Brett McMurphy Reveals Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings

It’s hard to imagine we’re only a few weeks away from the start of the 2024 college football season. There are big changes coming this year with conference realignment and an expanded College Football Playoff. Before we see how the season unfolds, some of college football’s best analysts will try to predict it with preseason top 25 rankings.

Action Network’s Brett McMurphy released his preseason AP ballot that’s full of brand programs from start to finish:

1. Oregon Ducks
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Texas Longhorns
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
6. Ole Miss Rebels
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
8. Miami Hurricanes
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10. Utah Utes
11. Kansas State Wildcats
12. Oklahoma State Cowboys
13. Clemson Tigers
14. Missouri Tigers
15. Florida State Seminoles
16. Oklahoma Sooners
17. Michigan Wolverines
18. Tennessee Volunteers
19. Iowa Hawkeyes
20. LSU Tigers
21. Texas A&M Aggies
22. USC Trojans
23. Iowa State Cyclones
24. Virginia Tech Hokies
25. Kansas Jayhawks

McMurphy is holding the new SEC in high regard with nine teams named in his top 25. The Big Ten comes in with six representatives, including McMurphy’s top-ranked program in Oregon. Utah was the first of five Big 12 teams listed, shortly followed by two other conference members at No. 11 and No. 12. The ACC appears four times on McMurphy’s rankings.

Rarely does the final college football AP poll reflect the ones issued in the preseason, but this list gives fans a lot to get excited about. The year kicks off in Dublin, Ireland of all places for an international matchup between the Florida State Seminoles and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at noon on Aug. 24.

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