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2022 Preseason Ohio State Buckeyes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
311polo	1
Bank_Gothic	1
BigBoutros	1
Blooblod	1
boxman151515	1
Branzilla91	1
Charlemagne42	1	Last year's team wasn't ready. This year they won't drop The (TM) Game, and they'll beat Bama in an exciting national title game.
CommodoreN7	1
Helifino	1
icklebush	1
ikindalikelemons	1
Maladroit44	1
nbingham196	1
not_folie	1
outthawazoo	1
PromEmperorHarbaugh	1	I love this offense and think Jim Knowles will maximize the defensive talent. My early favorite for national champions.
seaotter2	1
ToeInDigDeep	1
UNC_Samurai	1
12panther	2
_fastball	2
admiraltarkin	2
aggiebruin27	2
ALStark69	2	+4
arrowfan624	2
BamaPride95	2
Blazeth	2
BlueFalcon89	2
BlueSCar	2
BosskOnASegway	2
bretticus33	2	The offense should rack up the points again with CJ Stroud being a Heisman contender, but will the defense take the next step up with Jim Knowles now leading the unit?
buckeyegold	2
CambodianDrywall	2
captain_sasquatch	2
Casaiir	2
Ch-i-ef	2
ChargerFan2121	2
CockADoodleBOOM	2
COLU_BUS	2
Corgi_Koala	2
cornholesurfer	2
cota1212	2
crimsonlaw	2
cyclonepsycho	2
dan4223	2
DarkLegend64	2	If the defensive issues have been solved, OSU should be better than every team except Alabama.
darkra01	2
Darth_Ra	2
doggo816	2
DrKennethJNoisewater	2
Dropbackandpunt	2
eclectic_tastes	2	Ohio State edges out A&M here because of a more predictably good QB situation. The defense is technically an uncertainty, but I believe they will surprise people this season.
falconlover79	2
GilBrandt	2
grjohnst	2
Hackasizlak	2
halldaylong	2
hascogrande	2
Hey_Its_Roomie	2
Hobbes_121	2
HUSKEROYAL	2
hypercube42342	2
IceColdDrPepper_Here	2
Jakesnake42	2
JaxofAllTrades13	2
JCiLee	2
JeromesNiece	2
jjjoebox	2
jmac_21	2
joebob431	2
JustAManAndHisLaptop	2
kdcoltred	2
King-Clover	2
KommanderKeen-a42	2
Lex_Ludorum	2
MahjongDaily	2
malowry0124	2
mellolizard	2
molodyets	2
monkeymatt1836	2
Mr_Brews	2
MrTheSpork	2	Great season and more returning than any other similar team; extremely dominant but for the losses; lost DC; excellent recruiting. OSU has a case for #1 but I'll wait and see.
myghtymouse	2
Nathanael-Greene	2
nburt13	2
No11223456	2
noahthearc	2	163.3 points -> Title Favorite. Similar to the Crimson Tide, but just a bit less in production last season.
nw____	2	tOSU over UGA says more about how high I am on Jim Knowles than anything bad about UGA. With the talent Knowles will be working with, I expect a pretty quick improvement. In a year or two, they may have one of the best defenses in the B1G again. It doesn't hurt that their offense is as incredible as it is, either. That said, the defense isn't going to get a lot of time to settle in-- the front half of their schedule is tough.
NyquillusDillwad20	2
olmsted	2
Our-Gardian-Angel	2
owl_man	2	CJ Stroud might finally get Ohio State their first Heisman winner since Troy Smith. Even though they've arguably had better QB play since him.
PalmettoFace	2
peachios	2	basically same as bama
PHubbs	2
physedka	2
pileatedloon	2
placid_salad	2
Pollaski	2
practicallybert	2
PrimalCookie	2
puffadda	2
rain_parkour	2	Was originally #1 after computer poll ranking. Second best chance to win NC
Rakarei	2
RavenclawWiz816	2
realclean	2
Red261	2
retnuh101	2
sasmith2015	2
ScarletFever333	2
scronko	2
SCRx	2
SpadeRyker	2	Arguably the best offense in the country with all of the weapons to put up dozens of points on whoever they play. OSU's biggest weakness from a year ago, the defense, reloads with a new DC who promises to turn that unit around. If it works, they could win it all. I'd probably put Bama and OSU in the highest tier of true contenders going into the season.
SportingMoose	2
srs_house	2
Staind075	2
SteemieRayVaughn	2
StevvieV	2
TaylorLeprechaun	2
tdeff19	2
TDenverFan	2
tdoger	2
Texasagsman	2
ThaCarter	2
The_Horse_Joke	2
TheJeemTeam	2
ThePelvicWoo	2	Beta_Rank had Ohio State at number 3 behind Georgia, but I gave the nod to the Buckeyes due to CJ Stroud
thomasosu	2
Thorteris	2
tmothy07	2
TouchdownHeroes	2
TrojanMan35T	2
turkishguy	2
ucieaters33	2
vanburen1845	2
wameron	2
ya111101	2
zacheiny	2
Acm0028	3
AlphaH4wk	3
Arteza147	3
badgers4194	3
bakonydraco	3	70.81
BallSoHerd	3
bwburke94	3
Cassiyus	3
CFBHurts	3
Chucky1539	3
chweris	3
coogs35	3
CptCheese	3
dabul-master	3
Daigotsu	3
deadtofall12	3
dicky_________seamus	3
djowen68	3
dogwoodmaple	3
Drexlore	3
e8odie	3
EpicSchwinn	3	Also back, also scary.
Feral_Squirrel	3
Fmeson	3
fourpinz8	3
galacticdude7	3
GoBlueScrewOSU7	3
I_am_bot_beep_boop	3
Impudicity2001	3
itsabearcannon	3
jlh2b	3
Johnnycockseed	3
kamiller2020	3	This will be the best offense in the country by a landslide. #2 QB, #2 RB, #2 WR IMO all reside in Columbus you can make a powerful argument that all these guys are the best at their position. Baby Harrison is a 1st round pick, Egbuka and Fleming are potential 1st rounders. They have one of the best offensive lines in the country. Ohio State's offense can go blow for blow with anybody in the nation. The defense....different story. There's talent on this defense, but there's a reason they brought in Jim Knowles. Minnesota, Utah, Michigan, and Oregon were able to get huge plays in the running game against them last year and it's unknown whether they'll fix that issue. There's no standout defensive stud like in years past, and while Sawyer and Harrison could be that player we don't know that today. And last year the secondary was a tossup week to week. If the defense can play up to their recruiting then the Buckeyes will cakewalk into the national title game. Hell even if the defense struggles, this team can still win the whole thing. But until then I have them as the #3 team in the land.
kflinderman	3
LeWoofle	3
lillipup03	3
LiptonCB	3
Longvols	3
Meany_Vizzini	3	Starting score: 26.2. #5/#2/#1 Tier level: #3 Ceiling: #1 Floor: #9
MoneyManeVick	3
MWiatrak2077	3
nemoran	3
NoMorning6152	3
notyogrannysgrandkid	3
Omegaus492	3
one98d	3
plannedsickdays	3
Polarbear1914	3
PumpSmash	3
RegionalBias	3
RheagarTargaryen	3	Returning a great QB/WR combo. Although they lost a couple WRs to the draft, they’re returning 13 starters and I have no doubts that the next man up will be just as competent as the one before him.
RiffRamBahZoo	3
RobertNeyland	3
RollWarTideEagle	3
sirgippy	3
Sometimeswelose	3
spsellers	3
stesser	3
T-nawtical	3
T-Thugs	3
tauzeta	3
teddythe3rd	3
thegreendalegelf	3
TheReformedBadger	3
TheZachster	3
TimeBroken	3
typicaliconoclast	3
WarEagle9	3
wesman212	3
woakley	3	Missed out on the playoff last year, but ended with a win over Utah. #2 recruiting class in 2021 and #21 in returning production
WolverineDDS	3
Xtremeloco	3
Zloggt	3	Feel like Georgia is slightly in a better spot - but only slightly
corundum9	4
HelioOne	4
Pikachu1989	4
relax_on_the_mat	4
Striker743	4
thexraptor	4
VerySeriousBanana	4
52hoova	5
orbania	5
owlalwaysloveyew	6
A_Rolling_Baneling	7
GeauxTri	7
NotSoSuperNerd	8	25.49
Shrektastic28	8
HarbingerOfFun	10
fo13	12

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
colonel750	1
donald_flap	1	Not bias talking for Ohio St, I believe them to be the best team in the league, as they had one of the best offenses in the league last year, with CJ Stroud returning from a record breaking year and the receiving core while not as experienced as last years, is still one of the best in the nation. The defense is where the real differences begin here, as Todd Knowles hopefully is bringing actual strategy to the Ohio State defense which was lacking last year. From what I see, they can only go up from last year.
DownshiftGD	1
ewolfy13	1	I feel OSU, Bama, and UGA are very close, but I feel OSU lost the least in the draft, after Smith-Njigba showed out in the Rose bowl, he can clearly step up to fill the top WR role
Harpua99	1	Defense will be Top 10
Igwanea	1
Jaymoney00	1
Megalomanizac	1
mthompson2320	1
Muffinnnnnnn	1
PSUMediaPA	1
TheWorstYear	1
Valiantlycaustic	1
washington_jefferson	1
70277027	2
AnAngryPanda1	2
asbestosman2	2
bannista7	2	Season opener against ND won’t pay dividends until the rest of ND schedule plays out to see how good they actually are. A 3 score win could put them at #1 for a few people though.
beaver333	2
BertGallagher	2
bethe2ndmouse	2
brucewaynewins	2
Butternades	2
Cade_Ezra	2
camryn_16	2
CanAWoodChuckChuck	2
ChaseTheFalcon	2
DaveSoccer	2
Dawg-Bite	2	OSU should have the best offense this season. Jim Knowles will also improve the defense significantly.
diehardcubforever	2
Dontworryaboutit1	2
dusklord1	2	As long last year's very young defense that went without a true DC most of the year improves somewhat, OSU is back to the playoffs. I don't think this is a very hard ask, especially after hiring a Broyles award candidate.
Fantastic-Calendar-9	2
fredmerc111	2	Should run the table in the B1G with a lot of returning production and a (hopefully) boosted defense
frone	2
giveupanddie	2
Guhraffe	2
herrkatze5	2
hershculez	2
Hippiehypocrit	2
ianmcmoney	2
iDevourer	2
iliveintexas	2
IMissMW2Lobbies	2
JBGolden	2
jthomas694	2	Best offense in the country coming in. Defense is loaded with talent.
JustinMSU21	2
LamarcusAldrige1234	2
Lobro986	2
ManiacalBlazer	2
Matthias382	2
mcdsmaster8824	2
mcguffinman	2	Ohio State is Ohio State.
mynameisotis	2
nebsA1	2
NeverDieKris	2
newSomberMan	2
OldCoaly	2
PaulMSURon	2
perspicacious_crumb	2
pianoprofiteer	2
PleasantElevator8340	2
PositivityKnight	2
Pure_Protein_Machine	2
RaceScottRace	2	Probably the best offense in America and now they have one of the game's best defensive minds leading their defense. I'd be scared if my school was in the Big Ten.
RedassAddict	2
rocco2246	2
romulusjsp	2
secoja8	2
Sflabuckeye13	2
spartan_mk	2
Steelthornn	2
stevensmeister	2	The offense, circa 2017 Oklahoma vibes. Jim Knowles is a great DC, he will have them humming sooner rather then later.
swdanley17	2
tapswitch	2
Terminal_BAS	2
thatoneguyD13	2
the-robo-boogie	2
The_Good_Constable	2
TheBeekman8	2
thetrain23	2
Vandelay_Industries-	2
WBLwiffleball	2
zachismadewell	2	Ohio State returns a lot of production, along with Jim Knowles who should have the defense working in short order
zachw900	2
Archaic_1	3
BananaBouquet	3
BRNXB0MBERS	3
catman1256	3
ch1l1_ch33s3	3
DaewooLanosMFerrr	3
DaVols	3
Devintheroaster	3
drneilpretenamen	3
eeman0201	3	Uncertainty in qb position
FourteenClocks	3
ggskater	3
GoCardinals74	3
hdbutler	3
horaff	3
Huntkv	3
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA	3
Is_Flacco_Elite	3
JamoRedhead	3
jaybigs	3
MADBuc49	3
MaxMan1300	3
mdbryan84	3
mdjoiner	3
noffinater	3
OSUfan88	3
redrumsoxLoL	3
RJEP22	3	MCR: 2.66
Ruhrgebietheld	3
sconbon	3	I predict they’ll win the B1G, make the CFP
Sebene	3
Temporary-Profit-643	3
the_lost_carrot	3	3 3.142857143 3.142857143 2.833333333 2 3 1 0.5 4.5 1.7478
TommyTwoTaps	3
True_Ad5324	3
TXUSAW	3
UCFData	3
UVUboi2	3
wingen77	3
WitchKing17	3
Xarathustria	3
Beck4ou	4
funf_	4
grahamca	5	T5
the_neverdoctor	5
CallMeTheKing	7
KyleAg06	7
RealignmentJunkie	7
Tatertaint	13
TadKosciuszko	16

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