After a season of not making an appearance in the College Football Playoff top 25, the Utes made a nice debut in the 2018 version. After four straight strong games, the Utes are No. 15 in the first CFP poll of the season, according to the selection committee. The Utes are just one of two Pac-12 teams in the poll, with Washington State coming in at No. 8, a very nice opening spot for them. They would need some help, but they do have an outside shot of making the Playoff. The same could be said for the Utes, but much more chaos would have to happen for that to fall into place.
Utes ranked No. 15 in first College Football Playoff Poll of 2018
