The 2021 college football season is over, so who’s ready for 2022? Spoiler alert: Sporting News’ Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings are going to change. The transfer portal has made it almost impossible to project what the preseason polls will look like in August, even if the same-old contenders will still be on top. That said, we like talking about rankings. We like getting an early feel for which teams might be on top. Keep in mind Michigan, which won the Big Ten championship and made the CFP for the first time, was unranked to start 2021. MORE: Bowl season winners and losersSo, yes in some ways, it is way to early. At the same time, it’s never too early to talk about college football. The Sporting News college football panel voted on their top teams for next season. With that, a look at SN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2022:College football rankings 2022 1. AlabamaSurprise! Who else would it be? Alabama returns Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young on offense and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. on defense. There will be the usual attrition to the 2022 NFL Draft, but that has served as a PSA for the program. Georgia Tech running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who totaled 1,211 yards this season, and LSU cornerback Eli Ricks have already transferred to Alabama. There is no reason to think the outlook will be any different under Nick Saban in 2022. MORE: Bama’s Williams turn into star after transfer from Ohio St.2. Ohio StateThe Buckeyes return quarterback C. J. Stroud, who finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting this season. Ohio State led the nation with 45.7 points per game, and the supporting cast includes TreVeyon Henderson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State hired Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to renovate the defense, which is flush with four-star talent. Ohio State bookends the season with home games against Notre Dame and Michigan.3. GeorgiaThe Bulldogs have built depth through elite recruiting, but the first question is at quarterback. Stetson Bennett can return, as can JT Daniels. It will be a position to monitor. Tight end Brock Bowers leads a talented group of skill position players that return. There will be heavy losses to the 2022 NFL Draft for the nation’s best defense, but the next group of playmakers will step up. Georgia opens the season with Oregon, so it won’t take long to figure out who those new impact players are.4. ClemsonYep, Dabo Swinney will have the Tigers back in the mix despite replacing longtime coordinators Tony Elliott and Brent Venables with Brandon Streeter and Wes Goodwin. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will benefit from another offseason in his effort to hold off incoming five-star freshman Cade Klubnik, and Coby Pace and Will Shipley form a dominant running game. The passing game needs to be better. Bryan Bresee returns to a defense that matured through a six-game win streak to end the season. A trip to Notre Dame on Nov. 5 should be another top-10 showdown.5.
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