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Undefeated Utah was among the biggest risers in this week's Coaches Poll and AP Top 25, moving up to No. 18 in both polls after a 31-27 win over USC Friday night.
The Utes jumped five spots in the Coaches Poll from No. 23, sharing the largest jump honors with Nebraska and Miami, which moved up from No. 20 to No. 15 and No. 19 to No. 14, respectively. In the AP Top 25, the Utes rose six spots from No. 24 last week.
The top five of both polls remained the same from last week, with Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Louisville and Michigan taking the top spots in the Coaches Poll. Alabama, Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan and Clemson led the way in the AP Top 25.
Stanford remained at No. 6 as the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the Coaches Poll with a win over UCLA, while Washington stayed steady at No. 9 as the only other conference team ranked.
The Cardinal remained at No. 7 in the AP Top 25 and the Huskies slipped one spot to No. 10 from last week after an overtime win over Arizona.
Arizona State, UCLA, Colorado and Oregon were other Pac-12 teams that received consideration on the "others receiving votes" list in the Coaches Poll.
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