College Football Rankings 2024: CFN Preseason 1 to 134

After way too many weeks and months and with an overload of hours put in, we have our final answers.

How good are all 134 teams going into the 2024 college football season?

These aren't predictive. The whole idea is to provide a snapshot of how good we think everyone is before the first kickoff, and then we'll adapt and adjust like crazy as the season goes on.

Think your team is way too low? Give it a few weeks and you might be happier.

Along with the preseason ranking we added the season opener for each team, the recent history in our rankings, and the players you need to know - from the obvious stars for some teams to the under-the-radar guys who'll make the season great.

The college football season is here. Let's have some fun.

College Football Rankings CFN Preseason 1 to 134

CFN Preview 2024 Rankings
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews
CFN Preview of All 134 Teams

134 UMass

UMass Preview
UMass Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Anthony Simpson, WR Sr.
Season Opener: Eastern Michigan
2023 Preseason Rank: 133
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 130, 2022: 131
2021: 129, 2020: 127
2019: 130, 2018: 104

133 ULM

ULM Preview
ULM Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Carl Glass, LB Sr
Season Opener: Jackson State
2023 Preseason Rank: 132
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 131, 2022: 116
2021: 124, 2020: 124
2019: 100, 2018: 89

132 Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State Preview
Kennesaw State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Gabriel Benyard, WR Jr.
Season Opener: at UTSA
2023 Preseason Rank: NR
Final CFN Rankings
2023: NR, 2022: NR
2021: NR, 2020: NR
2019: NR, 2018: NR

131 Kent State

Kent State Preview
Kent State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Chrishon McCray, WR Soph.
Season Opener: at Pitt
2023 Preseason Rank: 128
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 133, 2022: 111
2021: 90, 2020: 89
2019: 66, 2018: 114

130 Ball State

Ball State Preview
Ball State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Keionte Newson, LB Sr.
Season Opener: Missouri State (Sept 7)
2023 Preseason Rank: 119
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 115, 2022: 118
2021: 98, 2020: 46
2019: 83, 2018: 106

129 Akron

Akron Preview
Akron Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
CJ Nunnally, EDGE Sr.
Season Opener: at Ohio State
2023 Preseason Rank: 124
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 132, 2022: 119
2021: 127, 2020: 123
2019: 129, 2018: 102

128 New Mexico State

New Mexico State Preview
New Mexico State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Shiyazh Pete, OT Jr.
Season Opener: SE Missouri
2023 Preseason Rank: 120
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 83, 2022: 104
2021: 126, 2020: NR
2019: 127, 2018: 124

127 Charlotte

Charlotte Preview
Charlotte Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Nikhai Hill-Green, LB Sr.
Season Opener: James Madison
2023 Preseason Rank: 127
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 116, 2022: 123
2021: 115, 2020: 116
2019: 72, 2018: 93

126 Temple

Temple Preview
Temple Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Dante Wright, WR Sr.
Season Opener: at Oklahoma
2023 Preseason Rank: 93
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 124, 2022: 114
2021: 73, 2020: 110
2019: 54, 2018: 58

125 Tulsa

Tulsa Preview
Tulsa Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Kamdyn Benjamin, WR Sr.
Season Opener: Northwestern State
2023 Preseason Rank: 103
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 117, 2022: 97
2021: 77, 2020: 39
2019: 86, 2018: 115

124 Buffalo

Buffalo Preview
Buffalo Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Shaun Dolac, LB Sr.
Season Opener: Lafayette
2023 Preseason Rank: 118
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 128, 2022: 100
2021: 109, 2020: 63
2019: 39, 2018: 34

123 Western Michigan

Western Michigan Preview
Western Michigan Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Kenneth Womack, WR Sr.
Season Opener: at Wisconsin
2023 Preseason Rank: 123
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 111, 2022: 117
2021: 84, 2020: 97
2019: 42, 2018: 76

122 Nevada

Nevada Preview
Nevada Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Drue Watts, LB Jr.
Season Opener: SMU
2023 Preseason Rank: 113
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 125, 2022: 130
2021: 56, 2020: 57
2019: 74, 2018: 48

121 New Mexico

New Mexico Preview
New Mexico Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Caleb Medford, WR Jr.
Season Opener: Montana State
2023 Preseason Rank: 125
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 112, 2022: 129
2021: 125, 2020: 95
2019: 120, 2018: 110

120 Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Preview
Northern Illinois Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Antario Brown, RB Sr.
Season Opener: Western Illinois
2023 Preseason Rank: 104
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 102, 2022: 120
2021: 69, 2020: 122
2019: 92, 2018: 38

119 Ohio

Ohio Preview
Ohio Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Parker Titsworth, C Sr.
Season Opener: at Syracuse
2023 Preseason Rank: 94
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 87, 2022: 81
2021: 112, 2020: 109
2019: 51, 2018: 30

118 Rice

Rice Preview
Rice Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
EJ Warner, QB Jr.
Season Opener: Sam Houston
2023 Preseason Rank: 99
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 98, 2022: 109
2021: 116, 2020: 106
2019: 115, 2018: 127

117 Navy

Navy Preview
Navy Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Colin Ramos, LB Sr.
Season Opener: Bucknell
2023 Preseason Rank: 102
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 114, 2022: 89
2021: 93, 2020: 88
2019: 17, 2018: 101

116 UTEP

UTEP Preview
UTEP Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Maurice Westmoreland, EDGE Sr.
Season Opener: at Nebraska
2023 Preseason Rank: 116
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 123, 2022: 112
2021: 106, 2020: 121
2019: 128, 2018: 130

115 Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Preview
Eastern Michigan Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Peyton Price, NT Sr.
Season Opener: at UMass
2023 Preseason Rank: 105
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 110, 2022: 93
2021: 100, 2020: 107
2019: 80, 2018: 71

114 Army

Army Preview
Army Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Kalib Fortner, LB Jr.
Season Opener: Lehigh
2023 Preseason Rank: 96
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 113, 2022: 88
2021: 43, 2020: 66
2019: 89, 2018: 20

113 Sam Houston

Sam Houston Preview
Sam Houston Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Noah Smith, WR Sr.
Season Opener: at Rice
2023 Preseason Rank: 122
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 120, 2022: NR
2021: NR, 2020: NR
2019: NR, 2018: NR

112 FIU

FIU Preview
FIU Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Reggie Peterson, LB Sr.
Season Opener: at Indiana
2023 Preseason Rank: 131
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 126, 2022: 127
2021: 130, 2020: 125
2019: 85, 2018: 43

111 UAB

UAB Preview
UAB Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Amare Thomas, WR Soph.
Season Opener: Alcorn State
2023 Preseason Rank: 100
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 118, 2022: 95
2021: 33, 2020: 62
2019: 58, 2018: 11

110 UConn

UConn Preview
UConn Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Pryce Yates, DE Jr.
Season Opener: at Maryland
2023 Preseason Rank: 121
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 129, 2022: 91
2021: 128, 2020: NR
2019: 126, 2018: 129

109 Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State Preview
Jacksonville State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
J-Rock Swain, LB Sr.
Season Opener: Coastal Carolina
2023 Preseason Rank: 130
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 91, 2022: NR
2021: NR, 2020: NR
2019: NR, 2018: NR

108 Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech Preview
Louisiana Tech Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Marquis Crosby, RB Jr.
Season Opener: Nicholls State
2023 Preseason Rank: 92
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 127, 2022: 124
2021: 114, 2020: 103
2019: 43, 2018: 77

107 Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Preview
Middle Tennessee Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Holden Willis, TE Sr.
Season Opener: Tennessee Tech
2023 Preseason Rank: 111
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 121, 2022: 77
2021: 95, 2020: 119
2019: 107, 2018: 59

106 Central Michigan

Central Michigan Preview
Central Michigan Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Bert Emanuel Jr., QB Soph.
Season Opener: Central Connecticut
2023 Preseason Rank: 112
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 108, 2022: 115
2021: 70, 2020: 105
2019: 71, 2018: 128

105 Southern Miss

Southern Miss Preview
Southern Miss Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Jalil Clemons, LB Sr.
Season Opener: at Kentucky
2023 Preseason Rank: 97
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 119, 2022: 98
2021: 37, 2020: 117
2019: 68, 2018: 75

104 Old Dominion

Old Dominion Preview
Old Dominion Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Jason Henderson, LB Sr.
Season Opener: at South Carolina
2023 Preseason Rank: 129
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 100, 2022: 107
2021: 94, 2020: NR
2019: 125, 2018: 105

103 Bowling Green

Bowling Green Preview
Bowling Green Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Jordan Oladokun, CB Sr.
Season Opener: Fordham
2023 Preseason Rank: 115
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 89, 2022: 105
2021: 108, 2020: 126
2019: 124, 2018: 118

102 Georgia State

Georgia State Preview
Georgia State Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
Jeremiah Johnson, S Sr.
Season Opener: at Georgia Tech
2023 Preseason Rank: 95
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 93, 2022: 101
2021: 68, 2020: 77
2019: 75, 2018: 122

101 Louisiana

Louisiana Preview
Louisiana Schedule, Game Picks
Player You Need To Know
KC Ossai, LB Sr.
Season Opener: Grambling State
2023 Preseason Rank: 108
Final CFN Rankings
2023: 106, 2022: 96
2021: 38, 2020: 15
2019: 14, 2018: 79

CFN Preview 2024 Rankings
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50
11-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNews
CFN Preview of All 134 Teams