TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 24: Runningback LaMichael James #21 of the Oregon Ducks carries the football on a 19 yard rushing touchdown past linebacker Derek Earls #40 of the Arizona Wildcats during the second quarter of the college football game at Arizona Stadium on September 24, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The Ducks defeated the Wildcats 56-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Oregon Ducks were ranked No. 5 in the 2012 AP Preseason poll.
The Oregon Ducks are ranked No. 5 in the AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Ducks are the only member of the top five to not receive a first-place vote. No. 1 in the rankings went to the USC Trojans, followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma and then the Ducks.
The ranking is consistent with the No. 5 spot Oregon earned in the 2012 Preseason Coaches' poll and a step down from the No. 4 ranking in SB Nation's Blogpoll. The team appears not to have benefited from LSU's dismissal of star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, but a new, post-Mathieu Blogpoll is due out soon.
The release of each poll means we move closer and closer to the start of the season. Oregon football kicks off Sept. 1 when the Ducks play host to Arkansas State.
| RANK | TEAM | 2011 RECORD | POINTS | PV |
| 1 | USC (25) | 10-2 | 1,445 | 6 |
| 2 | Alabama (17) | 12-1 | 1,411 | 1 |
| 3 | LSU (16) | 13-1 | 1,402 | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (1) | 10-3 | 1,286 | 16 |
| 5 | Oregon | 12-2 | 1,274 | 4 |
| 6 | Georgia | 10-4 | 1,107 | 19 |
| 7 | Florida St. | 9-4 | 1,093 | 23 |
| 8 | Michigan (1) | 11-2 | 1,000 | 12 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 994 | 9 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 963 | 5 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 856 | 17 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 838 | 10 |
| 13 | Michigan St. | 11-3 | 742 | 11 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-4 | 615 | 22 |
| 15 | Texas | 8-5 | 569 | NR |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 548 | 21 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 485 | 24 |
| 18 | Ohio St. | 6-7 | 474 | NR |
| 19 | Oklahoma St. | 12-1 | 430 | 3 |
| 20 | TCU | 11-2 | 397 | 14 |
| 21 | Stanford | 11-2 | 383 | 7 |
| 22 | Kansas St. | 10-3 | 300 | 15 |
| 23 | Florida | 7-6 | 214 | NR |
| 24 | Boise St. | 12-1 | 212 | 8 |
| 25 | Louisville | 7-6 | 105 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 83, Washington 55, Auburn 53, North Carolina 32, Utah 30, Georgia Tech 25, BYU 22, Tennessee 15, South Florida 11, Baylor 9, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Cincinnati 3, Missouri 3, N.C. State 3, Houston 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Mississippi St. 1, N. Illinois 1.
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