Going into the 2022 season, it was popular among national college football media to suggest this is the year for several teams looking for a return to prominence, headlined by the Texas Longhorns and the Miami Hurricanes. Just four weeks into the season and both programs already have been handed two losses and have not only dropped from the Top 25 but fully off the voting list. The Florida Gators joined those two in falling below the cut line, replaced by #21 Minnesota, #23 Florida State, and #25 Kansas State.