Michigan State football is ranked No. 14 in the newly-released 2022 preseason USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll. It is the first time that the Spartans have been ranked in preseason Coaches poll since 2019.
The Spartans are coming off of a giant season, in which the team saw a Peach Bowl victory against Pittsburgh, and finished in the top-10 in both the final Associated Press Poll and final Coaches Poll rankings with an 11-2 record. MSU also had a fringe Heisman candidate in Kenneth Walker III, who would win the Walter Camp Player of the Year award and Doak Walker Award.