Oregon Football Ranked Inside Top 15 of Associated Press Preseason Poll

The polls continue to favor the Ducks as the top team out West.

The Associated Press released its annual preseason poll Monday morning and the Ducks were ranked No. 11. 

Associated Press

No. 1 Alabama tops the preseason AP Top 25 while Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia round out the top five. Cincinnati, Iowa State and North Carolina all make the top 10.

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 16, 2021

Full AP Top 25

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma 
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia 
6. Texas A&M
7. Iowa State
8. Cincinatti
9. Notre Dame
10. North Carolina
11. Oregon
12. Wisconsin
13. Florida
14. Miami
15. USC
16. LSU
17. Indiana 
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
20. Washington
21. Texas 
22. Coastal Carolina
23. Louisiana Lafayette
24. Utah
25. Arizona State

Oregon came in behind North Carolina at No. 10, and was the highest ranked team in the Pac-12, with USC the next closest and ranked No. 15. Washington (No. 20), Utah (No. 24), and Arizona State No. 25) also landed in the top 25.

The No. 11 spot is familiar territory for the Ducks in previous preseason polls after being ranked preseason No. 9 for 2020, and preseason No. 11 for the 2019 season.

To no one's surprise, the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide hold down the No. 1 spot, earning 1,548 points and 47 first-place votes. The Tide were followed by Oklahoma (6 first place votes), Clemson (6), Ohio State (1) and Georgia (3) to round out the top five and were the only programs to receive first-place votes.

The Cincinnati  Bearcats were the highest-ranked Group of 5 team, playing in the American Athletic Conference and coming in at No. 8. The Iowa State Cyclones, who the Ducks fell to in the 2021 Fiesta Bowl, were ranked No. 7 as hype continues to build for Matt Campbell's experienced and physical squad.

The only other Pac-12 school to receive any votes was UCLA with two.

Oregon opens the season on September 4 against Fresno State.

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