Utes Reach Another Goal -- Top 25
When coach Jim Boylen was informed, near the end of his weekly press conference, that the Utes had finally cracked the AP Top 25, he thrust his arms into the air.
"We made it!" he cheered, only half-jokingly.
That's because achieving a national ranking was one of the things the 24-9 Utes set out to do this season. "That was a goal of our program, to be in the top 25," he said. "It was a goal of our program to win a championship in the league. Goal of our program to win a tournament championship, and a goal of our program to be ranked, to be a top 25 program."
The Utes have not been ranked since they entered the NCAA Tournament four years ago, and checked in at No. 25. The remain outside the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, however, leading to a question about whether that means the reporters who vote in the AP Top 25 know more than the coaches. Boylen thought about that for a minute, then finally decided, "ah ... I'm not going to say it."
"We made it!" he cheered, only half-jokingly.
That's because achieving a national ranking was one of the things the 24-9 Utes set out to do this season. "That was a goal of our program, to be in the top 25," he said. "It was a goal of our program to win a championship in the league. Goal of our program to win a tournament championship, and a goal of our program to be ranked, to be a top 25 program."
The Utes have not been ranked since they entered the NCAA Tournament four years ago, and checked in at No. 25. The remain outside the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, however, leading to a question about whether that means the reporters who vote in the AP Top 25 know more than the coaches. Boylen thought about that for a minute, then finally decided, "ah ... I'm not going to say it."
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