What Might The 2022 Preseason TBEN Poll Look Like? It’s our predicted best bet on college football’s early rankings.
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The TBEN poll is the longest-running measure of college football, and it’s still — along with the USA TODAY Coaches Poll — a good indicator of how the top teams are viewed and where expectations are set.
Lately, the preseason poll pretty much reflects the Coaches version, but there are always a few tweaks and differences with a few more non-traditional teams getting a little more love – last year Cincinnati and Coastal Carolina were higher than the Coaches poll.
This year won’t be as crazy as last year after the strange 2020, but this season should be a lot of differences from the Coaches Poll with so many questions outside the top five.
The 2021 TBEN preseason poll had Alabama No. 1, Oklahoma No. 2, Clemson No. 3, Ohio State No. 4. Eventual National Champion Georgia came in at 5, Cincinnati was 8 and Michigan was stuck in the abyss that also received votes.
Below is NOT the actual TBEN poll from the 2022 preseason: – it’s our prediction and projection of what it could be for the mid-August release.
TBEN Preseason Poll All-Time Rankings
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All-Time Preseason TBEN Ranking
2022 Preseason TBEN Poll Prediction
Click on each team for the preview of CFN 2022. Number in brackets is where each team finished in the final 2021 rankings.
Pre-season Preseason Coaches Poll that also receives votes: Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Pitt, North Carolina, UCLA, Purdue, Boise State, Minnesota, San Diego State, Leger, LSU, Miami, UCF, South Carolina
25 Penn State Nittany Lions (NR)
24 Florida Gators (NR)
23 Kentucky Wildcats (18)
22 BYU Cougars (19)
21 Texas Longhorns (NR)
– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of each team
20 Tennessee Volunteers (NR)
19 Baylor Bears (5)
18 Iowa Hawks (23)
17 Houston Cougars (21)
16 Arkansas Razorbacks (20)
– USA TODAY Coaches Poll Preseason Prediction
15 Utah Utes (12)
14 Oregon Ducks (22)
13 NC State Wolfpack (20)
12 Ole Miss Rebels (11)
11 Oklahoma Past (10)
10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7)
9 Michigan State Spartans (9)
8 USC Trojan Horses (NR)
7 Texas A&M Aggies (NR)
6 Michigan Wolverines (3)
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8)
4 Clemson Tigers (14)
3 Georgia Bulldogs (1)
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6)
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2)
All-Time Coaches Poll Ranking
TBEN all time ranking
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