AP Top 25 College Football Preseason Poll: Five ACC Teams in the Top 25

The Associated Press released its preseason top 25 poll for the 2022 college football season on Monday.

Alabama led the way as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, receiving 54 out of 63 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide are followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Clemson, and No. 5 Notre Dame to round out the top five.

The SEC led all conferences with six teams ranked in the preseason top 25 but the ACC is right behind the SEC with five ranked teams, just ahead of the Big Ten's four ranked teams.

Conference Tally

SEC: six teams
ACC: five teams
Big Ten: four teams
Pac-12: three teams
Big 12: three teams
AAC: two teams
Independents: two teams

Associated Press Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll

Alabama
Ohio State
Georgia
Clemson
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Utah
Michigan
Oklahoma
Baylor
Oregon
Oklahoma State
NC State
USC
Michigan State
Miami
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Kentucky
Ole Miss
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
Houston
BYU

Others receiving votes: Tennessee (180), Texas (164), Iowa (163), Penn State (160), LSU (55), Fresno State (32), Minnesota (31), UCF (27), Purdue (17), Mississippi State (15), Auburn (15), Kansas State (14), Florida (14), North Carolina (9), Boise State (5), Air Force (4), Appalachian State (4), UCLA (2), San Diego State (2), South Carolina (2), Utah State (2), Nebraska (1)

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