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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 9

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

Jake Browning had a less than stellar day for Washington, throwing for just 186 yards and an interception on the day. But the Utes also managed to hold Troy Williams under 200 passing yards as well. Myles Gaskin ran for 151 yards and a score, and Dante Pettis returned a punt 58 yards for the winning points. As a result the Huskies managed to pull off the victory on the road at Utah. They will continue to sit in playoff position in this week’s Top 25 as they remained undefeated two-thirds of the way through their regular season.

Only four games stand between the Huskies and their first unbeaten regular season since winning a share of the national championship in 1991. Chris Petersen’s crew heads to Berkeley next weekend to face California, then plays USC and Arizona State at home before the season-ending Apple Cup in Pullman against Washington State. While any one of these four teams would certainly have a chance to upset the Huskies, it would definitely be an upset if they managed to deal Washington its first loss of the season.

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