Utah had one of the best offensive performances in its program history and… moved down in the latest AP Top 25?

The Utes dropped from No. 13 to No. 14 in the media poll for the new week, jumped by BYU and Miami after a week that saw Utah blow the doors of FCS Southern Utah. In a 73-7 win over the Thunderbirds, the Utes scored the most points they’ve put up in a single game since 1973. The win also featured 599 yards of total offense, the best output by Utah since 2013.

But BYU moved up to No. 12 after a 26-20 double-overtime win over Baylor, and Miami moved up two spots to No. 13 after a 30-7 win over Southern Miss.

 

Perhaps the Utes’ Week 1 loss to Florida is still doing damage.

The Gators dropped six spots to No. 18 in the new poll after losing to Kentucky. A win over Utah in Week 1 rocketed the Gators up into the poll after entering the season unranked. It dropped Utah from a preseason No. 7 spot down to No. 13. But, if the Florida loss is justification to knock Utah one spot in the poll, it’s curious to see the Kentucky Wildcats jump 11 spots from No. 20 all the way to No. 9 for beating those same Gators.

Utah likely won’t care about all the posturing. Just win. That’ll likely be the message from coach Kyle Whittingham to his team. The Utes take the field again Saturday against San Diego State, looking to avenge a 2021 loss. That game went to triple-overtime and featured the turnover of the offense from quarterback Charlie Brewer to Cameron Rising.

The two sides face off at 7 p.m. PT on ESPN2.

The rest of the AP Top 25 is below:

  1. Georgia
  2. Alabama
  3. Ohio State
  4. Michigan
  5. Clemson
  6. Oklahoma
  7. USC
  8. Oklahoma State
  9. Kentucky
  10. Arkansas
  11. Michigan State
  12. BYU
  13. Miami
  14. Utah
  15. Tennessee
  16. NC State
  17. Baylor
  18. Florida
  19. Wake Forest
  20. Ole Miss
  21. Texas
  22. Penn State
  23. Pittsburgh
  24. Texas A&M
  25. Oregon

Receiving votes: Marshall 85, Cincinnati 80, Appalachian State 80, Kansas State 77, North Carolina 71, Mississippi State 43, Florida State 42, Oregon State 42, Minnesota 37, Washington State 30, Notre Dame 23, Air Force 19, Texas Tech 17, Wisconsin 7, Auburn 4, Iowa State 4, Purdue 1