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2022 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Alabama (54) SEC 0-0 1566 1 DNP
2 < 6 Ohio State (6) Big Ten 0-0 1506 2 DNP
3 < 1 Georgia (3) SEC 0-0 1455 3 DNP
4 < 14 Clemson ACC 0-0 1292 4 DNP
5 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 1242 5 DNP
6 < NR Texas A&M SEC 0-0 1212 7 DNP
7 < 12 Utah Pac-12 0-0 1209 8 DNP
8 < 3 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 1203 6 DNP
9 < 10 Oklahoma Big 12 0-0 956 9 DNP
10 < 5 Baylor Big 12 0-0 884 10 DNP
11 < 22 Oregon Pac-12 0-0 831 12 DNP
12 < 7 Oklahoma State Big 12 0-0 814 11 DNP
13 < 20 NC State ACC 0-0 752 13 DNP
14 < NR USC Pac-12 0-0 711 15 DNP
15 < 9 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 631 14 DNP
16 < NR Miami (FL) ACC 0-0 476 17 DNP
17 < 13 Pittsburgh ACC 0-0 383 16 DNP
18 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 365 20 DNP
19 < 21 Arkansas SEC 0-0 348 23 DNP
20 < 18 Kentucky SEC 0-0 332 21 DNP
21 < 11 Mississippi SEC 0-0 324 24 DNP
22 < 15 Wake Forest ACC 0-0 303 19 DNP
23 < 4 Cincinnati AAC 0-0 265 22 DNP
24 < 17 Houston AAC 0-0 263 25 DNP
25 < 19 BYU Ind 0-0 234 RV DNP
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 180 RV DNP
RV < NR Texas Big 12 164 18 DNP
RV < 23 Iowa Big Ten 163 RV DNP
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 160 RV DNP
RV < NR LSU SEC 55 RV DNP
RV < NR Fresno State MWC 32 RV DNP
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 31 RV DNP
RV < NR UCF AAC 27 RV DNP
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 17 RV DNP
RV < NR Auburn SEC 15 RV DNP
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 15 RV DNP
RV < NR Florida SEC 14 RV DNP
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 14 RV DNP
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 9 RV DNP
RV < NR Boise State MWC 5 RV DNP
RV < NR Air Force MWC 4 RV DNP
RV < NR Appalachian State Sun Belt 4 RV DNP
RV < 24 Utah State MWC 2 RV DNP
RV < 25 San Diego State MWC 2 RV DNP
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 2 RV DNP
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 2 RV DNP
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 1 NR DNP
NR < 16 Louisiana Sun Belt 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Army Ind 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Florida State ACC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Iowa State Big 12 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Louisville ACC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Oregon State Pac-12 0 RV DNP
NR < NR SMU AAC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR UTSA CUSA 0 RV DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.7 5237
ACC 5 14.4 3206
Big Ten 4 10.8 3705
Big 12 3 10.3 2654
Pac-12 3 10.7 2751
Ind 2 15.0 1476
AAC 2 23.5 528

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Clemson makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2021 preseason poll (15 polls) and in the Top 10 since the 9/19/2021 poll (12 polls)
  • Miami (FL) makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/12/2021 poll (13 polls)
  • Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/19/2021 poll (12 polls)
  • USC makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2021 poll (14 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Alabama's Top 10 streak reaches 110, Top 25 streak reaches 230
  • Baylor's Top 25 streak reaches 10
  • Cincinnati's Top 5 streak ends at 11, Top 10 streak ends at 28
  • Iowa's Top 25 streak ends at 21

Total Appearances

  • Georgia reaches 630 appearances (#12)
  • Miami (FL) reaches 510 appearances (#17)
  • Mississippi ties Colorado for #30
  • Notre Dame reaches 850 appearances (#4)
  • Wake Forest reaches 60 appearances (#74)

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.