| 1 | Clemson | 0-0 | 1619 | 59 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 0-0 | 1566 | 6 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1447 | 0 | 3 | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1415 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 1368 | 0 | 5 | — | 5/5 |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 0-0 | 1218 | 0 | 6 | — | 6/6 |
| 7 | Michigan | 0-0 | 1155 | 0 | 7 | — | 7/7 |
| 8 | Florida | 0-0 | 1103 | 0 | 8 | — | 8/8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 1100 | 0 | 9 | — | 9/9 |
| 10 | Texas | 0-0 | 1038 | 0 | 10 | — | 10/10 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 893 | 0 | 11 | — | 11/11 |
| 12 | Washington | 0-0 | 834 | 0 | 12 | — | 12/12 |
| 13 | Oregon | 0-0 | 787 | 0 | 13 | — | 13/13 |
| 14 | Penn State | 0-0 | 699 | 0 | 14 | — | 14/14 |
| 15 | Utah | 0-0 | 642 | 0 | 15 | — | 15/15 |
| 16 | Auburn | 0-0 | 606 | 0 | 16 | — | 16/16 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 436 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/17 |
| 17 | Central Florida | 0-0 | 436 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/17 |
| 19 | Iowa | 0-0 | 343 | 0 | 19 | — | 19/19 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 313 | 0 | 20 | — | 20/20 |
| 21 | Washington State | 0-0 | 274 | 0 | 21 | — | 21/21 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 0-0 | 227 | 0 | 22 | — | 22/22 |
| 23 | Stanford | 0-0 | 200 | 0 | 23 | — | 23/23 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 0-0 | 169 | 0 | 24 | — | 24/24 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 0-0 | 161 | 0 | 25 | — | 25/25 |
Nebraska 152; Boise State 118; Mississippi State 111; Miami 94; Army 91; Kentucky 79; Virginia Tech 64; Texas Christian 63; Southern California 47; Utah State 32; Fresno State 32; Virginia 30; Cincinnati 25; West Virginia 24; Memphis 24; Oklahoma State 20; South Carolina 15; NC State 12; Duke 10; Boston College 5; Florida State 4; Baylor 4; Appalachian State 4; North Texas 3; Houston 3; UCLA 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 2; Troy 1; Tennessee 1; Mississippi 1; Minnesota 1.
Initial thoughts:
The first 5 look good to me. The first 2 are obvious locks with Clemson and Alabama the clear tier 1 teams in college football.
You could make an argument that Georgia is overrated again but they have been close to beating Alabama for two years running now and return Jake Fromm. I'd probably have Oklahoma rated a little higher since they are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances and have a QB in Jalen Hurts that has beaten UGA before. Ohio State has a new coach and QB but they are the best team in the Big Ten again so 5 seems right for them.
The next 3 of LSU, Michigan and Florida all seem overrated to me. LSU isn't beating Alabama and they will lose at least 3 games with Ed Orgeron coaching. Michigan is a fucking joke and overrated as usual. I could see them losing to Army early. Harbaugh and company will lose at least 4 games this season. Florida is getting some hype because they killed a dog shit Michigan team in the Peach Bowl but I don't see them beating UGA and they could drop multiple games to teams like Mizzou and South Carolina.
Notre Dame at 9 is underrated. I would have them around 6 at the latest with Ian Book back and the potential of a great defense returning. Texas also should be ranked higher than 10 with QB Sam Ehlinger back and one of the best young coaches in the game Tom Herman. Herman already has impressive resume wins over Oklahoma and Georgia.
The Aggies at 11 seems accurate. Their schedule is very difficult but if anybody can beat Clemson this season it's Jimbo Fisher who can do it. They nearly did it last season.
Washington and Oregon are the two of the best ranked PAC-12 teams. It will be interesting to see what Jacob Eason does for the Huskies. I wasn't that impressed with his accuracy at UGA. Everybody loves Justin Herbert at Oregon but do the Ducks have enough defense to beat Washington? I'm not so sure and I actually like Utah better than the Huskies and Ducks this season. Just a gut feeling but I think the Utes win the PAC-12 so them at #15 seems too low.
Penn State still has James Franklin coaching. I'd have them borderline top 25 and most certainly not top 15.
The rest of the top 25 starting with Auburn at #16 seems accurate. It's kinda sad to see teams like Nebraska, Miami and USC not ranked preseason. The Hurricanes are in for a long season with a new coach. I think Nebraska and USC will be top 20 teams this year because they both have really good QBs and it's not like they don't have talent at other positions. Frost will get Nebraska at least 9 wins this season and USC should win at least 9 too with the amount of 5-star talent they got on their roster.
Also when Army beats Michigan they will jump into the top 25. Write that down.
