College football rankings for the upcoming season begin with the release of the 2025 preseason Coaches Poll, and the Texas Longhorns top the rankings. Texas received 28 of the 67 first place votes and 1,606 total points.
Texas is followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes (20 first-place votes), Penn State Nittany Lions (14 first-place votes), Georgia Bulldogs (three first-place votes), and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (zero first-place votes).
Rounding out the top ten are Clemson (6; two first-place votes), Oregon (7), Alabama (8), LSU (9), and Miami FL (10).
The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the Top 25 poll, while the Big Ten follows with six ranked teams. Listed below is the full conference breakdown:
- SEC – 9
- Big Ten – 6
- Big 12 – 5
- ACC – 3
- IND – 1
- MWC – 1
The complete 2025 Preseason Coaches Poll is listed below (first place votes in parentheses):
1. Texas (28)
2. Ohio State (20)
3. Penn State (14)
4. Georgia (3)
5. Notre Dame
6. Clemson (2)
7. Oregon
8. Alabama
9. LSU
10. Miami (FL)
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Ole Miss
16. SMU
17. Florida
18. Tennessee
19. Indiana
20. Kansas State
21(T): Texas A&M
21(T): Iowa State
23. BYU
24. Texas Tech
25. Boise State
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 221, Missouri 142, Louisville 126, USC 116, Utah 86, Baylor 76, Auburn 50, Iowa 49, Memphis 34, Army West Point 33, Tulane 31, Georgia Tech 27, TCU 24, Nebraska 19, Syracuse 16, Washington 15, Navy 14, Arkansas 14, Duke 12, Colorado 12, Minnesota 11, UNLV 8, Florida State 8, Kansas 6, Vanderbilt 3, Buffalo 1.
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Only 1 Group of 5 team in the poll which is Boise St at 25 after 4 Group of 4 teams were in the final (week 15) Top 25 by the Committee.
I can think of nothing more worthless than the preseason polls. Vote after the third Saturday in September. At least there are games in the books and you have an idea of who’s who.
Oklahoma doesnt deserve a single vote
FIRE BRENT