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Preseason college football rankings have always been a challenging exercise, but never has it been more of a guessing game than the modern era. Massive roster turnover through the transfer portal and the annual musical chairs at the quarterback position have brought uncertainty to some of the more traditional methods of ranking teams, forcing college football experts to dig deeper to formulate opinions on how these teams stack up against each other before the first kickoff of the season.
Luckily, our CBS Sports 136 voters are willing to do that work, ranking not only a top 25 -- like those other polls -- but stacking the entire FBS landscape against each other. As we cycle back for another season, we here at CBS Sports and 247Sports welcome Delaware and Missouri State to the list as our ballot grows from 134 teams to 136 teams.
College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings. You can see the top 25 below and 26-136 on our rankings page.
Preseason college football rankings have always been a challenging exercise, but never has it been more of a guessing game than the modern era. Massive roster turnover through the transfer portal and the annual musical chairs at the quarterback position have brought uncertainty to some of the more traditional methods of ranking teams, forcing college football experts to dig deeper to formulate opinions on how these teams stack up against each other before the first kickoff of the season.
Luckily, our CBS Sports 136 voters are willing to do that work, ranking not only a top 25 -- like those other polls -- but stacking the entire FBS landscape against each other. As we cycle back for another season, we here at CBS Sports and 247Sports welcome Delaware and Missouri State to the list as our ballot grows from 134 teams to 136 teams.
College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings. You can see the top 25 below and 26-136 on our rankings page.
| Rank | Team | 2024 Record | 2024 Final Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 13-3 | 4 |
| 2 | Penn State | 13-3 | 5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 14-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Clemson | 10-4 | 14 |
| 5 | Georgia | 11-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 14-2 | 2 |
| 7 | Oregon | 13-1 | 3 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9-4 | 19 |
| 9 | LSU | 9-4 | 28 |
| 10 | Miami | 10-3 | 17 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 11-3 | 7 |
| 12 | Florida | 8-5 | 35 |
| 13 | Illinois | 10-3 | 15 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 9-4 | 27 |
| 15 | Michigan | 8-5 | 32 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 9-4 | 18 |
| 17 | SMU | 11-3 | 11 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 8-5 | 33 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 11-3 | 16 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 10-3 | 10 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 8-5 | 44 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 10-3 | 12 |
| 23 | Indiana | 11-2 | 8 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 6-7 | 58 |
| 25 | Utah | 5-7 | 84 |
