Can’t wait for next year.
Great season, especially after starting 1-2. Went 9-2 the rest of the way. We were obviously not a top 25 team the 1st quarter and felt like we were high single-digit ranked team the rest, so #12 is a good landing spot. Means respect for the Rose Bowl even though it was a L. Oregon at #22.
Top 5 season all time, but probably my favorite with the players and the adversity they faced. But that could be recency bias. Obviously any year with a NY6 is going to be awesome. But I followed this team more closely than even 2004 when I checked the BCS rankings the minute they came out (even if I was in the middle of incompressible fluid dynamics class). Obviously 2008 and 2019 were great fun. Those are my top 4, but I didn’t start following the Utes until 1998 and have been lucky to see the rise from Ron’s last 5 to now.(24 seasons, 198-96, 14-4 in bowls).
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In case anyone thinks preseason ranking are that accurate 
. 14 teams in the final top 25 were NR at the beginning of the season. 4 that ended in the top 10.
Man, we could have had a Alabama/Ohio St. and Clemson/OU CFP. again. yawn.
- OU and Iowa State should have led the BigXII but it was Baylor/Oklahoma St
- Clemson/UNC should have been the class of ACC but it was Pitt/Wake
- Oregon/UW and Utah/ASU should have battled it out for the North/South. Well, half true.
- Ohio St. vs. Wisc in the B1G championship. nope and nope
I guess those with undelivered expectations mostly paid for it: UF, Miami, USC, LSU, UW all make a coaching change.
| End (Preseason) AP Ranking | Preseason (End) AP Ranking |
|---|---|
| 1. Georgia (5) | 1. Alabama (2) |
| 2. Alabama (1) | 2. Oklahoma (10) |
| 3. Michigan (NR/32) | 3. Clemson (14) |
| 4. Cincinnati (8) | 4. Ohio State (6) |
| 5. Baylor (NR) | 5. Georgia (1) |
| 6. Ohio State (4) | 6. Texas A&M (NR/26) |
| 7. Oklahoma State (NR/26) | 7. Iowa State (NR) |
| 8. Notre Dame (9) | 8. Cincinnati (4) |
| 9. Michigan State (NR) | 9. Notre Dame (8) |
| 10. Oklahoma (2) | 10. North Carolina (NR) |
| 11. Ole Miss (NR/27) | 11. Oregon (22) |
| 12. Utah (24) | 12. Wisconsin (NR/27) |
| 13. Pitt (NR) | 13. Florida (NR) |
| 14. Clemson (3) | 14. Miami (NR) |
| 15. Wake Forest (NR) | 15. USC (NR) |
| 16. Louisiana-Lafayette (23) | 16. LSU (NR) |
| 17. Houston (NR) | 17. Indiana (NR) |
| 18. Kentucky (NR) | 18. Iowa (23) |
| 19. BYU (NR/37) | 19. Penn State (NR) |
| 20. NC State (NR) | 20. Washington (NR) |
| 21. Arkansas (NR) | 21. Texas (NR) |
| 22. Oregon (11) | 22. Coastal Carolina (NR/32) |
| 23. Iowa (18) | 23. Louisiana (16) |
| 24. USU (NR) | 24. Utah (12) |
| 25. SDSU (NR) | 25. Arizona State (NR) |
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