Huskies rise to No. 4 in AP poll, open as an 11-point favorite vs. No. 17 Utah

After its 41-17 rout of Oregon State on Saturday, Washington rose one spot to No. 4 in both The Associated Press Top 25 and the coaches poll released Sunday morning.

Ohio State dropped four spots to No. 6 in the AP poll after getting upset at Penn State.

Utah, meanwhile, climbed two spots to No. 17 after its 52-45 victory at UCLA on Saturday. The Huskies (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) have opened as an 11-point favorite against the Utes (7-1, 4-1) heading into Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff (FS1).

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first poll next week, on Nov. 1, and for now Utah is the only ranked team remaining on the Huskies’ schedule.

Here’s the complete AP Top 25 this week:

1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Louisville
6. Ohio State
7. Nebraska
8. Baylor
9. Texas A&M
10. West Virginia
11. Wisconsin
12. Florida State
13. Boise State
14. Florida
15. Auburn
16. Oklahoma
17. Utah
18. Tennessee
19. LSU
20. Western Michigan
21. North Carolina
22. Navy
23. Colorado
24. Penn State
25. Virginia Tech

You can find a detailed breakdown of each voters’ ballot here. And here’s the ballot I submitted to the AP this week:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Michigan
4. Washington
5. Louisville
6. Nebraska
7. Baylor
8. West Virginia
9. Ohio State
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas A&M
12. Florida State
13. Florida
14. Utah
15. Boise State
16. Tennessee
17. Oklahoma
18. LSU
19. Auburn
20. Colorado
21. North Carolina
22. Western Michigan
23. Virginia Tech
24. Navy
25. Washington State