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ESPN Preseason Ranking Disagrees With AP Top 25 Poll

Week zero of the college football season is officially in the books and provided some exciting matchups for college football ...

College football rankings: Big Ten teams in preseason Coaches, AP polls

College football is nearly here. Here's a look at where Big Ten teams landed in the preseason Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll ...

Who got it right with Clemson football's preseason ranking, Coaches Poll or AP Top 25?

Clemson is ranked No. 4 in the preseason AP poll, while the Tigers checked in at No. 6 in the coaches poll. Which top 25 poll ...

Updated College Football Rankings Shift Big Ten Powerhouses Already

The 2025 college football season is officially underway following week zero action. Iowa State and Kansas State faced off in ...
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Auburn claims 1958 national title despite LSU football finishing No. 1 in the AP Poll

LSU football went 11-0 and won the national title in 1958. Now, Auburn is saying they're the 1958 national champs.

Reaction to the AP preseason poll: SEC hype, Big 12 skepticism and why the poll still matters in the CFP era

The SEC placed a record 10 teams in the Associated Press preseason poll, which was released Monday with Texas on top (for the ...

Alabama's ranking revealed in 2025 preseason AP Poll Top 25

Alabama is ranked in the 2025 preseason AP Poll Top 25. Here is where the Crimson Tide sit ahead of Week 1 at Florida State.

I ran college football’s AP poll for 20 years. Here’s how I built my first Top 25 as a voter

At the AP, my job was to administer the poll, so I knew that as a first-time voter I'd be undertaking a challenge with no perfect answer.

Can't Wait For Saturday My AP poll countdown: No. 9 Illinois

The countdown started earlier in the month. Over three-plus weeks in this space, I will unveil my preseason Associated Press Top 25 team by team. One each day until the games start late this month.