Utah moved up one spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, checking in at No. 12.

The October loss to BYU in Provo looms large for the Utes with the No. 11 Cougars ranked one spot ahead of Utah. If BYU (9-1) and Utah (8-2) both win out in the regular season, the Cougars should remain ranked ahead of the Utes.

Could Utah leap BYU if the Cougars are blown out in the Big 12 title game against Texas Tech? It seems unlikely that the playoff committee would punish the Cougars, who would have the same overall record as Utah with a Big 12 title game loss, for losing in a conference championship game that Utah didn’t make — especially with the Cougars having the head-to-head edge over the Utes.

“Regarding the conference championship game, whoever makes the Big 12 Conference champion

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