2022 preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll released
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll has been released ahead of the 2022 college football season.
The Georgia Bulldogs, fresh off of their first national championship in 41 years, will start the season at No. 3 in the nation as they look to repeat.
To little surprise, the Alabama Crimson Tide occupy the top spot in the rankings followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Georgia’s Week 1 opponent, Oregon, opens the season ranked No. 12.
Below is the entire top-25:
Houston Cougars
Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports
Ole Miss Rebels
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Arkansas Razorbacks
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Cincinnati Bearcats
Syndication: The Enquirer
Kentucky Wildcats
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Wisconsin Badgers
Syndication: Detroit Free Press
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
[Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
Texas Longhorns
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Miami Hurricanes
Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh Panthers
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
USC Trojans
(Photo by Michael Urakami/Getty Images)
Michigan State Spartans
Syndication: Detroit Free Press
NC State Wolfpack
William Howard-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon Ducks
Syndication: The Register Guard
Oklahoma State
Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Baylor Bears
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma Sooners
(Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Utah Utes
Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Texas A&M Aggies
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Michigan Wolverines
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Clemson Tigers
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Georgia Bulldogs
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Ohio State Buckeyes
Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch
Alabama Crimson Tide
Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports
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