Utah cracks the top 3 in AP Poll

Welcome to the top three, Utah.

After beating Arizona State 34-18 on Saturday night, the Utes moved from No. 4 to No. 3 in the post-Week 7 AP Poll. Utah swapped spots with TCU. The Horned Frogs beat Iowa State 45-21 on Saturday. TCU scored 31 straight points after ISU had taken a 21-14 lead in the first half.

Ohio State stayed at No. 1 for another week after beating Penn State. Baylor’s easy win against West Virginia kept the Bears at No. 2.

The AAC now has three teams in the top 25. Memphis is at No. 18 after beating Ole Miss, Houston is at No. 21 and Temple is at No. 22. Ole Miss fell from No. 13 to No. 24 after the defeat.

Michigan dropped three spots to No. 15 after its heartbreaking last-second lost to Michigan State. The Spartans stayed at No. 7 with the win. Michigan is tied with Texas A&M, which lost to Alabama at home on Saturday.

Here’s how the entire top 25 shakes out this week:

1. Ohio State (28 first place votes) [LW: 1]
2. Baylor (12) [2]
3. Utah (16) [4]
4. TCU (3) [3]
5. LSU (1) [6]
6. Clemson (1) [5]
7. Michigan State [7]
8. Alabama [10]
9. Florida State [11]
10. Stanford [15]
11. Notre Dame [14]
12. Iowa [17]
13. Florida [8]
14. Oklahoma State [16]
15. Texas A&M [9]
15. Michigan [12]
17. Oklahoma [19]
18. Memphis [NR]
19. Toledo [22]
20. Cal [23]
21. Houston [24]
22. Temple [NR]
23. Duke [25]
24. Ole Miss [13]
25. Pitt [NR]