EUGENE – Let the debates begin. The preseason Coaches Poll was released by USA Today Sports on Thursday and now fans and experts will have the fun of debating who’s overrated and who’s underrated, while we all wait for the college football season to really begin.

The Oregon Ducks were one of five Pac-12 teams to be placed in the top 25 of the initial poll, which is voted on by 64 coaches from across the country. The Ducks came in at No. 22, their lowest preseason ranking in the Coaches Poll since 2007.

Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State, and Ohio State were the top 5 teams. Stanford checked in at No. 7 and the Cardinal were the only Pac-12 team in the top 10. USC is No. 17, Washington is No. 18, and UCLA is No. 24.

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 1

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	1ST PLACE VOTES
1	Alabama	14-1	1585	55
2	Clemson	14-1	1524	7
3	Oklahoma	11-2	1398	0
4	Florida State	10-3	1351	1
5	Ohio State	12-1	1321	0
6	Louisiana State	9-3	1241	0
7	Stanford	12-2	1149	0
8	Michigan	10-3	1062	0
9	Notre Dame	10-3	1034	0
10	Tennessee	9-4	960	1
11	Michigan State	12-2	901	0
12	Mississippi	10-3	792	0
13	Houston	13-1	668	0
14	Texas Christian	11-2	649	0
15	Iowa	12-2	579	0
16	Georgia	10-3	525	0
17	Southern California	8-6	468	0
18	Washington	7-6	454	0
19	Oklahoma State	10-3	426	0
20	North Carolina	11-3	422	0
21	Baylor	10-3	383	0
22	Oregon	9-4	361	0
23	Louisville	8-5	331	0
24	UCLA	8-5	296	0
25	Florida	10-4	245	0