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Utah Ranked in USA Today Coaches' Preseason Top 25
8/6/2010 12:00 AM | Football
Aug. 6, 2010
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The 2010 Utah football team is tied for No. 24 with West Virginia in the USA Today Coaches' Preseason Top 25, released today. It marks the third time in school history that the Utes have cracked the USA Today Coaches' Preseason Top 25.
Utah's first preseason appearance in the coaches' poll was in 2004, when the Utes began the year with a No. 21 ranking. Utah finished the season ranked No. 5 (No. 4 A.P.) after going 12-0, with a Fiesta Bowl victory over Pitt. Last season, Utah earned a No. 18 preseason ranking by the coaches, which is also where the 10-3 Utes finished the season. Utah's 2008 team, which culminated a 13-0 season with a Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama, was not ranked to start the year. That team earned a final ranking of No. 4 in the coaches' poll, while the Associated Press had Utah at No. 2 in its final poll.
Utah's 2010 season-opening opponent, Pittsburgh, is ranked No. 15 in the Coaches' poll, while conference foe TCU is ranked No. 7. Teams on Utah's schedule that received votes were Brigham Young and Notre Dame.
2010 USA Today Coaches' Preseason Top 25
Rank Team (first place votes) Points1. Alabama (55) 1,4692. Ohio State (4) 1,3923. Florida 1,2454. Texas 1,2405. Boise State 1,2156. Virginia Tech 1,0527. TCU 1,0518. Oklahoma 1,0359. Nebraska 1,00110. Iowa 95211. Oregon 94012. Wisconsin 77813. Miami (Fla.) 72814. Penn State 50815. Pittsburgh 49216. LSU 47617. Georgia Tech 45518. North Carolina 44519. Arkansas 43820. Florida State 37421. Georgia 31222. Oregon State 26323. Auburn 260T24. Utah 169T24. West Virginia 169
Others receiving votes:
Cincinnati (12-1) 135; Houston (10-4) 76; BYU (11-2) 66; Arizona (8-5) 65; Mississippi (9-4) 48; Clemson (9-5) 44; Stanford (8-5) 41; Connecticut (8-5) 40; Notre Dame (6-6) 38; South Carolina (7-6) 38; Washington (5-7) 26; Missouri (8-5) 23; Navy (10-4) 12; Oklahoma State (9-4) 11; Boston College (8-5) 10; Michigan State (6-7) 10; Arizona State (4-8) 6; California (8-5) 6; Texas Tech (9-4) 5; South Florida (8-5) 4; Texas A&M (6-7) 3; Northwestern (8-5) 2; Temple (9-4) 2; Central Michigan (12-2) 1; Mississippi State (5-7) 1; Nevada (8-5) 1; Northern Illinois (7-6) 1; SMU (8-5) 1.
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