Utah Among Top Schools with Longest Active Preseason Top 25 Streak

The official preseason AP Top 25 poll has been released, and as a result, some of college football's most storied programs along with some unexpected names have extended their stay in the the preseason rankings.

Ohio State leads the grouping with an active streak of 36 seasons followed by Oklahoma with 25 seasons, Georgia with 23 seasons, Alabama with 17 seasons, Clemson with 13 seasons, Notre Dame and Oregon with 7 seasons, Texas A&M and Utah with 6 seasons, and rounding out the list is USC with 5 consecutive seasons in the preseason top 25.

Utah's recent string of successful seasons hasn't been a fluke as they have achieved this feat in arguably the most cannibalistic and competitive era of Pac-12 football. The Utes, led by long-tenured HC Kyle Whittingham won back-to-back Pac-12 championships in 2021 and 2022 before having a sub-par campaign in 2023 that was riddled with injuries and underwhelming QB play.

Despite the forgettable season, the Utes have still managed to find themselves ranked as the 12th-best team in the nation and as a result, extending their streak to one of the longest in the sport which serves as a monumental testament to the culture and style in which the Utes run their program.