2022
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Main Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 52hoova | 1 | |
| _fastball | 1 | |
| Acm0028 | 1 | |
| admiraltarkin | 1 | |
| aggiebruin27 | 1 | |
| AlphaH4wk | 1 | |
| ALStark69 | 1 | +1 from final 2021 poll; hopefully it's the year we can storm the strip minus Covid restrictions |
| arrowfan624 | 1 | |
| Arteza147 | 1 | |
| badgers4194 | 1 | |
| BamaPride95 | 1 | |
| Blazeth | 1 | |
| BosskOnASegway | 1 | |
| bretticus33 | 1 | As per usual, Alabama should have the most talent in the country and is a title favorite until proven otherwise. |
| buckeyegold | 1 | |
| CambodianDrywall | 1 | |
| captain_sasquatch | 1 | |
| Casaiir | 1 | |
| Cassiyus | 1 | |
| CFBHurts | 1 | |
| Ch-i-ef | 1 | |
| ChargerFan2121 | 1 | |
| Chucky1539 | 1 | |
| CockADoodleBOOM | 1 | |
| COLU_BUS | 1 | |
| Corgi_Koala | 1 | |
| cornholesurfer | 1 | |
| corundum9 | 1 | |
| cota1212 | 1 | |
| CptCheese | 1 | |
| crimsonlaw | 1 | |
| cyclonepsycho | 1 | |
| Daigotsu | 1 | |
| dan4223 | 1 | |
| DarkLegend64 | 1 | Undoubtedly the best team heading into the season. |
| darkra01 | 1 | |
| Darth_Ra | 1 | |
| deadtofall12 | 1 | |
| djowen68 | 1 | |
| doggo816 | 1 | |
| Drexlore | 1 | |
| DrKennethJNoisewater | 1 | |
| Dropbackandpunt | 1 | |
| eclectic_tastes | 1 | These top-3 teams for me have been in every possible order for me at different points in the off-season, but as it gets closer to games actually being played, I am sticking with the team with the best QB in the country and the most proven edge-rusher. |
| falconlover79 | 1 | |
| Feral_Squirrel | 1 | |
| Fmeson | 1 | |
| galacticdude7 | 1 | |
| GilBrandt | 1 | |
| GoBlueScrewOSU7 | 1 | |
| grjohnst | 1 | |
| Hackasizlak | 1 | |
| halldaylong | 1 | |
| hascogrande | 1 | |
| Hey_Its_Roomie | 1 | |
| Hobbes_121 | 1 | |
| HUSKEROYAL | 1 | |
| hypercube42342 | 1 | |
| IceColdDrPepper_Here | 1 | |
| Impudicity2001 | 1 | |
| itsabearcannon | 1 | |
| Jakesnake42 | 1 | |
| JaxofAllTrades13 | 1 | |
| JCiLee | 1 | |
| JeromesNiece | 1 | |
| jjjoebox | 1 | |
| jlh2b | 1 | |
| jmac_21 | 1 | |
| joebob431 | 1 | |
| Johnnycockseed | 1 | |
| JustAManAndHisLaptop | 1 | |
| kamiller2020 | 1 | The fact this team got so close to a national championship is a testament to the culture and talent level that Alabama has is significantly better than anybody else's. With how many young players got significant time; this could be the scariest team on paper Saban's ever had. Bryce Young is legit, and with him are some of the best options on the transfer portal. Jermaine Burton and Tyler Harrell are going to have a big role on the offense, and Jahmyr Gibbs is in the conversation for best running back in college football. On defense, Will Anderson is the best defensive player in the country and with him are a ton of talented players. When Eli Ricks might not even start at CB this year, it shows you how good their secondary is and that same statement can be made along the defense. There are some concerns about the OLine, but overall you're not going to find a more balanced team in college football than the Tide with their talent level. |
| kdcoltred | 1 | |
| King-Clover | 1 | |
| LeWoofle | 1 | |
| Lex_Ludorum | 1 | |
| LiptonCB | 1 | |
| MahjongDaily | 1 | |
| malowry0124 | 1 | |
| mellolizard | 1 | |
| molodyets | 1 | |
| monkeymatt1836 | 1 | |
| Mr_Brews | 1 | |
| MWiatrak2077 | 1 | |
| myghtymouse | 1 | |
| Nathanael-Greene | 1 | |
| nburt13 | 1 | |
| nemoran | 1 | |
| No11223456 | 1 | |
| noahthearc | 1 | 166.7 points -> Title Favorite. Return a good amount of production on both sides of the ball, top tier recruiting as always, top tier transfers, and continuity in coaching. |
| NoMorning6152 | 1 | |
| nw____ | 1 | I mean, come on. |
| NyquillusDillwad20 | 1 | |
| olmsted | 1 | |
| orbania | 1 | |
| Our-Gardian-Angel | 1 | |
| owl_man | 1 | Let's face it, Alabama is out for blood. Don't see them losing a game this year. |
| PalmettoFace | 1 | |
| peachios | 1 | i mean this is obvious everywhere it feels |
| PHubbs | 1 | |
| physedka | 1 | |
| pileatedloon | 1 | |
| plannedsickdays | 1 | |
| Pollaski | 1 | |
| practicallybert | 1 | |
| PrimalCookie | 1 | |
| puffadda | 1 | |
| PumpSmash | 1 | |
| rain_parkour | 1 | Was originally #3 after computer poll ranking. Best chance to win NC |
| Rakarei | 1 | |
| RavenclawWiz816 | 1 | |
| realclean | 1 | |
| Red261 | 1 | |
| RegionalBias | 1 | |
| relax_on_the_mat | 1 | |
| retnuh101 | 1 | |
| RiffRamBahZoo | 1 | |
| RobertNeyland | 1 | |
| RollWarTideEagle | 1 | |
| sasmith2015 | 1 | |
| ScarletFever333 | 1 | |
| scronko | 1 | |
| SCRx | 1 | |
| Shrektastic28 | 1 | |
| sirgippy | 1 | |
| SpadeRyker | 1 | The national runners up from last year return so much production and talent on both sides of the ball that it's almost impossible not to think they return to the playoffs as favorites to win it all. |
| SportingMoose | 1 | |
| spsellers | 1 | |
| srs_house | 1 | |
| Staind075 | 1 | |
| SteemieRayVaughn | 1 | |
| stesser | 1 | |
| StevvieV | 1 | |
| Striker743 | 1 | |
| T-Thugs | 1 | |
| tauzeta | 1 | |
| TaylorLeprechaun | 1 | |
| tdeff19 | 1 | |
| TDenverFan | 1 | |
| tdoger | 1 | |
| teddythe3rd | 1 | |
| Texasagsman | 1 | |
| ThaCarter | 1 | |
| The_Horse_Joke | 1 | |
| thegreendalegelf | 1 | |
| TheJeemTeam | 1 | |
| ThePelvicWoo | 1 | It's Alabama |
| thexraptor | 1 | |
| TheZachster | 1 | |
| thomasosu | 1 | |
| Thorteris | 1 | |
| TimeBroken | 1 | |
| TouchdownHeroes | 1 | |
| TrojanMan35T | 1 | |
| turkishguy | 1 | |
| typicaliconoclast | 1 | |
| ucieaters33 | 1 | |
| vanburen1845 | 1 | |
| wameron | 1 | |
| WarEagle9 | 1 | |
| wesman212 | 1 | |
| woakley | 1 | Prior year runner up, returning more production than Georgia and had the top 2021 recruiting class. Argument could be made for keeping Georgia 1, but Alabama gets the early nod from me |
| WolverineDDS | 1 | |
| ya111101 | 1 | |
| zacheiny | 1 | |
| Zloggt | 1 | No surprise here |
| 311polo | 2 | |
| A_Rolling_Baneling | 2 | |
| bakonydraco | 2 | 72.04 |
| BallSoHerd | 2 | |
| BigBoutros | 2 | |
| Blooblod | 2 | |
| boxman151515 | 2 | |
| Branzilla91 | 2 | |
| Charlemagne42 | 2 | The Tide will roll the SEC West as usual, win a surprisingly close conference title game against the Gamecocks, and then drop the national title game to an unstoppable Buckeye squad. |
| chweris | 2 | |
| coogs35 | 2 | |
| dabul-master | 2 | |
| dicky_________seamus | 2 | |
| dogwoodmaple | 2 | |
| e8odie | 2 | |
| EpicSchwinn | 2 | They’re back and they’re scary. |
| fo13 | 2 | |
| fourpinz8 | 2 | |
| Helifino | 2 | |
| HelioOne | 2 | |
| I_am_bot_beep_boop | 2 | |
| icklebush | 2 | |
| ikindalikelemons | 2 | |
| kflinderman | 2 | |
| lillipup03 | 2 | |
| Longvols | 2 | |
| Meany_Vizzini | 2 | Starting score: 27.5. #2/#1/#2 Tier level: #1-#2 Ceiling: #1 Floor: #7 |
| MoneyManeVick | 2 | |
| nbingham196 | 2 | |
| not_folie | 2 | |
| NotSoSuperNerd | 2 | 30.35 |
| Omegaus492 | 2 | |
| one98d | 2 | |
| outthawazoo | 2 | |
| owlalwaysloveyew | 2 | |
| Pikachu1989 | 2 | |
| Polarbear1914 | 2 | |
| PromEmperorHarbaugh | 2 | It's Bama. Enough said. |
| RheagarTargaryen | 2 | Best team in the country. |
| seaotter2 | 2 | |
| Sometimeswelose | 2 | |
| T-nawtical | 2 | |
| TheReformedBadger | 2 | |
| UNC_Samurai | 2 | |
| Xtremeloco | 2 | |
| 12panther | 3 | |
| Bank_Gothic | 3 | |
| BlueFalcon89 | 3 | |
| BlueSCar | 3 | |
| CommodoreN7 | 3 | |
| GeauxTri | 3 | |
| HarbingerOfFun | 3 | |
| KommanderKeen-a42 | 3 | |
| MrTheSpork | 3 | Great season and a good chunk return; dominant, but not overly; coaching staff (stunningly) intact; #1 in recruiting. Alabama and Georgia are likely going to meet in the SECCG again and it's almost a toss-up. |
| placid_salad | 3 | |
| tmothy07 | 3 | |
| VerySeriousBanana | 3 | |
| bwburke94 | 4 | |
| notyogrannysgrandkid | 4 | |
| ToeInDigDeep | 4 | |
| Maladroit44 | 5 |
Provisional Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 70277027 | 1 | |
| AnAngryPanda1 | 1 | |
| Archaic_1 | 1 | |
| asbestosman2 | 1 | |
| BananaBouquet | 1 | |
| bannista7 | 1 | |
| beaver333 | 1 | |
| Beck4ou | 1 | |
| BertGallagher | 1 | |
| bethe2ndmouse | 1 | |
| BRNXB0MBERS | 1 | |
| brucewaynewins | 1 | |
| Butternades | 1 | |
| Cade_Ezra | 1 | |
| camryn_16 | 1 | |
| CanAWoodChuckChuck | 1 | |
| catman1256 | 1 | |
| ch1l1_ch33s3 | 1 | |
| ChaseTheFalcon | 1 | |
| DaewooLanosMFerrr | 1 | |
| DaveSoccer | 1 | |
| DaVols | 1 | |
| Dontworryaboutit1 | 1 | |
| drneilpretenamen | 1 | |
| dusklord1 | 1 | Clear #1, they return the best player on defense, one of the best two players on offense, and Saban. |
| eeman0201 | 1 | Proven offense and lots of returning production |
| Fantastic-Calendar-9 | 1 | |
| FourteenClocks | 1 | |
| fredmerc111 | 1 | The best QB in the nation, the best coach in the nation, and the best recruits in the nation. |
| frone | 1 | |
| funf_ | 1 | |
| ggskater | 1 | |
| giveupanddie | 1 | |
| GoCardinals74 | 1 | |
| Guhraffe | 1 | |
| hdbutler | 1 | |
| herrkatze5 | 1 | |
| hershculez | 1 | |
| Hippiehypocrit | 1 | |
| horaff | 1 | |
| Huntkv | 1 | |
| I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA | 1 | |
| ianmcmoney | 1 | |
| iDevourer | 1 | |
| iliveintexas | 1 | |
| IMissMW2Lobbies | 1 | |
| JamoRedhead | 1 | |
| jaybigs | 1 | |
| JBGolden | 1 | |
| jthomas694 | 1 | National runner up, might have been able to win the national championship had Metchie and Williams. Probably have the best EDGE rusher combo in college football and add Eli Ricks to the defensive backfield. Best group they've had defensively in a few years. Young is an incredible QB |
| JustinMSU21 | 1 | |
| LamarcusAldrige1234 | 1 | |
| Lobro986 | 1 | |
| MADBuc49 | 1 | |
| ManiacalBlazer | 1 | |
| Matthias382 | 1 | |
| MaxMan1300 | 1 | Bama feels more veteran than Georgia is now |
| mcdsmaster8824 | 1 | |
| mcguffinman | 1 | Alabama is Alabama. |
| mdjoiner | 1 | |
| mynameisotis | 1 | |
| nebsA1 | 1 | |
| newSomberMan | 1 | |
| OldCoaly | 1 | |
| OSUfan88 | 1 | |
| PaulMSURon | 1 | |
| perspicacious_crumb | 1 | |
| pianoprofiteer | 1 | |
| PleasantElevator8340 | 1 | |
| PositivityKnight | 1 | |
| Pure_Protein_Machine | 1 | |
| RaceScottRace | 1 | Loaded with talent. Nearly won the national title last year. No reason to think they can't and won't do it this year, again. |
| RedassAddict | 1 | |
| redrumsoxLoL | 1 | |
| RJEP22 | 1 | MCR: 1.66 |
| rocco2246 | 1 | |
| romulusjsp | 1 | |
| Sebene | 1 | |
| secoja8 | 1 | |
| Sflabuckeye13 | 1 | |
| spartan_mk | 1 | |
| Steelthornn | 1 | |
| stevensmeister | 1 | Could be one of Nick Saban's best returning teams in the last 5 years. |
| swdanley17 | 1 | |
| tapswitch | 1 | |
| Temporary-Profit-643 | 1 | |
| Terminal_BAS | 1 | |
| thatoneguyD13 | 1 | |
| the-robo-boogie | 1 | |
| The_Good_Constable | 1 | |
| the_lost_carrot | 1 | 1.5 1.571428571 1.571428571 1.5 1 2 1 -0.5 3.5 0.6462 |
| TheBeekman8 | 1 | |
| thetrain23 | 1 | |
| True_Ad5324 | 1 | |
| UCFData | 1 | |
| UVUboi2 | 1 | |
| Vandelay_Industries- | 1 | |
| WBLwiffleball | 1 | |
| wingen77 | 1 | |
| Xarathustria | 1 | |
| zachismadewell | 1 | Lots of returning production, made the NC on a "rebuilding year" |
| zachw900 | 1 | |
| CallMeTheKing | 2 | |
| colonel750 | 2 | |
| Devintheroaster | 2 | |
| donald_flap | 2 | It’s Alabama, what more can you possibly say. They were number 1 for me until I thought deeper, but they could easily switch with Ohio State. They have the best players in the nation, with Bryce Young on offense and Will Anderson on Defense. This team is downright frightening in every way. Nick Saban is too good of a coach to waste all of this talent, and they will most absolutely crush every team in their way. |
| DownshiftGD | 2 | |
| ewolfy13 | 2 | Restocked in the portal, but a few lingering injuries let OSU slip past for now |
| grahamca | 2 | |
| Harpua99 | 2 | |
| Is_Flacco_Elite | 2 | |
| Jaymoney00 | 2 | |
| KyleAg06 | 2 | |
| mdbryan84 | 2 | |
| Megalomanizac | 2 | |
| mthompson2320 | 2 | |
| Muffinnnnnnn | 2 | |
| noffinater | 2 | |
| RealignmentJunkie | 2 | |
| Ruhrgebietheld | 2 | |
| sconbon | 2 | SEC runner-up, will make the CFP |
| TadKosciuszko | 2 | |
| Tatertaint | 2 | |
| the_neverdoctor | 2 | |
| TheWorstYear | 2 | |
| TommyTwoTaps | 2 | |
| TXUSAW | 2 | |
| Valiantlycaustic | 2 | |
| washington_jefferson | 2 | |
| WitchKing17 | 2 | |
| Dawg-Bite | 3 | 2 heisman candidates. Top 10 offense. Top 10 defense. Nick Saban. Name starts with ALA and ends with BAMA. |
| diehardcubforever | 3 | |
| Igwanea | 3 | |
| NeverDieKris | 3 | |
| PSUMediaPA | 3 |
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