The highly-anticipated preseason AP Top 25 Poll was published at noon ET on Monday.
And much to the AAC’s delight, the conference was represented multiple times in the initial poll. Both of the 2021 AAC Championship Game participants, Cincinnati and Houston, made a splash in the preseason rankings. Cincinnati checks in at No. 23 while Houston sits one spot below at No. 24. The full AP Poll is as follows:
2022 Preseason AP Top 25
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Georgia |
| 4 | Clemson |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Utah |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Baylor |
| 11 | Oregon |
| 12 | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | NC State |
| 14 | USC |
| 15 | Michigan State |
| 16 | Miami (FL) |
| 17 | Pittsburgh |
| 18 | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Arkansas |
| 20 | Kentucky |
| 21 | Ole Miss |
| 22 | Wake Forest |
| 23 | Cincinnati |
| 24 | Houston |
| 25 | BYU |
This marks the second time since the AAC’s inception that the conference received multiple ranked teams in the preseason AP Poll.