The preseason AP Top 25 is expected to confirm what the preseason Coaches poll did a week ago. The first blockbuster matchup of the 2025 college football season should pit No. 1 versus No. 2. Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns were the top program in the Coaches poll. The Ohio State Buckeyes were right behind them at No. 2.

Though college football is undergoing constant change with the transfer portal, NIL and conference realignment, the collection of talent in the sport has never been better. Player development and retention has given us a top tier of stars that are,

The AP Top 25 college football preseason poll leads with the Texas Longhorns and Penn State ranking at No. 1 and No. 2. Read highlights and analysis ahead of the 2025 CFB season.

The next step toward the 2025 college football season has arrived with the unveiling of the preseason AP Top 25.

After going 7-6 in his first season in charge of Boston College football, Bill O’Brien is expected to have another solid season in year two. In their preseason bowl predictions for 2025, ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach both believe the Eagles will make it back to another bowl game.

Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State, the defending national champs, lead the way with four picks. Alabama, LSU, Penn State and Texas are next with three apiece. Here is The Athletic ’s 2025 preseason All-America team.

There have been regular AP top 25 college football rankings dating back to 1936, but the preseason poll is a newer innovation, first appearing in 1950. Then as

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The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 featured several differences in opinion. Here's which one got it right for eight different teams.

The first AP Top 25 college football poll of the season has been released. Let's see how all of the teams stack up.

The Hawkeyes, carried on the back of their usually stout defense, have kicked the door down and come in at No. 25 in ESPN's final preseason SP+ rankings. As a reminder, ESPN defines SP+ as a ranking of efficiency that combines predictability, tempo, and the opponents on the schedule as defined below: