The first edition of the Amway Coaches Poll came out, and the Utah Utes are ranked No. 25 in the preseason rankings. The last time Utah was ranked in the preseason coaches poll was in 2010, when they started ranked at No. 24, meaning this is the first time as a member of the Pac-12 Conference that Utah has been ranked in a preseason poll.
Below is the complete poll:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | Southern California |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Penn State |
| 7 | Washington |
| 8 | Oklahoma |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Louisiana State |
| 13 | Auburn |
| 14 | Stanford |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 16 | Florida |
| 17 | Louisville |
| 18 | Miami |
| 19 | Kansas State |
| 20 | West Virginia |
| 21 | South Florida |
| 22 | Virginia Tech |
| 23 | Texas |
| 24 | Tennessee |
| 25 | Utah |
Not surprisingly, Alabama takes the top spot.