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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Receive No. 14 Preseason Ranking By ESPN.com
2/18/2004 12:00 AM | Football
Feb. 18, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY -
The Utah football team enjoyed unprecedented success in 2003 and ESPN.com predicts that even better things are ahead for the Utes next fall. ESPN.com reporter Ivan Maisel awarded Utah a No. 14 preseason ranking in his Jan. 9 story on ESPN.com's College Football site.
It is the highest preseason ranking ever for the Utah football team by a major news outlet and it comes on the heels of a school record-tying 10-2 mark, an outright conference championship and a Liberty Bowl victory in 2003.
Maisel likes the Utes for several reasons, including the track record of second-year Ute head coach Urban Meyer and junior-to-be quarterback Alex Smith, whom he calls "the best returning quarterback in the Mountain West Conference."
The ESPN.com Top 25 preseason poll, as of Jan. 9, follows:
1. USC2. LSU3. Oklahoma4. Georgia5. Miami6. Florida State7. Michigan8. Maryland9. Texas10. Iowa11. California12. West Virginia13. Clemson14. Utah15. Ohio State16. Oregon State17. Tennessee18. Auburn19. Missouri20. Virginia21. Florida22. Nebraska23. Toledo24. Purdue25. Colorado
For Maisel's complete story, please click on the link below.
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