USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL, Sept. 18, 2022
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 with team’s records THROUGH SATURDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received.
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Georgia (40) | (3-0) | 1594 | 2 |
| 2. Alabama (24) | (3-0) | 1580 | 1 |
| 3. Ohio State (1) | (3-0) | 1505 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan | (3-0) | 1379 | 5 |
| 5. Clemson | (3-0) | 1362 | 4 |
| 6. Oklahoma | (3-0) | 1281 | 6 |
| 7. Southern California | (3-0) | 1183 | 8 |
| 8. Oklahoma State | (3-0) | 1161 | 7 |
| 9. Kentucky | (3-0) | 1063 | 10 |
| 10. Arkansas | (3-0) | 934 | 11 |
| 11. North Carolina State | (3-0) | 919 | 12 |
| 12. Tennessee | (3-0) | 826 | 16 |
| 13. Mississippi | (3-0) | 734 | 17 |
| 14. Utah | (2-1) | 726 | 15 |
| 15. Penn State | (3-0) | 579 | 23 |
| 16. Wake Forest | (3-0) | 529 | 18 |
| 17. Baylor | (2-1) | 507 | 19 |
| 18. Oregon | (2-1) | 468 | 24 |
| 19. Texas | (2-1) | 438 | 20 |
| 20. Texas A&M | (2-1) | 385 | 22 |
| 21. Michigan State | (2-1) | 305 | 9 |
| 22. Florida | (2-1) | 297 | 21 |
| 23. Brigham Young | (2-1) | 253 | 14 |
| 24. Washington | (3-0) | 244 | NR |
| 25. Miami | (2-1) | 234 | 13 |
Dropped Out: No. 25 Pittsburgh (2-1).
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh (2-1) 210; Florida State (3-0) 107; Appalachian State (2-1) 68; Oregon State (3-0) 57; Washington State (3-0) 55; Cincinnati (2-1) 37; Minnesota (3-0) 24; Syracuse (3-0) 24; Iowa State (3-0) 15; North Carolina (3-0) 12; TCU (2-0) 7; Kansas (3-0) 5; Air Force (2-1) 4; Wisconsin (2-1) 4; Duke (3-0) 2; LSU (2-1) 2; Mississippi State (2-1) 2; Notre Dame (1-2) 2; Coastal Carolina (3-0) 1; East Carolina (2-1) 1.
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