Pete Fiutak of College Football News recently ranked all 131 FBS teams ahead of the 2022 college football season.
That’s a big task, but Fiutak did it. To read the full rankings of every team, click here.
Here’s a look at his top-ten, which obviously includes the defending national champions Georgia Bulldogs. Do you think Fiutak got it right?
10
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Final Rankings: 2021: 6 2020: 19 2019: 50
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Central Michigan
9
Michigan Wolverines
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Final Rankings: 2021: 3 2020: 59 2019: 57
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Colorado State
8
Oklahoma Sooners
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Final Rankings: 2021: 9 2020: 6 2019: 8
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: UTEP
7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Final Rankings: 2021: 8 2020: 5 2019: 12
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Ohio State
6
Oregon Ducks
Oregon football coach Dan Lanning (Syndication: The Register Guard)
Final Rankings: 2021: 31 2020: 28 2019: 7
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Georgia (in Atlanta)
5
Clemson Tigers
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Final Rankings: 2021: 16 2020: 3 2019: 3
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Georgia Tech
4
Texas A&M Aggies
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Final Rankings: 2021: 29 2020: 18 2019: 29
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Sam Houston
3
Georgia Bulldogs
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Final Rankings: 2021: 1 2020: 8 2019: 4
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Oregon (in 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 classes – and holdovers from last year – have restocked the shelves. This won’t be the 2021 team, but it’ll be right back in the hunt for the College Football Playoff.
2
Ohio State Buckeyes
Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch
Final Rankings: 2021: 4 2020: 2 2019: 2
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Notre Dame