RankTeamPointsFinal Rank 20241Texas1,552 (25)42Penn State1,547 (23)53Ohio State1,472 (11)14Clemson1,398 (4)145Georgia1,331 (1)66Notre Dame1,32527Oregon1,236 (1)38Alabama1,179179LSU1,174NR10Miami (FL)8891811Arizona State791712Illinois7131613South Carolina6671914Michigan662NR15Florida626NR16SMU5651217Kansas State512NR18Oklahoma463NR19Texas A&M434NR20Indiana4231021Ole Miss3701122Iowa State3091523Texas Tech274NR24Tennessee192925Boise State1918
In just under three weeks, the Oregon Ducks will play an actual football game. Some questions will be answered in that home opener against Montana State.
We’ll all find out how good the Oregon defense really is and how deep they run. We’ll also see what kind of chemistry Dante Moore has with the receiving group, even without Evan Stewart in the mix.
Despite some heavy roster turnover from a year ago, there are high expectations for the 2025 team, and another one has just been dropped today. The Associated Press dropped its preseason Top 25 ranks, and the Ducks are a respectable No. 7. Although with that high ranking, Oregon isn’t even the top-ranked Big Ten team. Penn State (No. 2) and Ohio State (No. 3) are ranked above the Ducks.
The Ducks were ranked No. 3 in the first AP poll of last season, but that was a rarity. The last time Oregon was a Top 10 team entering the season before 2024 was in 2020 when they were No. 9 coming into the strangest seasons of college football ever.
One can expect Oregon to rise quickly in the poll as the Ducks play through the schedule. While there are a bunch of traps within that schedule, the only team that shines above the rest is that Sept. 27 night game at Penn State. It could be a game that features two Top 5 teams in the nation.
Oregon, somehow, misses the Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines on the schedule, but fans are hoping that rematch with…
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