Ohio State ranked No. 2 in AP Poll
The Associated Press revealed their preseason poll ahead of the 2022 season, and ranked Ohio State as the nation’s second-best team, with 6 media members having them as their top team. (Bob Asmussen, David Briggs, Joe Giglio, Kirk Bohls, Michael Lev, Ryan Pritt). They were also received 10 3rd place votes and their lowest rank was 4th by Kellis Robinett. For full rankings break down, click here.
The Buckeyes also ranked No. 2 in the Coaches Poll which was released last week, and similar to the AP Poll, are behind Alabama, and above the defending national champions Georgia. With the new preseason poll out, the opening match up against Notre Dame on September 3 will be a top 5 match up.
Ohio State leads the Big Ten in the AP Poll, ahead of Michigan (6), Michigan State (15) and Wisconsin (18), all of which Ohio State will play this year.
As stated by Eleven Warriors, before Monday’s rankings were released, Ohio State was No. 1 all-time for most weeks spent in the AP Poll with 950. The next closest program was Michigan with 887, followed by Oklahoma with 877, Notre Dame with 849 and Alabama with 841.
Check out the full preseason AP Poll below.
| Rank | Team | Record | PV Rank | Conference | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | Alabama | (0-0) | 2 | SEC | 1566 | 54 |
| 2 | Ohio State | (0-0) | 6 | Big Ten | 1506 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgia | (0-0) | 1 | SEC | 1455 | 3 |
| 4 | Clemson | (0-0) | 14 | ACC | 1292 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | (0-0) | 8 | Independents | 1242 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M | (0-0) | SEC | 1212 | ||
| 7 | Utah | (0-0) | 12 | Pac-12 | 1209 | |
| 8 | Michigan | (0-0) | 3 | Big Ten | 1203 | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | (0-0) | 10 | Big 12 | 956 | |
| 10 | Baylor | (0-0) | 5 | Big 12 | 884 | |
| 11 | Oregon | (0-0) | 22 | Pac-12 | 831 | |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | (0-0) | 7 | Big 12 | 814 | |
| 13 | North Carolna State | (0-0) | 20 | ACC | 752 | |
| 14 | USC | (0-0) | Pac-12 | 711 | ||
| 15 | Michigan State | (0-0) | 9 | Big Ten | 631 | |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | (0-0) | ACC | 476 | ||
| 17 | Pittsburgh | (0-0) | 13 | ACC | 383 | |
| 18 | Wisconsin | (0-0) | Big Ten | 365 | ||
| 19 | Arkansas | (0-0) | 21 | SEC | 348 | |
| 20 | Kentucky | (0-0) | 18 | SEC | 332 | |
| 21 | Ole Miss | (0-0) | 11 | SEC | 324 | |
| 22 | Wake Forest | (0-0) | 15 | ACC | 303 | |
| 23 | Cincinnati | (0-0) | 4 | AAC | 265 | |
| 24 | Houston | (0-0) | 17 | AAC | 263 | |
| 25 | BYU | (0-0) | 19 | Independents | 234 |
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
Photo Credit to SI.com
Anyone voting OSU 4th at this point should have their vote removed.
Agreed. Especially since they put Clemson ahead of them, who struggled even more last year.
The Associated Press misspelling Cincinnati is rather pathetic.
Good observation! We corrected it on our poll table.