Ducks Wire’s preseason college football top-25
In anticipation of the 2022 college football season kicking off in a little over a month from now, we at Ducks Wire decided to get in on the ranking business and crank out a pre-season top-25 of our own.
After a massive organizational shift this offseason for the Oregon Ducks, bringing in Dan Lanning from the defending champion Georgia Bulldogs to replace Mario Cristobal, who left Eugene for sunny Miami, Oregon will look to establish itself high up in the rankings once again.
The Ducks also are going to see a big shift on the offensive side of the ball, where a new QB — be it Bo Nix, Ty Thompson, or Jay Butterfield — will look to take over. Despite all of the change, Oregon is still finding themselves ranked respectively inside the top-25 according to most publications.
The rest of the Pac-12 is starting to look pretty strong as well, with Utah ready to defend their conference title, and USC on the up-swing with Lincoln Riley now at the helm. How will all of these Pac-12 schools stack up against the rest of the talent in the nation according to our rankings, though?
Let’s take a look:
Wisconsin Badgers
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Season Opener: Illinois State
2021 Record: 9-4
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Tennessee Volunteers
Season Opener: Ball State
2021 Record: 7-6
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Cincinnati Bearcats
Season Opener: Arkansas
2021 Record: 13-1
Wake Forest Deamon Deacons
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Season Opener: VMI
2021 Record: 11-3
BYU Cougars
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Season Opener: South Florida
2021 Record: 10-3
Miami Hurricanes
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Season Opener: Bethune-Cookman
2021 Record: 7-5
Pittsburgh Panthers
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Season Opener: West Virginia
2021 Record: 11-3
Houston Cougars
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Season Opener: UTSA
2021 Record: 12-2
Arkansas Razorbacks
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Season Opener: Cincinnati
2021 Record: 9-4
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Baylor Bears
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Season Opener: Albany
2021 Record: 12-2
USC Trojans
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Season Opener: Rice
2021 Record: 4-8
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Oklahoma Sooners
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Season Opener: UTEP
2021 Record: 11-2
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Oregon Ducks
Season Opener: Georgia (in Atlanta)
2021 Record: 10-4
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Texas Longhorns
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Season Opener: ULM
2021 Record: 5-7
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North Carolina State Wolf Pack
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Season Opener: at East Carolina
2021 Record: 9-3
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Season Opener: Central Michigan
2021 Record: 12-2
Michigan State Spartans
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Season Opener: Western Michigan
2021 Record: 11-2
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Michigan Wolverines
Season Opener: Colorado State
2021 Record: 12-2
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season Opener: at Ohio State
2021 Record: 11-2
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Utah Utes
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Season Opener: at Florida
2021 Record: 10-4
Clemson Tigers
Season Opener: Georgia Tech (in Atlanta)
2021 Record: 10-3
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Texas A&M Aggies
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Season Opener: Sam Houston State
2021 Record: 8-4
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Georgia Bulldogs
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Season Opener: Oregon (in Atlanta)
2021 Record: 14-1
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Opener: Notre Dame
2021 Record: 11-2
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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Season Opener: Utah State
2021 Record: 13-2
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