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Utah football drops one spot in Coaches Poll, remains unranked in AP Top 25 after win over rival BYU

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham high-fives fans after the win as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football in Provo, Saturday September 9, 2017.

Despite a 19-13 road victory over BYU Saturday night, Utah fell one spot in the Amway Coaches Poll to No. 24 and remained unranked in the AP Top 25

The top five of the AP Top 25 reshuffled after Oklahoma upset Ohio State — The Sooners rising three spots to No. 2. Alabama remained No. 1 and Clemson at No. 3 — while USC rose two spots to No. 4 after a blowout win over Stanford and Penn State slipped one spot from No. 4 to No. 5. 

The top five of the Coaches Poll shifted as well — the Sooners rising three spots to No. 3. USC traded places with Penn State, moving up to No. 4 while the Nittany Lions slid to No. 5. Clemson moved up to No. 2 with a win over Auburn while Alabama remained on top of the rankings. 

Behind USC, Washington is the highest ranked Pac-12 team at No. 6 in both polls. Stanford dropped five spots to No. 19 in both polls after the 42-24 loss to the Trojans and Washington State remained at No. 22 in the Coaches Poll and dropped one spot to No. 21 in the AP Top 25 after surviving a triple overtime thriller over Boise State. UCLA found its way into the bottom of the AP Poll, rounding out the rankings at No. 25. 

The Utes led the ”others receiving votes” category in the AP Top 25, receiving 101 while Colorado received 66 and Oregon 61. 

The Buckeyes were the biggest fallers in this week’s poll, dropping seven spots to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll and six spots to No. 8 in the AP Poll. TCU made the largest upward leap, jumping six spots from unranked to No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and three spots to No. 20 in the AP Poll.