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Oregon Ducks match highest preseason Associated Press Poll ranking in program history

The Oregon Ducks tied the highest preseason ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 heading into the 2024 college football season.

The Associated Press Top 25 was released for the first time this season on Monday, and the Oregon Ducks are sitting pretty.

The AP has Dan Lanning and his team ranked No. 3 behind the Georgia Bulldogs and Ohio State Buckeyes. This matches the Ducks’ highest preseason ranking in program history, joining the 2011 team, the 2013 team and the 2014 team.

In 2011, Oregon finished No. 4 in the final AP top 25. In 2013, it finished No. 9. In 2014, it finished No. 2.

The No. 3 ranking goes along with what we’ve seen from other national polls this preseason. Last week, the US LBM Coaches Poll was released, and the Ducks also sat behind Georgia and Ohio State in the rankings.

Following Oregon in the polls are the Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide and Ole Miss Rebels.

The Ducks have high expectations going into the 2024 season with Heisman Trophy candidate Dillon Gabriel under center. Most analysts expect Oregon to make the College Football Playoff this year and contend for the Big Ten championship as first-year members of the conference.

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Latest AP Poll Released

The latest Associated Press College football poll has been released. The Tigers will face a top 25 opponent next when when they travel to Pitt. Clemson is on the outside looking in again this week, but is the first team out of the rankings. Wake …

The latest Associated Press College football poll has been released.  The Tigers will face a top 25 opponent next when when they travel to Pitt.

Clemson is on the outside looking in again this week, but is the first team out of the rankings.

Wake Forest is up to No. 14 this week while N.C. State is up to No. 18.  Pitt joins the rankings at No. 23.

RANK TEAM PV RANK CONFERENCE POINTS
1
Georgia (7-0) 1 SEC 1,575 (63)
2
Cincinnati (6-0) 3 American Athletic 1,483
3
Oklahoma (7-0) 4 Big 12 1,434
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4
Alabama (6-1) 5 SEC 1,393
5
Ohio State (5-1) 6 Big Ten 1,252
6
Michigan (6-0) 8 Big Ten 1,214
7
Penn State (5-1) 7 Big Ten 1,116
8
Oklahoma State (6-0) 12 Big 12 1,082
9
Michigan State (7-0) 10 Big Ten 1,076
10
Oregon (5-1) 9 Pac-12 1,054
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11
Iowa (6-1) 2 Big Ten 1,048
12
Ole Miss (5-1) 13 SEC 879
13
Notre Dame (5-1) 14 IA Independents 763
14
Coastal Carolina (6-0) 15 Sun Belt 736
15
Kentucky (6-1) 11 SEC 723
16
Wake Forest (6-0) 16 ACC 629
17
Texas A&M (5-2) 21 SEC 536
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18
North Carolina State (5-1) 22 ACC 485
19
Auburn (5-2) SEC 397
20
Baylor (6-1) Big 12 378
21
SMU (6-0) 23 American Athletic 358
22
San Diego State (6-0) 24 Mountain West 284
23
Pittsburgh (5-1) ACC 177
24
UTSA (7-0) Conference USA 104
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25
Purdue (4-2) Big Ten 68
Others receiving votes:

Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, Brigham Young 21, Air Force 19, Iowa State 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona State 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1

AP releases plan for 2020 college football Top 25 poll

The Associated Press has released its plan for the 2020 college football Top 25 poll, will include Big Ten and Pac-12 in preseason poll.

The Associated Press’ annual preseason college football Top 25 poll has typically been the indicator that the college football season is near.  Following the news that the Big Ten and Pac-12 will not be playing football this fall, many have wondered what the first AP Top 25 will look like.  The AP addressed these questions on Friday.

The AP preseason poll is scheduled to be released on August  24 and the AP asked its voters to include all teams, including Big Ten and Pac-12. This is a nice gesture to the players who have had their season taken away from them but will only be that way for the preseason.

“The preseason poll has always been a speculative ranking of teams based on last year’s results and knowledge about the new makeup of teams,” Michael Giarrusso, AP global sports editor, told Ralph D. Russo. “This year, we think it is crucial to give all the teams and all their fans a snapshot look at what the Top 25 would have been to open the season.”

The AP preseason and postseason All-American teams will be decided on similarly. The AP will also rank teams in the spring, should the Big Ten and Pac-12 play then.

“The AP and our voters have no idea what a spring football season will look like. But we are open to adapting and finding a way for our Top 25 voters to be involved in ranking teams if real games are played in the spring of 2021,” Giarrusso said.

The AP is keeping the Top 25 and planning on being “nimble and flexible” for the 2020 season.