| Savvy Index | 2022 | |
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| pre season rank 8/18/22 | Preseason rankings | ranking points |
| 1 | Alabama | 540 |
| 2 | Georgia | 536 |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 532 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 530 |
| 5 | Utah | 530 |
| 6 | Clemson | 526 |
| 7 | Michigan | 526 |
| 8 | BYU | 524 |
| 9 | Oklahoma St. | 522 |
| 10 | Iowa | 519 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 518 |
| 12 | N Carolina St. | 517 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 516 |
| 14 | Coastal Car | 516 |
| 15 | Oregon | 516 |
| 16 | Baylor | 516 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 514 |
| 18 | San Diego St. | 513 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 513 |
| 20 | Miami Fl | 512 |
| 21 | UTSA | 511 |
| 22 | Michigan St. | 511 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 510 |
| 24 | Penn St. | 509 |
| 25 | UCLA | 509 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 509 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 508 |
| 28 | Fresno St. | 507 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 507 |
| 30 | Air Force | 506 |
| 31 | Houston | 506 |
| 32 | SMU | 506 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 506 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 505 |
| 35 | Boise St. | 505 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 504 |
| 37 | USC | 501 |
| 38 | App State | 499 |
| 39 | LSU | 498 |
| 40 | Texas | 496 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 496 |
| 42 | Utah St. | 495 |
| 43 | Florida | 494 |
| 44 | Maryland | 492 |
| 45 | UCF | 491 |
| 46 | Purdue | 491 |
| 47 | Georgia St. | 490 |
| 48 | W Kentucky | 489 |
| 49 | E Carolina | 489 |
| 50 | Iowa St. | 489 |
| 51 | C Michigan | 489 |
| 52 | Kansas St. | 488 |
| 53 | Oregon St. | 488 |
| 54 | UAB | 487 |
| 55 | Liberty | 486 |
| 56 | Army | 486 |
| 57 | S Carolina | 485 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | 484 |
| 59 | Mississippi St. | 484 |
| 60 | Auburn | 478 |
| 61 | Memphis | 477 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 477 |
| 63 | W Virginia | 477 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 475 |
| 65 | Illinois | 474 |
| 66 | N Illinois | 473 |
| 67 | Georgia So. | 473 |
| 68 | San Jose St. | 471 |
| 69 | W Michigan | 471 |
| 70 | N Texas | 471 |
| 71 | Washington | 470 |
| 72 | Hawai’i | 469 |
| 73 | Miami Oh | 469 |
| 74 | UTEP | 469 |
| 75 | Toledo | 469 |
| 76 | N Carolina | 468 |
| 77 | Arizona St. | 468 |
| 78 | California | 467 |
| 79 | Nevada | 467 |
| 80 | Troy | 467 |
| 81 | Marshall | 467 |
| 82 | Louisville | 466 |
| 83 | Washington St. | 466 |
| 84 | Virginia | 466 |
| 85 | TCU | 465 |
| 86 | Duke | 465 |
| 87 | Indiana | 465 |
| 88 | Florida St. | 464 |
| 89 | Middle Tenn | 462 |
| 90 | Missouri | 462 |
| 91 | Stanford | 461 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 461 |
| 93 | Boston Col | 461 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 461 |
| 95 | Ball St. | 460 |
| 96 | Colorado St. | 459 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 457 |
| 98 | James Madison | 455 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 455 |
| 100 | Temple | 453 |
| 101 | Navy | 452 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 451 |
| 103 | Ohio | 451 |
| 104 | Kent St. | 451 |
| 105 | Akron | 451 |
| 106 | Arizona | 450 |
| 107 | Tulane | 450 |
| 108 | Colorado | 448 |
| 109 | LA Tech | 448 |
| 110 | UNLV | 448 |
| 111 | Old Dominion | 446 |
| 112 | Kansas | 446 |
| 113 | S Alabama | 446 |
| 114 | Florida Intl. | 444 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 444 |
| 116 | Texas St. | 443 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 443 |
| 118 | LA Monroe | 442 |
| 119 | New Mexico St. | 441 |
| 120 | Florida Atl. | 441 |
| 121 | S Miss | 440 |
| 122 | Connecticut | 439 |
| 123 | E Michigan | 438 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 438 |
| 125 | USF | 436 |
| 126 | Arkansas St. | 435 |
| 127 | Rice | 432 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 432 |
| 129 | New Mexico | 432 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 431 |
| 131 | Bowling Green | 425 |