College Football Rankings By Conference: How Good Teams Are In Each League, Week 5

College football rankings by conference after Week 5. How good are the teams in each league?d

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? After Week 5, here’s how they all stack up


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CFN College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 5

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 5 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 5

1 Clemson (5-0)

2 Wake Forest (4-1)

3 Florida State (4-1)

4 NC State (4-1)

5 Syracuse (5-0)

6 North Carolina (4-1)

7 Duke (4-1)

8 Georgia Tech (2-3)

9 Pitt (2-2)

10 Louisville (2-3)

11 Miami (2-2)

12 Virginia (2-3)

13 Boston College (2-3)

14 Virginia Tech (2-2)

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

CFN Week 5 Rankings 1-131

NEXT: College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 5: American Athletic Conference

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 5

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 5

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 5 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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This might have been another fun/crazy/unpredictable/silly weekend of college football, but for the purposes of the rankings it’s not as bad as after Week 4.

As always, we try to respect the results and put the puzzle together more than dealing with any sort of eye-test, and there are some changes.

Nebraska is a wee bit different now after getting a week off and time to settle in after the coaching changes.

Fresno State losing to UConn is a disaster, but for now the punishment won’t be too harsh with QB Jake Haener out.

Arizona State? It wasn’t bad against USC, but it’s not fair to Eastern Michigan – who has been a dud since the win in Tempe – to give the Sun Devils any credit considering they have yet to win a game over an FBS program.

There are some inconsistencies across the board – Southern Miss and Tulane are a wreck to figure out – but in almost all cases these are as close to fair as possible.

This will change wildly as the season goes on. Nothing is set in stone.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 5
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 5 Scoreboard, how the predictions went
Team Rankings By Conference

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 5

131 Hawaii (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6: at San Diego State

130 New Mexico State (1-5)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 5: FIU 21, New Mexico State 7
Week 6: OPEN DATE

129 FIU (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 5: FIU 21, New Mexico State 17
Week 6: UConn

128 Colorado State (0-4)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6: at Nevada

127 Akron (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 5: Bowling Green 31, Akron 28
Week 6: at Ohio

126 UMass (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 5: Eastern Michigan 20, UMass 13
Week 6: Liberty

125 Army (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 5: Georgia State 31, Army 14
Week 6: at Wake Forest

124 Georgia State (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 5: Georgia State 31, Army 14
Week 6: Georgia Southern

123 Charlotte (1-5)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 5: UTEP 41, Charlotte 35
Week 6: OPEN DATE

122 UConn (2-4)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 5: Fresno StateUConn 19, Fresno State 14
Week 6: at FIU

121 Temple (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 5: Memphis 24, Temple 3
Week 6: OPEN DATE

120 Utah State (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 5: BYU 38, Utah State 26
Week 6: Air Force

119 Texas State (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 5: James Madison 40, Texas State 13
Week 6: Appalachian State

118 Florida Atlantic (2-4)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 5: North Texas 45, Florida Atlantic 28
Week 6: COMING

117 Louisiana (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 5: South Alabama 20, Louisiana 17
Week 6: OPEN DATE

116 ULM (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 5: Arkansas State 45, ULM 28
Week 6: Coastal Carolina

115 UTEP (3-3)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 5: UTEP 41, Charlotte 35
Week 6: at Louisiana Tech

114 New Mexico (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 5: UNLV 31, New Mexico 20
Week 6: Wyoming

113 Central Michigan (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 5: Toledo 38, Central Michigan 17
Week 6: at Toledo

112 Arkansas State (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 5: Arkansas State 45, ULM 28
Week 6: James Madison

111 Ohio (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 5: Kent State 31, Ohio 24 OT
Week 6: Akron

110 Nevada (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 5: OPEN DATE
Week 6: Colorado State

109 Colorado (0-5)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 5: Arizona 43, Colorado 20
Week 6: OPEN DATE

108 North Texas (3-3)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 5: North Texas 45, Florida Atlantic 28
Week 6: OPEN DATE

107 Northwestern (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 5: Penn State 17, Northwestern 7
Week 6: Wisconsin

106 USF (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 5: East Carolina 48, USF 28
Week 6: at Cincinnati

105 Eastern Michigan (3-2)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 5: Eastern Michigan 20, UMass 13
Week 6: at Western Michigan

104 Arizona State (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 5: USC 42, Arizona State 25
Week 6: Washington

103 Miami University (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 5: at Buffalo
Week 6: Kent State

102 Buffalo (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 5: Miami University
Week 6: at Bowling Green

101 Northern Illinois (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 5: Ball State 44, Northern Illinois 38 2OT
Week 6: Toledo

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 5
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Team Rankings By Conference

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 5 Top 100

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 4

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 4

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 4 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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It’s our motto with the college football rankings that we try to never stray from: respect the results.

That’s a problem now.

Really, Tulane should be ranked ahead of Kansas State, who should be ranked ahead of Oklahoma, but Tulane just lost to Southern Miss, who lost to …

It doesn’t work.

Just trust us when we say we get it. There are a lot of insane inconsistencies and wild moves, especially for some teams that were great this weekend and should’ve moved up.

All of the bizarre upsets and twists in a fun start to the college football season changed up everything.

For example, do we think Texas A&M and Oklahoma would beat James Madison? Almost certainly. Would we pick the Aggies and Sooners over the Dukes? Yeah.

Is James Madison unbeaten after beating the Appalachian State team that beat Texas A&M a few weeks ago in College Station? Yeah. Did it destroy the Middle Tennessee team that just trucked Miami? Yeah.

To get this ultra-pretentious ramble there faster, it’s simple. Some – not all – of the unbeatens get a ton of respect in the Week 4 college football rankings.

This will all get cleared up over the next few weeks as more results come in, so PLEASE don’t get into too much of a twist if your team was impressive on Saturday but dropped; that meant other parts of the overall puzzle changed.

With all of that in mind, here are the wacky and wild Week 4 college football rankings.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 4
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 4 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 4

131 FIU (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 4: WKU 73, FIU 0
Week 5: at New Mexico State

130 Hawaii (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 4: New Mexico State 45, Hawaii 26
Week 5: OPEN DATE

129 UConn (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 4: NC State 41, UConn 10
Week 5: Fresno State

128 Colorado State (0-4)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 4: Sacramento State 41, Colorado State 10
Week 5: OPEN DATE

127 Akron (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 4: Liberty 21, Akron 12
Week 5: Bowling Green

126 UMass (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 4: Temple 28, UMass 0
Week 5: at Eastern Michigan

125 New Mexico State (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 4: New Mexico State 45, Hawaii 26
Week 5: FIU

124 Charlotte (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 4: South Carolina 56, Charlotte 20
Week 5: UTEP

123 Georgia State (0-4)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 4: Coastal Carolina 41, Georgia State 24
Week 5: at Army

122 Colorado (0-4)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 4: UCLA 45, Colorado 17
Week 5: at Arizona

121 Arizona State (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 4: Utah 34, Arizona State 13
Week 5: at USC

120 Eastern Michigan (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 4: Buffalo 50, Eastern Michigan 31
Week 5: UMass

119 Buffalo (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 4: Buffalo 50, Eastern Michigan 31
Week 5: Miami University

118 Louisiana (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 4: ULM 21, Louisiana 17
Week 5: South Alabama

117 Florida Atlantic (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 4: Purdue 28, Florida Atlantic 26
Week 5: at North Texas

116 ULM (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 4: ULM 21, Louisiana 17
Week 5: at Arkansas State

115 UTEP (1-4)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 4: UTEP 27, Boise State 10
Week 5: at Charlotte

114 Texas State (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 4: Texas State 34, Houston Christian 0
Week 5: at James Madison

113 New Mexico (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 4: LSU 38, New Mexico 0
Week 5: OPEN DATE

112 Utah State (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 4: UNLV 34, Utah State 24
Week 5: at BYU

111 Kent State (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 4: Georgia 39, Kent State 23
Week 5: Ohio

110 Arkansas State (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 4: Old Dominion 29, Arkansas State 26
Week 5: ULM

109 North Texas (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 4: Memphis 44, North Texas 34
Week 5: at Memphis

108 Nevada (2-3)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 4: Air Force 48, Nevada 20
Week 5: OPEN DATE

107 USF (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 4: Louisville 41, USF 3
Week 5: East Carolina

106 Nebraska (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 4: OPEN DATE
Week 5: Indiana

105 Northwestern (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 4: Miami University 17, Northwestern 14
Week 5: at Penn State

104 Miami University (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 4: Miami University 17, Northwestern 14
Week 5: at Buffalo

103 Virginia Tech (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 4: West Virgina 33, Virginia Tech 10
Week 5: at North Carolina

102 Old Dominion (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 4: Old Dominion 29, Arkansas State 26
Week 5: Liberty

101 Temple (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 4: Temple 28, UMass 0
Week 5: OPEN DATE

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 4
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 4 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 4 Top 100

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 3

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 3d

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 3 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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Thanks for screwing everything up, Bowling Green.

These rankings are about as close to the pin as they can possibly get considering the goal is to always respect the results.

If Team A beats Team B and Team B beats Team C, then it goes A then B and then C, if there are no other variables – this all gets blown up as the season goes on.

And then Bowling Green beats Marshall in overtime.

So do we just reject the Marshall win over Notre Dame, especially considering how mediocre the Irish have been?

We punted on that a bit – giving more credit to the Marshall win over Notre Dame than the Bowling Green victory on Saturday – but all of the other results after three weeks and a Week 0 are taken into account.

As always, these will change wildly based on the big wins, tough losses, and head-to-head matchups.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 3
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 3 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 3

131 FIU (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 3: OPEN DATE
Week 4: at WKU

130 Akron (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 3: Tennessee 63, Akron 6
Week 4: at Liberty

129 Buffalo (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 3: Coastal Carolina 38, Buffalo 26
Week 4: at Eastern Michigan

128 UConn (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 3: Michigan 59, UConn 0
Week 4: at NC State

127 New Mexico State (0-4)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 3: Wisconsin 66, New Mexico State 7
Week 4: Hawaii

126 UTEP (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 3: New Mexico 27, UTEP 10
Week 4: Boise State (Sept 23)

125 ULM (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 3: Alabama 63, ULM 7
Week 4: COMING

124 Georgia State (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 3: Charlotte 42, Georgia State 41
Week 4: Coastal Carolina (Sept 22)

123 Charlotte (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 3: Charlotte 42, Georgia State 41
Week 4: at South Carolina

122 UMass (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 3: UMass 20, Stony Brook 3
Week 4: at Temple

121 Navy (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 3: OPEN DATE
Week 4: at East Carolina

120 Texas State (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 3: Baylor 42, Texas State 7
Week 4: Houston Baptist

119 Hawaii (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 3: Hawaii 24, Duquesne 14
Week 4: at New Mexico State

118 Colorado State (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 3: Washington State 38, Colorado State 7
Week 4: Sacramento State

117 New Mexico (2-1)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 3: New Mexico 27, UTEP 10
Week 4: at LSU

116 Florida Atlantic (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 3: UCF 40, Florida Atlantic 14
Week 4: at Purdue

115 Utah State (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 3: OPEN DATE
Week 4: UNLV

114 Temple (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 3: Rutgers 16, Temple 14
Week 4: UMass

113 Ohio (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 3: Iowa State 43, Ohio 10
Week 4: Fordham

112 San Jose State (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 3: OPEN DATE
Week 4: Western Michigan

111 Kent State (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 3: Kent State 63, LIU 10
Week 4: at Georgia

110 North Texas (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 3: UNLV 58, North Texas 27
Week 4: at Memphis

109 Arkansas State (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 3: Memphis 44, Arkansas State 32
Week 4: at Old Dominion

108 Middle Tennessee (2-1)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 3: Middle Tennessee 49, Tennessee State 6
Week 4: at Miami

107 Northern Illinois (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 3: Vanderbilt 38, Northern Illinois 28
Week 4: at Kentucky

106 Nevada (2-2)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 3: Iowa 27, Nevada 0
Week 4: at Air Force (Sept 23)

105 Colorado (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 3: Minnesota 49, Colorado 7
Week 4: UCLA

104 Nebraska (1-3)

Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 3: Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 14
Week 4: OPEN DATE

103 Northwestern (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 3: Southern Illinois 31, Northwestern 24
Week 4: Miami University

102 UNLV (2-1)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 3: UNLV 58, North Texas 27
Week 4: at Utah State

101 USF (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 3: Florida 31, USF 28
Week 4: at Louisville

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 3
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 3 Top 100

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 2

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 2

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 2 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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The rankings are clean, at least for now.

Preseason rankings are on perception and projection, and then you have to respect the results – otherwise, why play the games?

This happens every year, and every year we say the same thing. THESE WILL WILDLY CHANGE.

Eventually, there will be too many variables involved and we have to adapt and adjust. Until then, at the moment …

You HAVE to rank North Carolina over Appalachian State, and you have to rank both of them over Appalachian State.

You HAVE to rank Marshall over Notre Dame, Washington State over Wisconsin, and right on down the line based on what happened on the field.

Again, these will change as the season gets crazier, but until then …

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 2
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 2 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 2

131 FIU (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 2: Texas State 41, FIU 12
Week 3: OPEN DATE

130 Akron (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 2: Michigan State 52, Akron 0
Week 3: at Tennessee

129 UMass (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 2: Toledo 55, UMass 10
Week 3: Stony Brook

128 Charlotte (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 2: Maryland 56, Charlotte 21
Week 3: at Georgia State

127 Bowling Green (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 2: Eastern Kentucky 59, Bowling Green 57 3OT
Week 3: Marshall

126 Buffalo (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 2: Holy Cross 37, Buffalo 31
Week 3: at Coastal Carolina

125 UConn (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 2: Syracuse 48, UConn 14
Week 3: at Michigan

124 ULM (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 2: ULM 35, Nicholls 7
Week 3: Alabama

123 New Mexico State (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 2: UTEP 20, New Mexico State 13
Week 3: at Wisconsin

122 Navy (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 2: Memphis 37, Navy 13
Week 3: OPEN DATE

121 UTEP (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 2: UTEP 20, New Mexico State 13
Week 3: at New Mexico

120 Hawaii (0-3)

Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 2: Michigan 56, Hawaii 10
Week 3: Duquesne

119 Colorado State (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 2: Middle Tennessee 34, Colorado State 19
Week 3: at Washington State

118 Texas State (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 2: Texas State 41, FIU 12
Week 3: at Baylor

117 Rice (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 2: Rice 52, McNeese 10
Week 3: Louisiana

116 Arkansas State (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 2: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
Week 3: at Memphis

115 Utah State (1-2)

Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 2: Weber State 35, Utah State 7
Week 3: OPEN DATE

114 New Mexico (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 2: Boise State 31, New Mexico 14
Week 3: UTEP

113 Temple (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 2: Temple 30, Lafayette 14
Week 3: Rutgers

112 Kent State (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 2: Oklahoma 33, Kent State 3
Week 3: Long Island

111 Eastern Michigan (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 2: Louisiana 49, Eastern Michigan 21
Week 3: at Arizona State

110 Middle Tennessee (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 2: Middle Tennessee 34, Colorado State 19
Week 3: Tennessee State

109 Nevada (2-0)

Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 2: Incarnate Word 55, Nevada 41
Week 3: at Iowa

108 Northern Illinois (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 2: Tulsa 38, Northern Illinois 35
Week 3: Vanderbilt

107 UNLV (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 2: Cal 20, UNLV 14
Week 3: North Texas

106 Florida Atlantic (2-1)

Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 2: Florida Atlantic 42, SE Louisiana 9
Week 3: UCF

105 USF (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 2: USF 42, Howard 20
Week 3: at Florida

104 Miami University (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 2: Miami University 31, Robert Morris 14
Week 3: Cincinnati

103 Central Michigan (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 2: South Alabama 38, Central Michigan 24
Week 3: Bucknell

102 Ball State (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 2: Western Michigan 37, Ball State 30
Week 3: Murray State

101 Troy (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 2: Troy 38, Alabama A&M 17
Week 3: at Appalachian State

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 2
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 2 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 2 Top 100

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 1

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 1

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 0 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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As always, the CFN rankings are based on what we know and can prove more than what we believe, but it’s only Week 1 – there’s not a ton to go on yet. Also, as always, these rankings will fluctuate wildly.

The adjustments will be made after Sunday and Monday night games.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 1
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 1 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 1

131 FIU (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 129
Week 1: FIU 38, Bryant 37 (OT)
Week 2: at Texas State

130 Akron (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 130
Week 1: Akron 30, Saint Francis 23 (OT)
Week 2: at Michigan State

129 UMass (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 131
Week 1: Tulane 42, UMass 10
Week 2: at Toledo

128 Charlotte (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 1: William & Mary 41, Charlotte 24
Week 2: Maryland

127 ULM (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 128
Week 1: Texas 52, ULM 10
Week 2: Nicholls State

126 New Mexico State (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 1: Minnesota 38, New Mexico State 0
Week 2: at UTEP

125 UConn (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 1: at Central Connecticut State
Week 2: Syracuse

124 Ball State (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 1: Tennessee 59, Ball State 10
Week 2: Western Michigan

123 Rice (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 1: USC 66, Rice 14
Week 2: McNeese State

122 Bowling Green (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 1: UCLA 45, Bowling Green 17
Week 2: Eastern Kentucky

121 Navy (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 1: Delaware 14, Navy 7
Week 2: Memphis

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120 Texas State (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 1: Nevada 38, Texas State 14
Week 2: FIU (Sept 9)

119 Buffalo (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 1: Maryland 31, Buffalo 10
Week 2: Holy Cross

118 New Mexico (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 1: New Mexico 41, Maine 0
Week 2: Boise State (Sept 9)

117 Arkansas State (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 1: Arkansas State 58, Grambling State 3
Week 2: at Ohio State

116 UTEP (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 1: Oklahoma 45, UTEP 13
Week 2: New Mexico State

115 Hawaii (0-2)

Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 1: WKU 49, Hawaii 17
Week 2: at Michigan

114 Kent State (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 1: Washington 45, Kent State 20
Week 2: at Oklahoma

113 Eastern Michigan (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 1: Eastern Michigan 42, Eastern Kentucky 34
Week 2: at Louisiana

112 Georgia Southern (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 1: Georgia Southern 59, Morgan State 7
Week 2: at Nebraska

111 Temple (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 1: Duke 30, Temple 0
Week 2: Lafayette

110 Middle Tennessee (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 1: James Madison 44, Middle Tennessee 7
Week 2: at Colorado State

109 UNLV (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 1: OPEN DATE
Week 2: at Cal

108 Northern Illinois (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 1: Northern Illinois 34, Eastern Illinois 27
Week 2: at Tulsa

107 Southern Miss (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 1: Liberty 29, Southern Miss 27 4OT
Week 2: at Miami

106 Miami University (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 1: Kentucky 37, Miami University 13
Week 2: Robert Morris

105 South Alabama (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 1: South Alabama 48, Nicholls 7
Week 2: at Central Michigan

104 James Madison (1-0)

Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 1: James Madison 44, Middle Tennessee 7
Week 2: Norfolk State

103 Nevada (2-0)

Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 1: Nevada 38, Texas State 14
Week 2: Incarnate Word

102 Florida Atlantic (1-1)

Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 1: Ohio 41, Florida Atlantic 38
Week 2: SE Louisiana

101 Louisiana Tech (0-1)

Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 1: Missouri 52, Louisiana Tech 24
Week 2: Stephen F Austin

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 1
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 1 Scoreboard, how the predictions went

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 1 Top 100

College Football Preview 2022: CFN 131 Team Previews, Schedules, Rankings

CFN College Football Preview 2022: 131 Team Previews, Conference Previews, Predictions, Rankings

CFN College Football Preview 2022: Team Previews, Conference Previews, Predictions, Rankings


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College Football Preview 2022

CFN Preseason Ranking of Every Team 1-131
CFN Preseason Bowl Predictions

CFN Predictions of Every Game
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

CFN All-Conference Teams, Top 30 Players
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

2022 Unit Rankings  
QB | RB | WR&TE | OL | DL | LB | DB
Offenses | Defenses

Note: Most team previews were done earlier in the summer. We try to update everything on the fly, but if we’re missing something please let us know at @ColFootballNews

ACC 2022 Team Previews

ACC Atlantic

Boston College
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Clemson
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Florida State
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Louisville
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NC State
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Syracuse
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Wake Forest
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ACC Coastal

Duke
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Georgia Tech
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Miami
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

North Carolina
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Pitt
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Virginia
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

Virginia Tech
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

American Athletic Conference 2022 Team Previews

Cincinnati
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

East Carolina
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Houston
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Memphis
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Navy
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

SMU
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Temple
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Tulane
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Tulsa
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

UCF
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

USF
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Big Ten 2022 Team Previews

Big Ten East

Indiana
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Maryland
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Michigan
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Michigan State
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Ohio State
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Penn State
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Rutgers
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Big Ten West

Illinois
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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Nebraska
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Northwestern
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Purdue
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Wisconsin
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Big 12 2022 Team Previews

Baylor
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Iowa State
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Kansas
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Kansas State
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State
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TCU
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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West Virginia
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Conference USA 2022 Team Previews

Charlotte
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FIU
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Florida Atlantic
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Louisiana Tech  
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

Middle Tennessee
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North Texas
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Rice
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UAB
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UTEP
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UTSA
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WKU 
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Independent 2022 Team Previews

Army
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BYU
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Liberty
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New Mexico State
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Notre Dame
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UConn
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UMass
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MAC 2022 Team Previews

MAC East

Akron
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Bowling Green
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Buffalo
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Kent State
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Miami University
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Ohio
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MAC West

Ball State
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Central Michigan
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Eastern Michigan
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Northern Illinois
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Toledo
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Western Michigan 
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Mountain West 2022 Team Previews

Air Force
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Boise State
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Colorado State
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Fresno State
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Hawaii
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Nevada
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New Mexico
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San Diego State
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San Jose State
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UNLV
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Utah State
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Wyoming
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Pac-12 2022 Team Previews

Arizona
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Arizona State
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Cal
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Colorado
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Oregon
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Oregon State
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Stanford
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UCLA
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USC
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Utah
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Washington
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Washington State 
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SEC 2022 Team Previews

SEC East

Florida
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Georgia
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Kentucky
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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South Carolina
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Vanderbilt
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SEC West

Alabama
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Arkansas
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Auburn
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LSU
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Mississippi State
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Ole Miss
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Texas A&M
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Sun Belt 2022 Team Previews

Sun Belt East

Appalachian State
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Coastal Carolina
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Georgia Southern
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Georgia State
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James Madison
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Marshall
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Old Dominion
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Sun Belt West

Arkansas State
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Louisiana
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South Alabama
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Southern Miss
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Texas State
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Troy
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ULM
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2022 College Football Schedules: All 131 Teams

College Football Rankings: 1 To 131 After Week 0

College football rankings from CollegeFootballNews.com from 1 to 131 after Week 0.

College Football News 2022 college football rankings after Week 0 for all 131 teams with results and who’s up next week.


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Last year it was Illinois upsetting Nebraska in Week 0 that generated a buzz, and this season it kicked off with Northwestern taking down Scott Frost’s team. Vanderbilt looked great, Illinois got rolling, and others were very, very shaky. But that’s what Week 0 is for – it’s to work the kinks out, unless you played a big game over in Ireland.

Here are the CFN college football rankings after a fun opening to the season.

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CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 0
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 1 Schedule, Predictions: Thursday, Friday
Week 1 Expert Picks, Thursday, Friday

CFN College Football Rankings: After Week 0

131 UMass (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 130
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Tulane

130 Akron (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 128
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Saint Francis

129 FIU (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 127
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Bryant

128 ULM (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 126
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Texas

127 New Mexico State (0-1)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 129
Week 0: Nevada 23, New Mexico State 12
Week 1: at Minnesota

126 UConn (0-1)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 131
Week 0: Utah State 31, UConn 20
Week 1: at Central Connecticut State

125 Ball State (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 125
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Tennessee

124 Bowling Green (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 124
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at UCLA

123 Buffalo (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 123
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Maryland

122 New Mexico (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 122
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Maine

121 Arkansas State (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 121
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Grambling State

120 Rice (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 120
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at USC

119 Charlotte (0-1)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 119
Week 0: Florida Atlantic 43, Charlotte 13
Week 1: William & Mary (Sept 2)

118 Texas State (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 118
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Nevada

117 Georgia Southern (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 117
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Morgan State

116 UTEP (0-1)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 104
Week 0: North Texas 31, UTEP 13
Week 1: North Texas

115 Ohio (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 116
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Florida Atlantic

114 Eastern Michigan (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 115
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Eastern Kentucky

113 Kent State (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 114
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Washington

112 James Madison (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 113
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Middle Tennessee

111 South Alabama (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 111
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Nicholls State

110 Old Dominion (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 110
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Virginia Tech

109 Hawaii (0-1)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 107
Week 0: Vanderbilt 63, Hawaii 10
Week 1: WKU

108 Southern Miss (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 108
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Liberty

107 Middle Tennessee (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 105
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at James Madison

106 UNLV (1-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 112
Week 0: UNLV 52, Idaho State 21
Week 1: OPEN DATE

105 Central Michigan (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 109
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Oklahoma State

104 Miami University (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 102
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Kentucky

103 Northern Illinois (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 101
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: Eastern Illinois

102 Nevada (1-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 100
Week 0: Nevada 23, New Mexico State 12
Week 1: Texas State

101 Louisiana Tech (0-0)

CFN Preseason Ranking: 99
Week 0: OPEN DATE
Week 1: at Missouri

CFN 2022 Rankings: After Week 0
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
Week 1 Schedule, Predictions: Thursday, Friday
Week 1 Expert Picks, Thursday, Friday

NEXT: CFN 2022 College Football Rankings: Week 0 Top 100

Preseason All-America Offense: CFN 2022 Preview

2022 CFN Preseason All-America Team: Offense. Who are the stars going into the college football season?

Who are the best and brightest stars going into the 2022 season? The CFN Preseason All-America Team – the offense. 


Who are the stars on the offensive side going into the college football season? It’s our 2022 All-America Offense, with the top 12 players at every position – and certainly open to debate and second-guessing – to highlight the main men you need to know.

CFN All-Conference Teams, Top 30 Players
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt
2022 CFN Preview of Every Team

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Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Quarterback

Bryce Young, Jr. Alabama

Ohio State’s CJ Stroud could easily be the First Teamer. Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker might end up being the most efficient passer in the SEC – the All-America quarterback list could easily be mostly SEC passers and it probably wouldn’t be wrong – and yeah, Caleb Williams could be the best quarterback in the country once this all gets started.

The guy who won the Heisman is pretty good, too.

Coming off a 4,872-yard season with 47 touchdown passes and seven picks, Young will have to work even harder with a refurbished receiving corps to throw to. It seems crazy, but he might actually be underrated nationally going into the season considering he’s got the right demeanor, the accuracy, the ability to read the field, and the skills that make him just that special.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Quarterback

CJ Stroud, Soph. Ohio State

This is the warning that has to keep going off over and over again when it comes to Stroud – don’t think he’s slipping in any way if the numbers aren’t quite as amazing after throwing for over 4,400 yards with 44 touchdowns and six picks.

Ohio State is going to rip through everyone – if everything goes as planned – with a great running game and a much-improved defense. Stroud should be ultra-efficient and deep in the Heisman hunt, but he’s not going to have to bomb away like he did last season.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Quarterbacks

3. Caleb Williams, Soph. USC
4. Hendon Hooker, Sr. Tennessee
5. Tyler Van Dyke, QB Soph. Miami
6. KJ Jefferson, Jr. Arkansas
7. Devin Leary, QB Jr. NC State
8. Grayson McCall, Jr. Coastal Carolina
9. Cameron Ward, Soph. Washington State
10. Anthony Richardson, Soph. Florida
11. Jake Haener, Sr. Fresno State
12. Will Levis, Sr. Kentucky

CFN Preseason Ranking of Every Team 1-131
CFN Preseason Bowl Predictions

Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Running Backs

Bijan Robinson, Jr. Texas

The first two years have been terrific, and he still hasn’t come close to letting it rip for a full season. He averaged over eight yards per carry in 2020 and was unstoppable at times in 2021 before getting hurt, but if he gets going like the world knows he can, he has the upside to match his first two seasons of production – 1,830 yards and 15 touchdowns – in 2022.

TreVeyon Henderson, Soph. Ohio State

You’re not wrong if you think Henderson could be the Heisman winner if Ohio State gives him the ball a little bit more. A big-time home run hitter who averaged seven yards per pop, he should blow past the 1,245 yards and 15 touchdowns – with four receiving scores – of last year with just a little more work.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Running Backs

Braelon Allen, Soph. Wisconsin

The then-17-year-old power runner all but saved the Wisconsin season with 1,268 yards and 12 scores as the next great Badger back. Now with running mate Chez Mellusi back and healthy, Allen should be that much fresher and possibly even more effective.

Sean Tucker, Soph. Syracuse

Everyone in the house knows 34 is going to run, and it still doesn’t matter. How good is Tucker? Let’s just say the Orange offensive line hasn’t been the strongest positive over the last few years, but it knew how to block for Tucker last season. He came through with close to 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns. No pressure, but now it’s his job to put the football program on his back – and he will.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Running Backs

5. Deuce Vaughn, Jr. Kansas State
6. Mohamed Ibrahim, Sr. Minnesota
7. Chris Rodriguez, Sr. Kentucky
8. Lew Nichols, Soph. Central Michigan
9. Zach Charbonnet, Sr. UCLA
10. Rasheen Ali, Soph. Marshall
11. Travis Dye, Sr. USC
12. Jahmyr Gibbs, Soph. Alabama

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Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Wide Receivers

Jordan Addison, WR Jr. USC

And now he gets to operate in the Lincoln Riley offense with Caleb Williams throwing his way. The 2021 Biletnikoff winner as the nation’s best receiver, Addison caught 100 passes for close to 1,600 yards and 17 touchdowns. He won’t have to do it all for the USC passing game, but he’ll come up with another massive season.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jr. Ohio State

He already announced that 2022 might be his season with a dominant Rose Bowl performance – 15 catches for 347 yards and three scores in the win over Utah – and don’t expect it to stop now. He might not have Garrett Wilson or Chris Olave around to take the attention away, but Ohio State is more than loaded at receiver. Smith-Njigba is the unquestioned go-to No. 1 star.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Wide Receivers

Kayshon Boutte, Jr. LSU

The talent is unquestioned, and now it might be his time to show just how good he really is. Very fast and very smooth, he caught 83 passes for 1,244 yards and 14 touchdowns in his first two seasons – he might get that this year.

Xavier Worthy, Jr. Texas

Not everything about the 2021 Texas season went wrong. Worthy averaged 16 yards per catch with 12 touchdowns, and this year he should be more consistent with an improved offense and coaching staff that settled in.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Wide Receivers

5. Josh Downs, Jr. North Carolina
6. Marvin Mims, Jr. Oklahoma
7. Zay Flowers, Sr. Boston College
8. Cedric Tillman, Sr. Tennessee
9. Nathaniel Dell, Jr. Houston
10. AT Perry, Jr. Wake Forest
11. Jacob Cowing, Jr. Arizona
12. Jayden Reed, WR Sr. Michigan State

CFN Predictions of Every Game
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Tight End

Brock Bowers, Soph. Georgia

Georgia has been great at getting top tight end prospects over the years, and Bowers was able to take the position to a whole other level with a team-leading 56 catches for 882 yards and 13 touchdowns, and he ran for a score, too. He’s one of three amazing tight ends on the Dawg O – Arik Gilbert and Darnell Washington the others – but he should still be the first option.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Tight End

Michael Mayer, Jr. Notre Dame

Everything is there to be a future star at the next level. He’s got the 6-4, 250-pound size, he can hit, and he can be a leading receiver who can stretch the field. With 113 catches for 1,290 yards and nine touchdowns in his first two seasons, he’s experienced and proven as one of the team’s signature stars.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Tight Ends

3. Brant Kuithe, Jr. Utah
4. Cameron Latu, Sr. Alabama
5. Arik Gilbert, Soph. Georgia
6. Zack Kuntz, Jr. Old Dominion
7. Ben Sims, Sr, Baylor
8. Will Mallory, Sr. Miami
9. Sam LaPorta, Sr. Iowa
10. Payne Durham, Jr. Purdue
11. Josh Whyle, Jr. Cincinnati
12. Benjamin Yurosek, Jr. Stanford

Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Offensive Tackles

Jaxson Kirkland, Sr. Washington

The 6-7, 340-pound mauler is a two-time First Team All-Pac 12 blocker who has the NFL scouts loving his next level potential. He’s built more like a giant tight end than a thick blocker, but he’s great for the running game to go along with all he can do in pass protection.

Peter Skoronski, Jr. Northwestern

One of the best offensive line recruits the program was ever able to land, he has more than come through in his first two seasons. The two-time all-Big Ten blocker is in a salary drive as a potential early first round franchise NFL draft pick.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Offensive Tackles

Ryan Hayes, Sr. Michigan

How did Michigan rise up last year into a College Football Playoff program? The play of the offensive line had a whole lot to do with it, and it should be strong again around the 6-7 veteran going into his fifth year up front.

Zion Nelson, Jr. Miami

The 6-5, 316-pounder wasn’t an elite prospect, but he took over a starting job right away at left tackle in 2019. He took his lumps, but he grew into the gig and showed off his NFL upside last year protecting rising star quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. The frame, the feet, and the experience are all there.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Offensive Tackles

5. Paris Johnson, Jr. Ohio State
6. Tyler Steen, Sr. Alabama
7. Darnell Wright, Sr. Tennessee
8. Cooper Beebe, Jr. Kansas State
9. Jack Nelson, Soph. Wisconsin
10. Jaelyn Duncan, Sr. Maryland
11. Anton Harrison, Jr. Oklahoma
12. Blake Freeland, Jr. BYU

2022 Unit Rankings  
QB | RB | WR&TE | OL | DL | LB | DB
Offenses | Defenses

Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Offensive Guards

TJ Bass, Sr. Oregon

Bass is a two-time All-Pac-12 performer – a First Team star last year as a fantastic run blocking technician – but is was mostly as a tackle. He came to Oregon from the JUCO ranks as a guard, and started there again last season before moving one spot over. He’ll likely live at left guard under the new coaching staff, but no matter where he is, he’ll be one of the nation’s best O linemen.

Jarrett Patterson, Sr. Notre Dame

He’s more than good enough as a run blocker, but he’s at his best against the quicker interior linemen. An elite pass protector for a guard, he’s experienced, versatile enough to move to center if needed, and he has been a rock for a young line that’s growing into its immense talent.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Offensive Guards

Emil Ekiyor, Sr. Alabama

Last year’s line struggled in pass protection and wasn’t as strong as it should’ve been, but the 6-3, 307-pound Ekiyor did his part as a sledgehammer on key downs. This year he should be the line’s anchor for an improved front five.

Sataoa Laumea, Soph. Utah

The 6-4, 308-pound third-year starter earned his all-star honors at right guard for the physical Utah offense. Now it’ll be his job on the left side as he takes his game up a few notches. Good so far, he’s got the potential and talent to be even more of a force for the ground game.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Offensive Guards

5. Zak Zinter, Jr. Michigan
6. Tyler Beach, Sr. Wisconsin
7. Nick Broeker, Sr. Ole Miss
8. Lorenz Metz, Sr. Cincinnati
9. Christian Mahogany, Jr. Boston College
10. Sidy Sow, Sr. Eastern Michigan
11. Willie Lampkin, Jr. Coastal Carolina
12. Hunter Woodard, Sr. Oklahoma State

Preseason All-America Team: CFN First Team Center

Olusegun Oluwatimi, Sr. Michigan

The Michigan line returns a ton of talent from the 2021 version that paved the way to the Big Ten title, but it needed a center. In comes the 6-3, 310-pound Oluwatimi from Virginia to fill the gap. Big enough to play guard and just quick enough to be fine at tackle, the veteran all-star should be the perfect fit.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Second Team Center

Ricky Stromberg, Sr. Arkansas

The 6-4, 318-pounder has found his home. A powerful guard when he first started, he grew into a center as a sophomore and started dominating for the ground game as a junior. The veteran can pass protect, too, but with his size and power, he’s the center everyone is looking for.

Preseason All-America Team: CFN Honorable Mention Centers

3. Brett Neilon, Sr. USC
4. Jacob Gall, Sr. Baylor
5. Alex Forsyth, Sr. Oregon
6. Sedrick Van Pran, Soph. Georgia
7. John Michael Schmitz, Sr. Minnesota
8. Grant Gibson, Sr. NC State
9. Jake Renfro, Jr. Cincinnati
10. Joe Tippmann, Jr. Wisconsin
11. Alama Uluave, Sr. San Diego State
12. Trevor Downing, (OG) Sr. Iowa State

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Preseason True Freshman All-America College Football Team 2022

Preseason True Freshman All-America Team 2022: the best and brightest new college football players.

Who are the best and brightest new stars going into the 2022 season? It’s the CFN Preseason True Freshman All-America Team.


True freshmen are making first impressions on every campus across the country this month. Some are raw and will need to redshirt. Others will earn valuable reps and a letter. But only a handful of first-year players are so talented and so far ahead of schedule that they’ll be key contributors with a chance to start immediately.

At the very least they’ll be major factors very, very soon.

These talented rookies comprise this year’s Preseason True Freshman All-America Team.

CFN All-Conference Teams, Top 30 Players
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt
CFN Preseason Offense | CFN Preseason Defense
2022 CFN Preview of Every Team

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2022 CFN Preseason True Freshman All-American Offense

QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson

If DJ Uiagalelei struggles for a second straight year, Dabo Swinney won’t hesitate to call on Klubnik, this year’s top-rated rookie QB.

RB Damien Martinez, Oregon State

Three-star recruit from Texas impressed in the spring and is already challenging to take touches away from senior Deshaun Fenwick.

RB Nick Singleton, Penn State

Elite talent meets glaring need as Penn State looks to reverse a three-year trend of declining production on the ground.

WR Luther Burden, Missouri

A Day 1 starter, Burden has the physical tools, maturity and playmaking ability to be a 50-catch guy in his debut.

WR Evan Stewart, Texas A&M

Aggies’ Offensive MVP of spring ball brings blazing speed and game-changing quickness to an attack desperate for outside playmakers.

TE Keyan Burnett, Arizona

Arizona’s highest rated tight end recruit since Gronk in 2007 will create mismatches with his athleticism and improved strength.

OL Kelvin Banks, Texas

The early bell cow of Texas’ touted O-line recruiting class, Banks is playing his way into the starting left tackle job.

OL Will Campbell, LSU

It’s extremely rare for true freshmen to start at left tackle in the SEC, but Campbell already looks like a generational talent up front.

OL Kiyaunta Goodwin, Kentucky

At 6-8 and 351 pounds, Goodwin has a chance to be to Kentucky what Mekhi Becton was at rival Louisville from 2017-19.

OL Blake Miller, Clemson

Miller’s physicality and nasty streak have him challenging for the right tackle job and pushing veteran incumbent Walker Parks inside to guard.

OL Zach Rice, North Carolina

Carolina’s most decorated recruit was signed to immediately help a unit that yielded an ACC-high 49 sacks in 2021.

NEXT: 2022 CFN Preseason True Freshman All-American Defense