College Football News’ Pete Fiutak recently ranked all 131 FBS teams ahead of the 2022 college football season.
It’s a big task, but Fiutak did it. To read the full rankings of all teams, click here.
Here’s a look at his top ten, which of course includes the defending champion Georgia Bulldogs. Do you think Fiutak got it right?
10 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 6 2020: 19 2019: 50
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: Central Michigan
9 Michigan Wolverines
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 3 2020: 59 2019: 57
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: State of Colorado
8 Oklahoma Formerly
(Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Final ranking: 2021: 9 2020: 6 2019: 8th
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: UTEP
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 8th 2020: 5 2019: 12
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: in the state of Ohio
6 Oregon ducks
Oregon Football Coach Dan Lanning (Syndication: The Register Guard)
Final ranking: 2021: 31 2020: 28 2019: 7
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: Georgia (in Atlanta)
5 Clemson Tigers
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 16 2020: 3 2019: 3
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: at Georgia Tech
4Texas A&M Aggies
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 29 2020: 18 2019: 29
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: Sam Houston
3 Georgia Bulldogs
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Final ranking: 2021: 1 2020: 8th 2019: 4
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: Oregon (at Atlanta)
Fiutak:
Don’t assume the Bulldogs are out of the national title hunt after losing all that superstar talent to the NFL. Years of great recruiting courses – and holdovers from last year – have restocked the shelves. This won’t be the 2021 team, but it will be right back in the hunt for the college football playoffs.
2 Buckeyes of the State of Ohio
Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch
Final ranking: 2021: 4 2020: 2 2019: 2
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: Notre-Dame
1 Crimson Tide of Alabama
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Final ranking: 2021: 2 2020: 1 2019: 15
week 0: DATE OF OPENING
Week 1: State of Utah
