After pulling a 34-18 victory over Arizona State to remain undefeated on the season, the Utes advance to the No. 3 spot on the AP Poll and hold steady with the No. 7 spot on the Amway Coaches Poll.
Utah surpassed TCU on the AP poll with 16 first place votes and 1,362 points, which is just 54 points behind No. 2 Baylor and 66 points behind No. 1 Ohio State.
Pac-12 teams Stanford and California also secured spots on the AP poll. Stanford jumped five spots since last week’s poll, checking in at No. 10 as California advanced three spots for No. 20.
The top seven on the coaches poll remained the same as last week with Ohio State leading the way, followed by Baylor, Texas Christian, Michigan State, Louisiana State, Clemson and rounded out with Utah at No. 7.
BYU and Utah State didn’t crack the top 25 on either list, but the two teams did earn votes after chalking up wins over the weekend. On the AP poll, the Cougars earned 21 votes and the the Aggies earned seven. On the coaches poll, the Cougars received nine votes and the Aggies received five.
Associated Press poll
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Ohio St. (28) | 7-0 | 1,428 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (12) | 6-0 | 1,416 | 2 |
| 3. Utah (16) | 6-0 | 1,362 | 4 |
| 4. TCU (3) | 7-0 | 1,338 | 3 |
| 5. LSU (1) | 6-0 | 1,306 | 6 |
| 6. Clemson | 6-0 | 1,252 | 5 |
| 7. Michigan St. | 7-0 | 1,202 | 7 |
| 8. Alabama | 6-1 | 1,133 | 10 |
| 9. Florida State | 6-0 | 1,041 | 11 |
| 10. Stanford | 5-1 | 917 | 15 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 898 | 14 |
| 12. Iowa | 7-0 | 820 | 17 |
| 13. Florida | 6-1 | 785 | 8 |
| 14. Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 735 | 16 |
| 15. Texas A&M | 5-1 | 614 | 9 |
| 15. Michigan. | 5-2 | 614 | 12 |
| 17. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 565 | 19 |
| 18. Memphis | 6-0 | 553 | 27 |
| 19. Toledo | 6-0 | 345 | 22 |
| 20. California | 5-1 | 336 | 23 |
| 21. Houston | 6-0 | 317 | 24 |
| 22. Temple | 6-0 | 216 | 26 |
| 23. Duke | 5-1 | 210 | 25 |
| 24. Mississippi | 5-2 | 157 | 13 |
| 25. Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 73 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 62, BYU 21, UCLA 18, North Carolina 17, Texas Tech 14, Georgia 12, Western Kentucky 11, Arizona State 10, Wisconsin 8, Boise State 8, Utah State 7, Northwestern 4
Coaches poll
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio State (45) | 7-0 | 1,547 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (12) | 6-0 | 1,488 | 4 |
| 3. TCU (4) | 7-0 | 1,417 | 2 |
| 4. Michigan State (0) | 7-0 | 1,334 | 3 |
| 5. LSU (1) | 6-0 | 1,324 | 5 |
| 6. Clemson | 6-0 | 1,271 | 6 |
| 7. Utah (1) | 6-0 | 1,258 | 7 |
| 8. Alabama | 6-1 | 1,123 | 9 |
| 9. Florida State | 6-0 | 1,111 | 8 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 924 | 13 |
| 11. Stanford | 5-1 | 898 | 16 |
| 12. Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 839 | 15 |
| 13. Iowa | 7-0 | 833 | 17 |
| 14. Florida | 6-1 | 751 | 11 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 665 | 19 |
| 16. Texas A&M | 5-1 | 623 | 10 |
| 17. Memphis | 6-0 | 544 | 22 |
| 18. Michigan | 5-2 | 544 | 14 |
| 19. California | 5-1 | 370 | 23 |
| 20. Toledo | 6-0 | 322 | 25 |
| 21. Duke | 5-1 | 305 | 24 |
| 22. Houston | 6-0 | 289 | 26 |
| 23. Mississippi | 5-2 | 201 | 12 |
| 24. Temple | 6-0 | 163 | 27 |
| 25. Georgia | 5-2 | 95 | 28 |
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 38; Wisconsin 37; Pittsburgh 32; North Carolina 30; UCLA 30; Texas Tech 14; Navy 9; BYU 9; Illinois 5; Oregon 5; Western Kentucky 5; Utah State 5; Washington State 5; Northwestern 4; Marshall 3; Arizona 2; Boise State 2; Bowling Green 1.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press and coaches college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking.