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2025 Preseason Consensus


This is a preliminary version. More magazines will be added as they are found.

See the "notes" file for information on the preseason consensus.

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Conference changes for 2025:

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National Top 25

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Penn State116 2231
2Texas113 1154
3Ohio State112 3315
4Clemson105 4582
5Notre Dame103 6663
6Georgia101 9446
7Alabama99 8827
8Oregon93 7978
9Louisiana State92 57911
10Miami-Florida77 11101214
11Michigan73 16151010
12Florida67 15111417
13SMU56 12242012
14Illinois55 17171916
15tArizona State51 14142223
15tSouth Carolina51 131217-
15tSouth Carolina51 131217-
17Kansas State49 20131824
18Oklahoma48 -20169
19Mississippi45 191811-
20tBoise State40 -251315
20tTexas A&M40 -191519
22Indiana34 -162320
23Iowa State27 2223-21
24Baylor24 25--13
25Texas Tech22 1822--

Others receiving votes:

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
26Louisville15 23-24-
27Utah13 ---18
28tBrigham Young10 21---
28tMissouri10 --21-
28tTennessee10 -21--
31Southern Cal9 ---22
32Nebraska7 24---
33tAuburn6 --25-
33tToledo6 ---25
-unranked0 ----

Conference predictions

American Athletic

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Tulane7 2113
2Navy11 1235
3Memphis12 3621
4UTSA16 6442
5South Florida18 5355
6Army21 4575
7East Carolina28 7768
8North Texas33 9897
9Florida Atlantic37 109810
10UAB41 8121110
11Rice44 11131010
12Temple47½ 12101312½
13Charlotte48½ 13111212½
14Tulsa56 14141414

Atlantic Coast

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Clemson5 1121
2Miami-Florida 221
3SMU19 33310
4Georgia Tech21½ 755
5Louisville22 5467
6Florida State27½ 4712
7North Carolina33 10977
8Duke34 861010
9Pittsburgh35 68147
10Virginia Tech37 1211410
11N.C. State42 11101110
12Virginia50 1514813
13Boston College51 13121313
14Syracuse52 9131713
15California56 1715915
16Wake Forest62 14161616
17Stanford65 16171517

Big Ten

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Penn State5 1121
2Ohio State7 2212
3Oregon12 3333
4Michigan16 4444
5Nebraska26½ 686
6tIllinois27½ 5610
6tIndiana27½ 957
6tSouthern Cal27½ 795
9Iowa36 107118
10Washington36½ 810810½
11Minnesota41½ 1111910½
12Wisconsin51 12131412
13Rutgers54 16121313
14UCLA57½ 13151514½
15Michigan State58½ 14141614½
16Maryland60½ 15171216½
17Northwestern66½ 17161716½
18Purdue72 18181818

Big XII

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1tArizona State10 1225
1tKansas State10 3115
3Texas Tech15 2355
4tBaylor20 6572
4tIowa State20 5492
6Brigham Young20½ 463
7Utah29 97112
8tKansas29½ 884
8tTexas Christian29½ 796
10tCincinnati44½ 111212
10tColorado44½ 12101012½
12Houston48 10111611
13Central Florida49½ 1316812½
14Oklahoma State56 16131314
15West Virginia58 14141416
16Arizona60 15151515

Conference USA

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Liberty4 1111
2Western Kentucky10 3223
3Jacksonville St.18½ 533
4Louisiana Tech23 10652
5Sam Houston25 2779
6Texas-El Paso26½ 849
7Middle Tennessee28 48124
8tFlorida Int'l32½ 1294
8tNew Mexico State32½ 61110
10Missouri State34 710611
11Delaware35 115811
12Kennesaw State43 9121111

Mid-American

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Toledo 111
2Miami-Ohio13 4324
3Ohio14 3443
4Buffalo14½ 229
5Northern Illinois20 7535
6Central Michigan28½ 5610
7Bowling Green29 11756
8Western Michigan30 6879
9Akron35 910610
10Eastern Michigan35½ 8911
11tBall State44 10111211
11tUMass44 1212812
13Kent State52 13131313

Mountain West

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Boise State5 1121
2Nevada-Las Vegas9 3213
3San Jose State10 2332
4Colorado State20 5555
5Fresno State21 6447
6Air Force24 46104
7Hawaii27 7767
8San Diego State35 11897
9Utah State38 910811
10Wyoming39 109119
11tNevada42 8111211
11tNew Mexico42 1212711

Southeastern

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
1Texas5 1112
2Georgia9 4221
3Alabama13 3433
4Louisiana State17 2375
5Mississippi28 8758
6Oklahoma29 59105
7Texas A&M31 12865
8South Carolina31½ 66910½
9Florida32 75128
10Tennessee33 111048
11Auburn38½ 911810½
12Missouri45½ 10121112½
13Arkansas51½ 13131312½
14Vanderbilt57 14141514
15Kentucky59 15151415
16Mississippi State64 16161616

Sun Belt

Rank Team Total
Points
Lindy Athlon ESPN
FPI
Phil
Steele
East
1James Madison5 1121
2Georgia Southern7 2212
3Old Dominion14 4343
4Appalachian State17 3554
5Coastal Carolina21 5475
6Marshall23 7637
7Georgia State25 6766
West
1Texas State 212
2Louisiana-Lafay. 421
3South Alabama13 3334
4Arkansas State16 1456
5Troy19 5644
6Southern Miss21 6564
7Louisiana-Monroe28 7777

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