Where Oregon ranks among NCAA’s most lavish football facilities in 2023
College football recruiting is an arms race. The top schools pay the most money to get the nicest facilities to widen the eyes of high school prospects and transfer portal players during the offseason, all in hopes of convincing the best players in the nation to come to their town and put on their uniforms.
The Oregon Ducks are currently very well positioned in that arms race.
With all credit to Uncle Phil and the powers that be at Nike, the Ducks have one of the most luxurious, lavish, and expensive facilities in the college football world. This has helped them get a leg up in the recruiting world over the past decade. Of course, facilities aren’t the only thing that matters; Dan Lanning will rightfully tell you that relationships are key in the world of recruiting, and player development holds massive weight. However, having the opportunity to show prospective players the endless amenities that your program has to offer never hurts.
Once again this year, Oregon has been ranked as having one of the top football facilities in the nation in 2023. It’s a list that they’ve been near or at the top of for the past several years, ever since the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex was unveiled in 2013, and Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center was added on in 2016.
It seems unlikely that the Ducks will fall from grace any time soon, either. There are currently plans in the works for a new indoor practice facility to be built alongside Autzen Stadium, giving the team yet another state-of-the-art facility to flaunt on recruiting visits.
The rich get richer.
So with all of that said, where does Oregon rank among the top football facilities in the nation, and how do those rankings translate into the recruiting landscape and national top 25 rankings? Let’s take a look.
Ole Miss Rebels
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 28th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 20th
Missouri Tigers
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 33rd
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Washington Huskies
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 25th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 11th
Illinois Fighting Illini
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 43rd
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
North Carolina Tar Heels
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 29th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 21st
Kentucky Wildcats
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 31st
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Tennessee Volunteers
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 9th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 10th
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 54th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 10th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 14th
Michigan Wolverines
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 18th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 3rd
Maryland Terrapins
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 36th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Oklahoma Sooners
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 4th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Florida Gators
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 14th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Arkansas Razorbacks
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 22nd
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Northwestern Wildcats
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 46th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
South Carolina Gamecocks
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 16th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Auburn Tigers
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 17th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Texas Longhorns
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 3rd
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 16th
Ohio State Buckeyes
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 5th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 2nd
LSU Tigers
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 6th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 8th
Georgia Bulldogs
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 2nd
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 1st
Clemson Tigers
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 11th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 15th
Alabama Crimson Tide
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 1st
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 5th
Texas A&M Aggies
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 15th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: N/A
Oregon Ducks
2023 National Recruiting Ranking: 8th
Preseason Top 25 Rankings: 9th
