Here has been Sagarin's Conference rankings since 2016, I purposely excluded 2020 season...

2021:
CONFERENCE
1 SEC-WEST
2 BIG 12
3 BIG TEN-EAST
4 BIG TEN-WEST
5 ACC-ATLANTIC
6 SEC-EAST
7 PAC-12(SOUTH)
8 PAC-12(NORTH)
9 ACC-COASTAL
10 MWC-MOUNTAIN
11 AAC

2019:
CONFERENCE
1 SEC-WEST
2 BIG 12
3 BIG TEN-E
4 SEC-EAST
5 PAC-12-N
6 BIG TEN-W
7 PAC-12-S
8 AAC WEST
9 ACC-ATL
10 ACC-COA
11 MWC-MTN

2018:
CONFERENCE
1 SEC-WEST
2 SEC-EAST
3 BIG TEN-EAST
4 PAC-12(NORTH)
5 BIG 12
6 ACC-ATLANTIC
7 BIG TEN-WEST
8 ACC-COASTAL
9 PAC-12(SOUTH)
10 MWC-MOUNTAIN


2017:
CONFERENCE
1 BIG TEN-EAST
2 ACC-ATLANTIC
3 SEC-WEST
4 BIG 12
5 PAC-12(NORTH)
6 BIG TEN-WEST
7 ACC-COASTAL
8 PAC-12(SOUTH)
9 SEC-EAST
10 AAC WEST


2016:
CONFERENCE
1 SEC-WEST
2 ACC-ATLANTIC
3 ACC-COASTAL
4 PAC-12(NORTH)
5 BIG 12
6 BIG TEN-EAST
7 BIG TEN-WEST
8 SEC-EAST
9 PAC-12(SOUTH)
10 AAC WEST
11 MWC-MOUNTAIN

Scott, simply put... Utah has played in an incredibly weak division within their conference, weak as it barely beating out G5 divisions in their conferences... and overall they have been in a very weak conference in general. NOBODY across the country looks at the PAC12 as BIG BOY FOOTBALL... and nobody looks at Utah power house team or program... nobody. To give credit, Utah has taken advantage of a weak division.