Revisiting 2026 college football preseason rankings: How Oregon, Ohio State fell f…
Oregon · Ohio State · Penn StateRevisiting 2026 college football preseason rankings: How Oregon, Ohio State fell from 1-2 projection and more misses. College football's preseason polls give us an idea of teams that are considered contenders at the start of the year.
Sometimes several of those teams pan out and play well throughout the season. Some of them even end up going deep into the postseason.
KEY POINTS
- Teams that have failed to live up to preseason hype
- Oregon Ducks: Preseason No. 2
- Current Ranking: No. 23, 5-3
- Ohio State Buckeyes: Preseason No. 1
- Texas A&M Aggies: No. 8
- Current Ranking: Unranked, 4-4
- Oklahoma Sooners: Preseason No. 10
- Michigan Wolverines: Preseason No. 16
- Penn State Nittany Lions: Preseason No. 18
- Louisville Cardinals Preseason No. 24
- Preseason AP Top 25