Arizona will enter its final week of the regular season as a Top 15 team, after the Wildcats moved up two spots to No. 15 in the College Football Playoff rankings that were unveiled Tuesday night on ESPN.
The Wildcats are No. 16 in both the Associated Press Top 25 poll and USA Today coaches poll.
Arizona, after winning five straight games, is the third-highest ranked Pac-12 team in the CFP rankings behind No. 4 Washington and No. 6 Oregon.
No. 15 Arizona (8-3) ends the regular season on Saturday against in-state rival Arizona State (3-8) for the Territorial Cup. If the Wildcats win and 16th-ranked Oregon State beats Oregon, Arizona will punch its ticket to the Pac-12 championship in Las Vegas next Friday.
Here's a complete look at the CFP rankings:
1. Georgia (11-0)
2. Ohio State (11-0)
3. Michigan (11-0)
4. Washington (11-0)
5. Florida State (11-0)
6. Oregon (10-1)
7. Texas (10-1)
8. Alabama (10-1)
9. Missouri (9-2)
10. Louisville (10-1)
11. Penn State (9-2)
12. Ole Miss (9-2)
13. Oklahoma (9-2)
14. LSU (8-3)
15. Arizona (8-3)
16. Oregon State (8-3)
17. Iowa (9-2)
18. Notre Dame (8-3)
19. Kansas State (8-3)
20. Oklahoma State (8-3)
21. Tennessee (7-4)
22. North Carolina State (8-3)
23. Tulane (10-1)
24. Clemson (7-4)
25. Liberty (11-0)
Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch recapped the Wildcats' dominant win over Utah, and discussed the team's focus leading up to the Territorial Cup game in Tempe. Video by Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
