Preseason AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team
Preseason AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team --> Skip to main content Skip to navigation MenuESPN scores NFLNBAMLBSoccerWNBANHLNCAAFMore SportsBoxingNCAACricketF1GamingGolfHorseLLWSMMANASCARNLLNBA G LeagueNBA Summer LeagueNCAAMNCAAWNWSLOlympicsPLLRacingRN BBRN FBRugbyBananasSports BettingTGLTennisUFLMen's World CupWWEProfessional WrestlingEditionsWhere to WatchFantasyWatch NCAAFHomeScoresScheduleStandingsStatsTeamsRankingsRecruitingWhere To WatchFootball Power IndexTotal QBRSP+ RankingsPlayer RankingsFuturesOddsCollege GameDayClass RankingsAwardsSEC NetworkTickets Preseason AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 teamOhio State Buckeyes4hESPNOhio State, Oregon start 1-2 in AP preseason pollOhio State Buckeyes4hCanes dismiss WR transfer Vaughn from teamMiami Hurricanes8hAndrea AdelsonNew Heisman platform gives first vote to fans6hBill ConnellyGamecocks lose 2 WRs to season-ending injuriesSouth Carolina Gamecocks18hAdam RittenbergSources: Michigan State to hire W. Michigan ADMichigan State Spartans6hPete ThamelTabron, No. 2 pocket QB in '28, picks Texas A&MTexas A&M Aggies2dEli LedermanVols' Farooq (torn patellar tendon) out for seasonTennessee Volunteers2dMark SchlabachESPN Lampron making highlights for Deion at CUColorado Buffaloes2dCollege football 2026: How much does a Power 4 starter earn?Boston College Eagles6dMax OlsonYour guide to getting the most fun out of college football seasonTCU Horned Frogs8hBill ConnellyYou're not seeing things. College football games are different -- here's howOhio State Buckeyes2dBill Connelly and Adam RittenbergWhy BYU's Kalani Sitake is your favorite coach's favorite coachBYU Cougars1dAdam RittenbergTrust issues, high hopes and the safest schools: Ranking all 138 FBS teams in tiersIndiana Hoosiers3dDavid HaleGroup of 6 betting preview: Back Hawai'i and Liberty? Fade James Madison?Air Force Falcons1hPamela Maldonado and Mark Zinno12 colleges stacked with NFL draft talent: Why scouts will be eyeing Miami and Texas this seasonOhio State Buckeyes3dJordan ReidBreaking down final preseason SP+ rankings for 20264dBill ConnellyThe best of the best: ESPN's preseason All-America teamOhio State Buckeyes4dEli Lederman and Max OlsonSwole ballgame: Should quarterbacks be jacked? An ESPN investigationOklahoma Sooners5dDave WilsonAP college football preseason poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 teamplayWhere Finebaum thinks the AP poll got it right and wrong (1:43) Ohio State opens the year as the top-ranked team in the nation, trailed by another Big Ten team, Oregon. The SEC has five teams in the top 10, led by No. 3 Georgia and No. 5 Texas. Lane Kiffin's first LSU team is just outside at No. 11. The highest-ranked Big 12 team is Texas Tech at No. 12. With the Buckeyes visiting the Longhorns in Week 2, nothing in these rankings will remain set for long. Stat to know: Ohio State enters the season having been favored in 31 straight games, the longest active streak in the FBS. Stat to know: Dan Lanning is 48-8 in his four seasons at Oregon, tied with Ryan Day for the third-best record among active FBS head coaches in that span. Stat to know: The Bulldogs wrap up the regular season at home against Georgia Tech; Georgia was won eight straight meetings, tied for the longest win streak by either school in series history (Georgia Tech won eight in a row from 1949 to 1956). Stat to know: Last season was Notre Dame's fifth consecutive year with a new starting quarterback. CJ Carr, however, begins this year as the starter and is set to be the first QB to start consecutive season openers for the Irish since 2019-20. Stat to know: The Longhorns averaged just 388.5 yards per game, 6.0 yards per play and 137.8 rushing yards per game, their lowest marks since Steve Sarkisian became head coach in 2021. Stat to know: The Hoosiers have four games scheduled against teams that finished ranked in the final 2025 AP poll. Stat to know: Miami didn't leave the state of Florida until Nov. 1 last season. This year, they travel over 2,500 miles out of the gate to play Stanford. This will be just the second time Miami opens with a true road game over the past 10 years. Stat to know: A&M closes the season hosting Texas, whom they haven't beaten since 2010. The Aggies suffered their first loss of last season in Austin, 27-17, after entering the game 11-0. Stat to know: Ole Miss has not lost a season opener since 2020. Stat to know: The Sooners don't have back-to-back road games all season. Stat to know: The season opener will be just the second regular-season meeting between LSU and Clemson. Before last season, the previous four meetings occurred in bowl games. Stat to know: The Red Raiders open with three in-state opponents in their first four games. Texas Tech hasn't lost to any of those three foes since 2009 against Houston. Stat to know: The Tide look for revenge against Florida State in Week 3. The Seminoles would be the second team to beat the Tide in consecutive seasons since Kalen DeBoer took over in 2024, joining Oklahoma. Stat to know: The Cougars have a 23-4 record over the past two seasons. They are one of five FBS teams to win 11-plus games in each of the past two seasons and the only one in that group to not make the CFP. Stat to know: After opening with three straight nonconference games, the Trojans start Big Ten play with a cross-country trip to Rutgers, roughly 2,700 miles away. Since joining the Big Ten in 2024, USC has struggled on the road in conference games, going 3-6, compared with 8-1 in home conference games. Stat to know: Michigan first-year head coaches have traditionally done well. Going back to Bo Schembechler's first year in 1969, six of the past seven new coaches have won at least eight games. Stat to know: QB Demond Williams was tied for 19th last season with 25 TD passes. He ranked 32nd in passing yards with 3,065. Stat to know: Though the Nittany Lions will play Michigan for the first time since 2023, a lot of the discussion around the PSU schedule is about who is not on it. Penn State won't have to play Ohio State, Oregon or Indiana during the regular season. Stat to know: Since joining the ACC in 2024, SMU is 1-4 against teams that finished the season ranked in the AP Top 25 (only win vs. Miami in 2025), compared with 19-3 vs. all other teams. Stat to know: Tennessee enters the year with a 96-26-6 record in season-opening games (2020 win was vacated) and a 5-0 opening record under head coach Josh Heupel, outscoring opponents 260-58. Stat to know: Morgan Scalley is just the fourth Utah head coach since 1990, following Ron McBride, Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham. Week 1: Sept. 5 vs. Northern Illinois, 4:15 p.m., Big Ten Network Stat to know: The Hawkeyes lost four games last year, all by five points or fewer. Stat to know: After a 4-8 debut under Willie Fritz, the Cougars improved to 10-3 last year. His winning percentage in Year 3 of a job tends to hold steady around .725. Stat to know: Only one contributor is returning for the offensive line as transfers will be filling the rest of the spots. Week 1: Sept. 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8 p.m., SEC Network Stat to know: Although last season didn't end in a win, Missouri won eight games for the third straight year, the second-longest streak in program history (behind only a six-season streak from 2006 to 2011).
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