The coaches have spoken, and the Big 12 Conference has been well represented in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25 preseason rankings.
Utah took the top spot among Big 12 teams at No. 13 in the poll — one of five teams in the Top 25 followed by No. 17 Kansas State, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Arizona and No. 24 Kansas.
Other Big 12 teams receiving votes were West Virginia, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Colorado.
Georgia was the No. 1 team in the USA Today Coaches Poll, followed by Ohio State at No.2. Defending College Football Playoff national champion Michigan was No. 8.
Utah was ranked as high as No. 10 in the AP Top 25 in 2023 but finished the season unranked after going 8-5 and losing in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Utes are in their first season in the Big 12 after coming over from the Pac-12 Conference along with Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado.
Utah has finished in the AP Top 25 six times in the last decade, highlighted by a No. 10 finish after going 10-4 and winning the Rose Bowl following the 2022 season.
Utah opens the 2024 season at home against Southern Utah on Thursday, Aug. 29.
This is a feeling you'll never forget.
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) January 3, 2023
On the game's grandest stage, @PennStateFball & @Utah_Football put on a #RoseBowl performance worth remembering 🌹 pic.twitter.com/HsDWWYPUpe
