BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Texas A&M football team will begin the 2022 season as the No. 6 team in the nation, according to The Associated Press Preseason Poll released Monday morning.Â
The No. 6 ranking matches the highest for the Aggies since earning the No. 3 spot heading into the 1995 season and marks the 16th time that A&M has earned a top-10 ranking in the first AP poll of the season. The Aggies also came in at No. 7 in the USA Today Preseason Coaches' Poll, released last week.Â
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
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The No. 6 ranking matches the highest for the Aggies since earning the No. 3 spot heading into the 1995 season and marks the 16th time that A&M has earned a top-10 ranking in the first AP poll of the season. The Aggies also came in at No. 7 in the USA Today Preseason Coaches' Poll, released last week.Â
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
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| Team | Last | Conference | Points (1st) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (0-0) | 2 | SEC | 1,566 (54) |
| 2 | Ohio State (0-0) | 6 | Big Ten | 1,506 (6) |
| 3 | Georgia (0-0) | 1 | SEC | 1,455 (3) |
| 4 | Clemson (0-0) | 14 | ACC | 1,292 |
| 5 | Notre Dame (0-0) | 8 | Indep. | 1,242 |
| 6 | Texas A&M (0-0) | SEC | 1,212 | |
| 7 | Utah (0-0) | 12 | Pac-12 | 1,209 |
| 8 | Michigan (0-0) | 3 | Big Ten | 1,203 |
| 9 | Oklahoma (0-0) | 10 | Big 12 | 956 |
| 10 | Baylor (0-0) | 5 | Big 12 | 884 |
| 11 | Oregon (0-0) | 22 | Pac-12 | 831 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State (0-0) | 7 | Big 12 | 814 |
| 13 | North Carolina State (0-0) | 20 | ACC | 752 |
| 14 | USC (0-0) | Pac-12 | 711 | |
| 15 | Michigan State (0-0) | 9 | Big Ten | 631 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) (0-0) | ACC | 476 | |
| 17 | Pittsburgh (0-0) | 13 | ACC | 383 |
| 18 | Wisconsin (0-0) | Big Ten | 365 | |
| 19 | Arkansas (0-0) | 21 | SEC | 348 |
| 20 | Kentucky (0-0) | 18 | SEC | 332 |
| 21 | Ole Miss (0-0) | 11 | SEC | 324 |
| 22 | Wake Forest (0-0) | 15 | ACC | 303 |
| 23 | Cincinnati (0-0) | 4 | AAC | 265 |
| 24 | Houston (0-0) | 17 | AAC | 263 |
| 25 | BYU (0-0) | 19 | Indep. | 234 |