Oregon lands just outside top-10 in USA Today Coaches Poll

On3 imageby:Jarrid Denney•08/08/22•

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The preseason USA Today Coaches Poll was released Monday morning. If it is any indicator, the national perception of Dan Lanning’s Oregon program is on the rise.

The Ducks landed at No. 12 in the Coaches Poll with 734 points. They rank second among Pac-12 teams, trailing only No. 8 Utah, which received 1,134 points. USC (No. 15, 602 points) is the only other school from the conference that cracked the top-25.

UCLA (10) and Oregon State (2) also received votes.

Oregon’s Coaches Poll ranking is much higher than it was in several “way too early top-25” polls. Pro Football Focus listed the Ducks at No. 25 in April, While ESPN tabbed them at No. 16 in May.

The USA Today Coaches Poll top-25 is as follows.

  1. Alabama (54 first-place votes)
  2. Ohio State (5)
  3. Georgia (6)
  4. Clemson
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Michigan
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Utah
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Baylor
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Oregon
  13. NC State
  14. Michigan State
  15. USC
  16. Pittsburgh
  17. Miami
  18. Texas (1)
  19. Wake Forest
  20. Wisconsin
  21. Kentucky
  22. Cincinnati
  23. Arkansas
  24. Ole Miss
  25. Houston

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