College Football Preseason Rankings
Preseason rankings with supporting data
1. Alabama
2022 Preseason Rating: 881
Recent Performance: 362
Experience/QB/Stability: 370
Recruiting/Momentum: 136
2. Ohio State
2022 Preseason Rating: 786
Recent Performance: 286
Experience/QB/Stability: 357
Recruiting/Momentum: 143
3. Georgia
2022 Preseason Rating: 731
Recent Performance: 307
Experience/QB/Stability: 275
Recruiting/Momentum: 149
4. Clemson
2022 Preseason Rating: 727
Recent Performance: 288
Experience/QB/Stability: 302
Recruiting/Momentum: 136
5. Utah
2022 Preseason Rating: 678
Recent Performance: 204
Experience/QB/Stability: 375
Recruiting/Momentum: 99
6. Oklahoma State
2022 Preseason Rating: 652
Recent Performance: 238
Experience/QB/Stability: 315
Recruiting/Momentum: 99
7. Oklahoma
2022 Preseason Rating: 649
Recent Performance: 263
Experience/QB/Stability: 256
Recruiting/Momentum: 129
8. NC State
2022 Preseason Rating: 643
Recent Performance: 173
Experience/QB/Stability: 354
Recruiting/Momentum: 116
9. Pittsburgh
2022 Preseason Rating: 632
Recent Performance: 209
Experience/QB/Stability: 303
Recruiting/Momentum: 119
10. Notre Dame
2022 Preseason Rating: 631
Recent Performance: 229
Experience/QB/Stability: 275
Recruiting/Momentum: 127
11. Michigan
2022 Preseason Rating: 630
Recent Performance: 236
Experience/QB/Stability: 271
Recruiting/Momentum: 124
12. Baylor
2022 Preseason Rating: 622
Recent Performance: 234
Experience/QB/Stability: 241
Recruiting/Momentum: 146
13. USC
2022 Preseason Rating: 619
Recent Performance: 121
Experience/QB/Stability: 288
Recruiting/Momentum: 210
14. Tennessee
2022 Preseason Rating: 605
Recent Performance: 137
Experience/QB/Stability: 303
Recruiting/Momentum: 166
15. Michigan State
2022 Preseason Rating: 602
Recent Performance: 225
Experience/QB/Stability: 278
Recruiting/Momentum: 99
16. Miami FL
2022 Preseason Rating: 595
Recent Performance: 154
Experience/QB/Stability: 290
Recruiting/Momentum: 150
17. Purdue
2022 Preseason Rating: 582
Recent Performance: 159
Experience/QB/Stability: 298
Recruiting/Momentum: 125
18. South Carolina
2022 Preseason Rating: 580
Recent Performance: 142
Experience/QB/Stability: 302
Recruiting/Momentum: 136
19. Iowa
2022 Preseason Rating: 576
Recent Performance: 205
Experience/QB/Stability: 273
Recruiting/Momentum: 99
20. Kentucky
2022 Preseason Rating: 572
Recent Performance: 183
Experience/QB/Stability: 285
Recruiting/Momentum: 104
21. Stanford
2022 Preseason Rating: 571
Recent Performance: 113
Experience/QB/Stability: 352
Recruiting/Momentum: 106
22. BYU
2022 Preseason Rating: 569
Recent Performance: 186
Experience/QB/Stability: 305
Recruiting/Momentum: 78
23. Oregon
2022 Preseason Rating: 563
Recent Performance: 221
Experience/QB/Stability: 215
Recruiting/Momentum: 127
24. Texas A&M
2022 Preseason Rating: 559
Recent Performance: 170
Experience/QB/Stability: 251
Recruiting/Momentum: 138
25. Ole Miss
2022 Preseason Rating: 554
Recent Performance: 176
Experience/QB/Stability: 242
Recruiting/Momentum: 136
26. Wake Forest
2022 Preseason Rating: 551
Recent Performance: 196
Experience/QB/Stability: 273
Recruiting/Momentum: 83
*Updated with Sam Hartman's injury*
27. Mississippi State
2022 Preseason Rating: 541
Recent Performance: 144
Experience/QB/Stability: 291
Recruiting/Momentum: 106
28. Arkansas
2022 Preseason Rating: 540
Recent Performance: 156
Experience/QB/Stability: 250
Recruiting/Momentum: 133
29. Louisiana State
2022 Preseason Rating: 533
Recent Performance: 166
Experience/QB/Stability: 234
Recruiting/Momentum: 132
30 (tie). TCU
2022 Preseason Rating: 531
Recent Performance: 123
Experience/QB/Stability: 307
Recruiting/Momentum: 101
30 (tie). Cincinnati
2022 Preseason Rating: 531
Recent Performance: 235
Experience/QB/Stability: 204
Recruiting/Momentum: 91
32. Louisville
2022 Preseason Rating: 527
Recent Performance: 137
Experience/QB/Stability: 299
Recruiting/Momentum: 92
33. UCLA
2022 Preseason Rating: 524
Recent Performance: 163
Experience/QB/Stability: 262
Recruiting/Momentum: 98
34. Penn State
2022 Preseason Rating: 522
Recent Performance: 163
Experience/QB/Stability: 234
Recruiting/Momentum: 125
35. Texas
2022 Preseason Rating: 521
Recent Performance: 125
Experience/QB/Stability: 213
Recruiting/Momentum: 184
36. Kansas State
2022 Preseason Rating: 517
Recent Performance: 166
Experience/QB/Stability: 237
Recruiting/Momentum: 115
37. Florida
2022 Preseason Rating: 511
Recent Performance: 151
Experience/QB/Stability: 235
Recruiting/Momentum: 125
38 (tie). Houston
2022 Preseason Rating: 501
Recent Performance: 209
Experience/QB/Stability: 212
Recruiting/Momentum: 80
38 (tie). Maryland
2022 Preseason Rating: 501
Recent Performance: 131
Experience/QB/Stability: 268
Recruiting/Momentum: 102
40. Minnesota
2022 Preseason Rating: 491
Recent Performance: 174
Experience/QB/Stability: 222
Recruiting/Momentum: 95
41 (tie). Florida State
2022 Preseason Rating: 486
Recent Performance: 147
Experience/QB/Stability: 225
Recruiting/Momentum: 114
41 (tie). Boston College
2022 Preseason Rating: 486
Recent Performance: 121
Experience/QB/Stability: 276
Recruiting/Momentum: 89
41 (tie). North Carolina
2022 Preseason Rating: 486
Recent Performance: 131
Experience/QB/Stability: 238
Recruiting/Momentum: 117
44. Wisconsin
2022 Preseason Rating: 485
Recent Performance: 206
Experience/QB/Stability: 177
Recruiting/Momentum: 103
45. West Virginia
2022 Preseason Rating: 479
Recent Performance: 133
Experience/QB/Stability: 250
Recruiting/Momentum: 96
46. Virginia
2022 Preseason Rating: 475
Recent Performance: 119
Experience/QB/Stability: 268
Recruiting/Momentum: 88
47. Auburn
2022 Preseason Rating: 473
Recent Performance: 145
Experience/QB/Stability: 205
Recruiting/Momentum: 124
48. Arizona State
2022 Preseason Rating: 472
Recent Performance: 167
Experience/QB/Stability: 214
Recruiting/Momentum: 92
49. UCF
2022 Preseason Rating: 466
Recent Performance: 178
Experience/QB/Stability: 204
Recruiting/Momentum: 84
50. Oregon State
2022 Preseason Rating: 459
Recent Performance: 127
Experience/QB/Stability: 251
Recruiting/Momentum: 82
51. Washington State
2022 Preseason Rating: 454
Recent Performance: 144
Experience/QB/Stability: 224
Recruiting/Momentum: 86
52. Missouri
2022 Preseason Rating: 434
Recent Performance: 130
Experience/QB/Stability: 206
Recruiting/Momentum: 99
53 (tie). Washington
2022 Preseason Rating: 433
Recent Performance: 122
Experience/QB/Stability: 205
Recruiting/Momentum: 106
53 (tie). Texas Tech
2022 Preseason Rating: 433
Recent Performance: 135
Experience/QB/Stability: 213
Recruiting/Momentum: 86
55 (tie). Northwestern
2022 Preseason Rating: 426
Recent Performance: 95
Experience/QB/Stability: 242
Recruiting/Momentum: 89
55 (tie). Iowa State
2022 Preseason Rating: 426
Recent Performance: 142
Experience/QB/Stability: 193
Recruiting/Momentum: 91
57. Nebraska
2022 Preseason Rating: 419
Recent Performance: 83
Experience/QB/Stability: 228
Recruiting/Momentum: 108
58. Virginia Tech
2022 Preseason Rating: 417
Recent Performance: 135
Experience/QB/Stability: 185
Recruiting/Momentum: 97
59. Syracuse
2022 Preseason Rating: 407
Recent Performance: 100
Experience/QB/Stability: 222
Recruiting/Momentum: 85
60. Indiana
2022 Preseason Rating: 391
Recent Performance: 59
Experience/QB/Stability: 239
Recruiting/Momentum: 93
61. Georgia Tech
2022 Preseason Rating: 386
Recent Performance: 84
Experience/QB/Stability: 209
Recruiting/Momentum: 94
62. Rutgers
2022 Preseason Rating: 374
Recent Performance: 98
Experience/QB/Stability: 186
Recruiting/Momentum: 90
63. Illinois
2022 Preseason Rating: 371
Recent Performance: 93
Experience/QB/Stability: 194
Recruiting/Momentum: 84
64. Duke
2022 Preseason Rating: 370
Recent Performance: 81
Experience/QB/Stability: 203
Recruiting/Momentum: 86
65. California
2022 Preseason Rating: 365
Recent Performance: 103
Experience/QB/Stability: 168
Recruiting/Momentum: 93
66. Vanderbilt
2022 Preseason Rating: 341
Recent Performance: 54
Experience/QB/Stability: 195
Recruiting/Momentum: 92
67. Colorado
2022 Preseason Rating: 335
Recent Performance: 85
Experience/QB/Stability: 160
Recruiting/Momentum: 90
68. Kansas
2022 Preseason Rating: 333
Recent Performance: 36
Experience/QB/Stability: 219
Recruiting/Momentum: 77
69. Arizona
2022 Preseason Rating: 332
Recent Performance: 48
Experience/QB/Stability: 196
Recruiting/Momentum: 88