0 10 10. Utah — Score: 0.203 | Results: 1.515, SOS Rank: #76, Quality: 0.088, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 1, T50W: 1, Off Rk: #24, Def Rk: #15
r0sco 10
sirgippy 10 GippyRank expected rank: 8.2. Central 80% interval: 3–15. Top-25 probability: 98.8%.
BosskOnASegway 11 1771.3 -> 1811.6 [+40.3] (#18 -> #11)
DataDrivenPirate 11
TheZachster 11
bwburke94 12 +7.5168857 (LW: #20)
JeromesNiece 12
Noelthemexican 14

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
bigred91224 1
Nervous_Metal_9445 1
Arago_ 2
BlueRFR3100 2
bryophyta_insolitam 2
HereComesNightTime 2
JackWK_Gaming 2
LegionMammal978 2 (+4) GS .900, TS 649.
mathmanhale 2
MillerHighLifeStan 2
MyAngelMiraidon 2 +4 - Houston is finally a quality win here
myworld3 2
NA_Faker 2
newSomberMan 2
TyRoland06 2
XVW55 2 7-0
_THE__BOULDER_ 3 Good win over a good Houston team.
alexjcode_com 3 930
ArlyntheAwesome 3
beckett929 3
BoNnnnfhir 3
d1sportsball 3 Very good without any losses, but lacks as good of play and wins compared to OSU
DarthGlazer 3 holy war coming up in a couple weeks. Cinci's gonna be hard
Flaky_Bit6733 3
g_trechel 3
GDSamstag 3
gohncell 3 Had a close one against UH but rivals lost pretty badly
grahamca 3 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T1ˢᵗ Predicted Wins, 8ᵗʰ Team Strength, 7ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
HHunko13 3
isrealball 3
jtchr33 3 Good game and win, will be fun to see where this team continues this year.
jtsmd2 3
LightningDusty 3 ↑4
logace444444444 3
Oldenmw 3 Feated
Original_Profile8600 3
Quick-Newt-5651 3 .921
RealityComps 3
ResearchFlaky5912 3 Undefeated. Does not have the talent of either Miami or Ohio St, keeping them to #3. But undefeated at this point in the season (one of the last three) should be at or near the top.
SonOfGarry 3
Spazzatack 3
SpeddyDawg 3
SportsCat4 3
TheBeekman8 3
undercover_hot_dog 3
WBLwiffleball 3
70277027 4
andrewtodd98 4
BigGamesShouldCount 4
Blazemaster77 4
bocnj 4
bruhstevenson 4
Crelc3 4
DillyDillySzn 4
geordieColt88 4
jackmc04 4 (+1)
jibberishdhyukl 4
jmdinbtr 4
josh55134 4
kennethbring 4
Lucaball3r 4
meristematic 4
Noahsince2002 4
OG_Felwinter 4
Ok_Significance_3803 4
owl-bears 4
pongislame 4 +3 (W 21-13 vs. Houston)
Procyonyx 4 ...who, along with Utah, get significant credit for being unbeaten thus far into the season.
Pure-Shirt-5831 4
Pyroblockx 4
Rhizical 4
rt13wx 4
SaguaroCactus19 4
samtaylor92 4
shouldajustsaid_yeah 4
Star_Wars_Sith 4
tbraptors 4
thatoneguyD13 4 Tier 2.
TrashyTuber 4
Yelich04 4 ^11
666PeaceKeepaGirl 5
AoA_nB1 5
Applesaucemannus 5
Delicious_Fig5384 5
divey043 5
DownshiftGD 5
EL-YEO 5
FoodCourtDruid 5
Hastronaut 5
Isthmus11 5
JCNoles 5 20/20
kevinsdomain 5
Kirkwood641 5
loneSTAR_06 5
manbeqrpig 5
Minnesnowtaaa 5
NoOutdoorSoup 5
Ok_Boysenberry716 5
Rishik01 5
SpectralHydra 5
TailgateLegend 5
ted1995 5
tm65- 5 .707
Tortillero96 5 +2
W (7-0) H +8 vs Houston (18)
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)
Aggravating-Funny569 6
Character_Orchid4698 6
dee3Poh 6 .780
gonshpreds1 6
hbh110 6
idnttcrisis 6
Nath0leon 6 +1.
ninjatown23 6 Utah picks up a huge win against Houston. Knocking on the door of top 5.
S2OP 6 (+1)
Sflabuckeye13 6
spaceblev11 6
ThompsonCreekTiger 6
1Subject 7
2AcesRoth 7 net elo off def ridge fei conf
+17.9 +16.6 33.8 17.2 +21.3 +15.8 Big 12
BoilerUp28 7
ChiTrojan2 7
FrontRunner51 7 (+3)
GreenAndYellow12 7 .512 |+14|
HokiPoqi 7
jis024 7
KevinDoesSports 7 The undefeated Utes survived their first test of the year. Houston is a good team and Utah still won by a touchdown.
m3owzika 7
ndbfsu22 7
Piptit 7
saquad69 7
Scottyfer 7
TheCryptPartDeux 7
ianmcmoney 8 44.72%
Klightgrove 8
PsychologicalFox8660 8
SignificanceFirm2398 8
boblovespi 9
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 9
CallMeTheKing 9 119-0-18
dstrainr 9
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 9
mathwrath55 9
NNul 9
buccaneerboy22 10
GenuineBoss 10
Impossible-Still-349 10 (+4) gameday bonus i guess)
Menktenk 10
BeyondLiesTheWub 11 change from last week: -6
drewscottt 11 --
rob_bot13 11 1713 points. The lone survivor of a bloody week in the Big12, Utah lost a lot in ELO last week when they struggled with Colorado. They certainly are still in the drivers seat for the conference though.
Scruggerboy 11
quantum_jedi 12 (68.26, +5) What a terrific day for Ute fans! Great win over a very good Houston team and BYU loses in embarrassing fashion. The Utes are undefeated at 7-0, but are held back by a woeful #78 SOS which is the second worst for teams ranked in the Top 30.
sportstrap 12
chief_sitass 15
The_Stratman 25
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