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Notre Dame opens the 2026 college football season ranked No. 4 in the AP preseason poll, earning several first-place votes; its top opponents in the poll are Miami (No. 7), BYU (No. 14), and SMU (No. 19), while Ohio State, Oregon, and Georgia occupy the top three spots.
CBS Sports' Chris Hummer reframes the preseason AP Top 25 as a tiered forecast for the College Football Playoff, grouping teams into S through F tiers. The seven-team S tier (Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas, Indiana, Miami) are championship-caliber rosters with high upside, while the A and B tiers include programs like Ole Miss, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Alabama, USC, Michigan and Tennessee—each with strong talent but notable roster or schedule questions. The C tier (BYU, Washington, Penn State, SMU) could win a playoff game; D includes Utah, Houston, Louisville; and F features Iowa and Missouri, underscoring how playoff viability narrows once you step outside the top cluster.
Ohio State and Oregon are No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP preseason Top 25, giving the Big Ten the top two spots for the first time since 1961, while the SEC leads all conferences with nine ranked teams; Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas follow in the top five, and Indiana sits at No. 6.
Ohio State is preseason No. 1 and Oregon No. 2 in the AP Top 25, with Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas rounding out the top five; the SEC has no first-place votes, and the rankings offer an early snapshot ahead of Week 0, though preseason position doesn’t guarantee success.
Josh Furlong, KSL's sports director and AP Top 25 voter, previews the 2026 college football season by outlining the preseason favorites and what to watch as teams chase the rankings.
CBS Sports projects the 2026 AP Top 25 preseason poll, with Ohio State at No. 1 and a Big Ten-heavy top five including Oregon, Texas, Indiana, and Notre Dame; Georgia is No. 6, as the piece outlines expected voter trends and momentum for the upcoming season.
Brett McMurphy shares his college football preseason AP Top 25 ballot, opening with Oregon at No. 1 (a self‑deprecating jab about ranking them too low) and listing Ohio State, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas Tech just behind. The rest of the top 10 includes Texas, Indiana, Miami, Ole Miss, and Washington, followed by Texas A&M, Oklahoma, BYU, Michigan, LSU, SMU, Utah, Penn State, Houston, Alabama, Louisville, Tennessee, Arizona, Iowa, and USC. He uses a playful, self‑aware tone to cut through the off‑field drama around the sport and CFP expansion chatter, while highlighting Oregon’s talent and new coordinators as a key storyline heading into the season.
Projected final AP Top 25 has Duke, Arizona, and Michigan locked into the top four, with Florida surging to challenge for the No. 1 seed after an 11-game win streak; UConn’s upset loss adds uncertainty at the top, while Miami (Ohio) completes an undefeated regular season in the MAC and Purdue’s late-season slide colors bracket predictions.
Florida jumps to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 after UConn’s upset loss to Marquette, while Louisville and Wisconsin are projected to re-enter the rankings ahead of Selection Sunday.
Duke remains No. 1 in Week 17 AP Top 25 after strong ACC wins, while Arizona moves up to No. 2. Texas Tech jumps six spots to No. 10, and Purdue slips to No. 15 following losses; Kansas falls to No. 14. Miami (Ohio) stays undefeated at 29-0 and sits at No. 19, their best ranking since 1977-78. Florida is the SEC’s lone Top-10 representative at No. 5 as the season heads toward March Madness.
Duke extends its No. 1 status in the AP Top 25, while Michigan State, Nebraska and Texas Tech crack the Top 10 in the latest college basketball rankings.
Duke rises to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for a record 148th time after a 68-63 win over Michigan, pushing Arizona to No. 2 and Michigan to No. 3, with Florida jumping to No. 7 and Alabama up to No. 17 as 11 teams shift in the rankings.
Duke returns to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll for a record 148th time, with Florida and Alabama making notable jumps in the rankings.
With 16 Top-25 teams losing this week, Duke’s 37-point win over Syracuse and a late upset of Michigan could push the Blue Devils to No. 1 in Monday’s AP Top 25. Michigan would likely stay near the top, Arizona rises, and Iowa State and Houston also move, while Florida surges and other contenders shift in the Week 16 projections.
Arizona remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the ninth straight week, with Houston rising to No. 3 and Kentucky re-entering the poll at No. 25.