College football rankings: Alabama back at No. 1 in preseason Coaches Top 25
Alabama is #1 again.
The Crimson Tide Open are ranked #1 in USA Today Sports’ UFCA Coaches Poll released Monday.
This is the seventh time Alabama has started the season as the No. 1 coach poll. The Crimson Tide were number 1 in the same poll last year. Alabama finished last season 13-2, losing 33-18 to Georgia in the college football playoff championship game.
Alabama received 54 of 66 first-place votes.
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The Bulldogs rank #3 in this year’s poll after winning the program’s first national championship since 1980 last season. Georgia received six first-place votes.
Ohio State, which received five first-place votes, ranks second in the coaches’ poll. The Buckeyes begin the fourth season of Ryan Day. The Buckeyes ended last season 11-2.
Texas, which ranks 18th, received a first-place vote.
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Clemson and Notre Dame rounded out the top five. Michigan, which made its debut in the college football playoffs, is sixth. Texas A&M, Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor round out the top 10.
2022 Preseason USA Today Sports UFCA Coach Survey
| rank | team | Points (#1 votes) |
| 1 | Alabama | 1634 (54) |
| 2 | State of Ohio | 1564 (5) |
| 3 | Georgia | 1542 (6) |
| 4 | Clemson | 1356 |
| 5 | Notre-Dame | 1284 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1232 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 1219 |
| 8th | Utah | 1134 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1027 |
| 10 | Baylor | 891 |
| 11 | State of Oklahoma | 859 |
| 12 | Oregon | 734 |
| 13 | NC state | 726 |
| 14 | State of Michigan | 711 |
| fifteen | U.S.C | 602 |
| 16 | Pitt | 450 |
| 17 | Miami | 433 |
| 18 | Texas | 383 (1) |
| 19 | guard forest | 381 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 369 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 353 |
| 22 | cincinnati | 339 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 334 |
| 24 | Ole Fraulein | 327 |
| 25 | Houston | 257 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 248; Pennsylvania State 246; Tennessee 163; Brigham Young 152; State of Louisiana 143; maroon 98; Central Florida 55; North Carolina 34; State of San Diego 25; State of Fresno 21; State of Mississippi 19; Florida 17; State of Utah 12; Air Force 12; UCLA 10; State of Boise 10; Appalachian State 10; Minnesota 6; South Carolina 5; State of Kansas 4; State of Iowa 3; army 3; UL Lafayette 2; Southern Methodist 2; Purdue 2; Oregon State 2; Coast Carolina 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Louisville 1; State of Florida 1st