A year ago, there was no change in the top seven programs in the preseason Coaches and AP polls. If that trend holds for 2025, the Penn State Nittany Lions, Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will fill out the AP top five. The preseason Coaches and AP polls are typically aligned.

Predicting the preseason college football rankings is something Phil Steele is pretty good at, and now he’s come through with his latest projection as the first