See where Marcus Freeman ranks alma mater Ohio State in final top 25 ballot
Perhaps technically the final task for Marcus Freeman to complete in his first year at Notre Dame was to turn in his postseason ballot to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Freeman was one of 63 coaches to fill out a final ballot, and he made some interesting choices. For instance, despite TCU beating Michigan in the national semifinal, he had the Horned Frogs outside his final top five.
He also had a pair of two-loss teams ranked in the top five, both above conference rivals they had lost to head-to-head. And shocking nobody, Freeman ranked Notre Dame higher than any of the other 62 coaches did.
Take a look at Marcus Freeman’s final top 25 ballot for the 2022 season below:
Duke (9-4)
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Texas Tech (8-5)
Austin American Stateman
Troy (12-2)
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South Carolina (8-5)
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Mississippi State (9-4)
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
UCLA (9-4)
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh (9-4)
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Clemson (10-3)
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Utah (10-4)
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Kansas State (10-4)
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame (9-4)
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Oregon State (10-3)
Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon (10-3)
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LSU (10-4)
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Florida State (10-3)
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USC (11-3)
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Tulane (12-2)
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Washington (11-2)
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
Penn State (11-2)
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Tennessee (11-2)
The Knoxville News Sentinel
TCU (13-2)
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Michigan (13-1)
Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Alabama (11-2)
Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio State (11-2)
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Georgia (15-0)
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