2022 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings
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Historical 2022 rankings calculated with the Modern Formula from official ESPN scores; divisions are combined into their conferences.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.710 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 2 | 1 | 0.831 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 3 | -1 | 0.845 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 4 | 0 | 0.935 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 5 | 0 | 0.949 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) |  B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 6 | 0 | 0.986 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 7 | 0 | 1.057 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 8 | 0 | 1.181 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 9 | 0 | 1.187 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) |  MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 10 | 0 | 1.220 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 11 | 0 | 1.293 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) |  USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 12 | 0 | 1.320 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 13 | 0 | 1.343 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 14 | 1 | 1.472 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 15 | -1 | 1.539 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 16 | 0 | 1.574 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) |  ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 17 | 0 | 1.592 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 18 | 0 | 1.675 |  Utah (UTAH) |  PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 19 | 0 | 1.686 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 20 | 0 | 1.734 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 21 | 0 | 1.805 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 22 | 0 | 1.830 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 23 | 0 | 1.845 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 24 | 0 | 1.869 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 25 | 0 | 1.882 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 26 | 0 | 1.894 |  Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 27 | 0 | 1.946 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 28 | 0 | 1.954 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 29 | 0 | 2.012 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 30 | 0 | 2.032 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 31 | 0 | 2.186 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 32 | 0 | 2.311 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 33 | 0 | 2.352 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 34 | 0 | 2.385 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 35 | 0 | 2.447 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 36 | 0 | 2.454 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 37 | 0 | 2.516 |  UAB | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 38 | 0 | 2.624 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 39 | 0 | 2.774 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 40 | 0 | 2.786 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 41 | 0 | 2.855 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 42 | 2 | 2.949 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 43 | -1 | 2.977 |  Liberty (LIBERTY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 44 | -1 | 2.990 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 45 | 0 | 3.035 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 46 | 0 | 3.039 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 47 | 0 | 3.046 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 48 | 1 | 3.048 |  SMU | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 49 | -1 | 3.126 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 50 | 0 | 3.208 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 51 | 0 | 3.243 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 52 | 0 | 3.339 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 53 | 0 | 3.352 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 54 | 0 | 3.518 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 55 | 2 | 3.647 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 56 | -1 | 3.665 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 57 | -1 | 3.681 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 58 | 0 | 3.794 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 59 | 0 | 3.838 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 60 | 0 | 3.850 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 61 | 0 | 3.939 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 62 | 0 | 4.000 |  LSU | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 63 | 0 | 4.017 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 64 | 2 | 4.046 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 65 | -1 | 4.052 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 66 | -1 | 4.079 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 67 | 0 | 4.229 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 68 | 0 | 4.315 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 69 | 0 | 4.382 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 70 | 0 | 4.388 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 71 | 0 | 4.396 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 72 | 0 | 4.421 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 73 | 0 | 4.424 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 74 | 0 | 4.516 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 75 | 2 | 4.589 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 76 | -1 | 4.611 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 77 | -1 | 4.667 |  UTEP | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 78 | 0 | 4.802 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 79 | 0 | 4.930 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 80 | 0 | 5.014 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 81 | 0 | 5.223 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 82 | 0 | 5.333 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 83 | 0 | 5.340 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 84 | 0 | 5.370 |  TCU | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 85 | 1 | 5.388 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 86 | -1 | 5.411 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 87 | 0 | 5.484 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 88 | 0 | 5.489 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 89 | 0 | 5.501 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 90 | 41 | 5.619 |  James Madison (JAMES MADISON) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 91 | -1 | 5.816 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 92 | -1 | 5.985 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 93 | -1 | 6.126 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 94 | -1 | 6.137 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 95 | -1 | 6.204 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 96 | -1 | 6.299 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 97 | -1 | 6.372 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 98 | -1 | 6.387 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 99 | -1 | 6.538 |  USC | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 100 | -1 | 6.654 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 101 | -1 | 6.703 |  Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 102 | -1 | 6.705 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 103 | -1 | 7.070 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 104 | -1 | 7.179 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 105 | -1 | 7.435 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 106 | -1 | 7.446 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 107 | -1 | 7.495 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 108 | -1 | 7.509 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 109 | -1 | 7.544 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 110 | -1 | 7.557 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 111 | -1 | 7.705 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 112 | -1 | 7.708 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 113 | -1 | 7.885 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 114 | -1 | 7.909 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 115 | -1 | 7.917 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 116 | -1 | 7.919 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 117 | -1 | 7.983 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 118 | -1 | 8.295 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 119 | 0 | 8.383 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 120 | -2 | 8.439 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 121 | -1 | 8.507 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 122 | -1 | 8.712 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 123 | -1 | 8.812 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 124 | -1 | 9.029 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 125 | -1 | 9.454 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 126 | -1 | 9.489 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 127 | -1 | 9.829 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 128 | -1 | 9.983 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 129 | -1 | 10.411 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 130 | -1 | 10.866 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 131 | -1 | 10.896 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |