The preseason AP Top 25 has been released ahead of the 2022 college football season.
The Georgia Bulldogs, fresh off their first national championship in 41 years, will start the season at No. 3 as they look to repeat.
Unsurprisingly, the Alabama Crimson Tide occupy the top spot in the rankings followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Alabama received 54 first-place votes, Ohio State received six and Georgia received three.
Georgia’s Week 1 opponent, Oregon, opens the season ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25. The Ducks rank No. 12 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
SEC teams in the rankings are Alabama (1), Georgia (3), Texas A&M (6), Arkansas (19), Kentucky (20) and Ole Miss (21).
One big surprise: Texas is unranked in the AP Top 25. The Longhorns ranked No. 18 in the Coaches Poll and received a first-place vote.
Tennessee is unranked in the AP Top 25 as well, but received the most votes of teams that did not make the cut.
Below is the Top 25:
25
BYU
24
Houston
23
Cincinnati
22
Wake Forest
21
Ole Miss
20
Kentucky
19
Arkansas
18
Wisconsin
17
Pitt
16
Miami
15
Michigan State
14
USC
13
NC State
12
Oklahoma State
11
Oregon
10
Baylor
9
Oklahoma
8
Michigan
7
Utah
6
Texas A&M
5
Notre Dame
4
Clemson
3
Georgia
Where they ranked in Coaches Poll: 3
Points: 1,455 (3 first-place votes)
2
Ohio State
Where they ranked in Coaches Poll: 2
Points: 1,506 (6 first-place votes)
1
Alabama
Where they ranked in Coaches Poll: 1
Points: 1,566 (54 first-place votes)
