PORTLAND, Ore. — The road to a national championship is long, grueling, and full of twists, but for the Oregon Ducks, it's starting with a promising head start. The Associated Press released its 2025 preseason Top 25 on Monday, and Oregon landed at No. 7 — a position that brings both opportunity and pressure.

This is the Ducks' fifth preseason Top-10 appearance in the College Football Playoff era, a testament to the program's staying power under head coach Dan Lanning. Oregon comes in behind Big Ten powers Penn State (No. 2) and Ohio State (No. 3), as well as defending national champion Texas (No. 1) and perennial contender Georgia (No. 5).

While rankings in August don't guarantee wins in November, they do set the tone — and in this case, they suggest national respect for a program tha

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