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Oregon also opens 2025 at No. 7 in the AP Poll, receives first-place vote

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The Oregon Ducks have opened both preseason polls ranked seventh nationally. Just like the Coaches Poll, which was released last week, Oregon is also slotted seventh in the preseason AP Poll, which was released on Monday morning.

Unlike the Coaches Poll, he Ducks did receive a single first-place vote. They trail Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia and Notre Dame. The Longhorns, Nittany Lions, Buckeyes, Tigers and Bulldogs split the first-place votes, with Texas and Penn State receiving 48 of the 65.

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Oregon football has opened 2025 at No. 7 in the AP Poll. The Ducks also received a single first-place vote.

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Seems about right. Easily a top ten preseason roster with a lot of unproven players filling in the spots. I think this should make for a fun season as the victories should feel more earned and less simply expected. A couple learning curve losses wouldn't be the end of the world if they get it figured out by the playoffs. Being ready out of the gate and going undefeated is also a distinct possibility. Can't wait for the show to get started!

Sixteen of the top 25 are from either the B1G or SEC. Seventeen if you put Notre Dame in that "preferential viewpoint" position.

Boise State is ranked 25th. Not much shock with the rankings.

So Texas vs Ohio State will determine the number one ranked squad entering October. Notre Dame vs Miami will likely propel one of those into a season long top five position as neither plays anybody nearly as tough the rest of the way. Unless Florida can actually live up to the hype.

I see Alabama crushing Florida State, and Iowa State vs Kansas State in Ireland being a huge early Big 12 game. They call it Farmageddon in the Midwest.

Week two we get a top 25 matchup with Michigan going to Oklahoma for early B1G/SEC bragging rights.

Thanks for the info....let us hope that as the year goes by and our QB demonstrates he is a Heisman level player and our DL becomes impossible to play we are top 3 or better.

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Pawallll! Only 10 SEC teams ranked! Call Greg Sankey and his It Just Means More cops!

Six B1Gs ranked, plus USC, Nebraska, and Iowa in Others Receiving Votes.

If this ranking, which it won't be, were the PO committee's final ranking on 12/7/25, it would be a Day of Infamy for No. 12 Illinois, bumped out of the PO field by No. 25 Boise State. This would have B1G commissioner Petitti staying with automatic qualifiers if the PO is to expand.

No. 7 OBD would open at home against No. 10 Mari-Oh-Oh and his Canes. 😁

As Gat noted above, it's a Power 2 world with the 4-ranked teams B12 (proving the rankings go too deep), and the 3-ranked ACC teams trying to hold on.

1st time for Texas to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Poll and the 1st time the No.1 ranked team is not the favorite in its opening game.

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