Season: 8-4, 5-4
College Football Playoff ranking: No. 20
MVP: DL Hunter Dimick (52 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks
ESPN Bowl projection: Sun Bowl
Huh? What just happened? Again, Utah started the season hot only to falter down the stretch, and as it is the Utes are the lone Pac-12 South school not to win the division since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011. Utah’s talented defense wasn’t enough to overcome its flawed offense.