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2025 Pre-season College Football Team Rankings
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Wins | Loses | Win % | Place | SOS | SOS Place | SOR | SOR Place |
| 1 | 0 | 0.101 | OHIO STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.263 | GEORGIA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.458 | OREGON | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.585 | PENN STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.618 | TEXAS | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | 0.645 | MISSISSIPPI | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 7 | -5 | 0.671 | NOTRE DAME | FBSI | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | 0.691 | ALABAMA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 0.948 | SMU | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | 1.092 | MICHIGAN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 1.098 | MISSOURI | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 1.189 | TENNESSEE | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | -7 | 1.218 | BOISE STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | 15 | 1.273 | CLEMSON | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.337 | IOWA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.369 | MEMPHIS | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 17 | 8 | 1.377 | LSU | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | 1.407 | KANSAS STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.522 | MIAMI | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.625 | LOUISVILLE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 21 | 18 | 1.811 | JAMES MADISON | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 22 | -13 | 1.912 | BYU | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 23 | -3 | 2.001 | OHIO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 24 | 20 | 2.004 | IOWA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 25 | 30 | 2.102 | LIBERTY | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 26 | -4 | 2.239 | UNLV | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 27 | -17 | 2.271 | ARMY | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 28 | 14 | 2.310 | TULANE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.321 | MARSHALL | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 30 | 6 | 2.347 | DUKE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 31 | -16 | 2.388 | SYRACUSE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 32 | 22 | 2.400 | TOLEDO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 33 | 14 | 2.434 | MIAMI (OH) | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 34 | 33 | 2.441 | OKLAHOMA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 35 | 3 | 2.461 | TEXAS A & M | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 36 | -10 | 2.490 | SOUTH CAROLINA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 37 | -16 | 2.502 | ILLINOIS | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 38 | 8 | 2.527 | TEXAS TECH | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 39 | -6 | 2.554 | LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 40 | 5 | 2.687 | MINNESOTA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 41 | 15 | 2.813 | USC | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 42 | -29 | 2.872 | ARIZONA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 43 | -9 | 2.913 | TCU | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 44 | -4 | 3.042 | FLORIDA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 45 | 25 | 3.055 | WASHINGTON | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 46 | 22 | 3.199 | TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 47 | 28 | 3.246 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 48 | -40 | 3.328 | INDIANA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 49 | -1 | 3.366 | TEXAS STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 50 | 13 | 3.399 | RUTGERS | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 51 | -28 | 3.428 | NAVY | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 52 | -2 | 3.475 | WASHINGTON STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 53 | 18 | 3.479 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 54 | -2 | 3.480 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 55 | 7 | 3.645 | GEORGIA TECH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 56 | -7 | 3.649 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 57 | 26 | 3.702 | COASTAL CAROLINA | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 58 | 8 | 3.708 | SOUTH ALABAMA | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.738 | JACKSONVILLE STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 60 | -28 | 3.825 | COLORADO | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 61 | -18 | 3.834 | BAYLOR | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 62 | 16 | 3.881 | UCLA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 63 | 13 | 3.882 | NORTH CAROLINA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 64 | -5 | 3.919 | ARKANSAS | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 65 | 21 | 3.964 | APPALACHIAN STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 66 | -2 | 4.004 | BOSTON COLLEGE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 67 | 7 | 4.025 | WEST VIRGINIA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 68 | 5 | 4.096 | SAN JOSE STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 69 | 19 | 4.109 | UTAH | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 70 | 10 | 4.111 | KANSAS | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 71 | 16 | 4.168 | FRESNO STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 72 | -15 | 4.256 | ARKANSAS STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 73 | 20 | 4.294 | OREGON STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 74 | 5 | 4.306 | AUBURN | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 75 | 9 | 4.310 | WISCONSIN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 76 | -15 | 4.378 | NEBRASKA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 77 | -12 | 4.422 | PITTSBURGH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 78 | 19 | 4.501 | AIR FORCE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 79 | 13 | 4.507 | KENTUCKY | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 80 | -11 | 4.561 | SOUTH FLORIDA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 81 | -9 | 4.638 | BOWLING GREEN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.655 | CALIFORNIA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 83 | 2 | 4.722 | MICHIGAN STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 84 | -49 | 4.773 | CONNECTICUT | FBSI | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 85 | -54 | 4.814 | SAM HOUSTON | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 86 | -33 | 4.820 | EAST CAROLINA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 87 | -46 | 4.830 | BUFFALO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 88 | 8 | 4.844 | MARYLAND | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 89 | -29 | 4.903 | COLORADO STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.119 | OLD DOMINION | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 91 | 24 | 5.148 | OKLAHOMA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 92 | 18 | 5.260 | TROY | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 93 | -12 | 5.314 | NORTH TEXAS | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 94 | -4 | 5.365 | WEST MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 95 | 8 | 5.388 | ARIZONA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 96 | -38 | 5.537 | VANDERBILT | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 97 | -15 | 5.548 | CINCINNATI | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 98 | 0 | 5.613 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 | 5.974 | HOUSTON | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.985 | EAST MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.986 | WAKE FOREST | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 102 | 25 | 6.179 | FLORIDA STATE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 103 | 23 | 6.464 | WYOMING | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 104 | 5 | 6.465 | RICE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 105 | 9 | 6.762 | UTAH STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 106 | 13 | 6.776 | GEORGIA STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 107 | 11 | 6.799 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 108 | -9 | 6.836 | HAWAII | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 109 | -9 | 6.970 | NEW MEXICO | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 110 | 2 | 6.997 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 111 | -17 | 7.182 | LOUISIANA MONROE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 112 | -21 | 7.195 | CHARLOTTE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 113 | 7 | 7.447 | UAB | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.826 | STANFORD | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 115 | 13 | 7.915 | SAN DIEGO STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 116 | -12 | 7.937 | NORTHWESTERN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 117 | -13 | 7.937 | DELAWARE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 117 | -13 | 7.937 | MISSOURI STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 119 | -15 | 7.937 | VIRGINIA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 119 | -15 | 7.937 | VIRGINIA TECH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 121 | 12 | 8.009 | PURDUE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 122 | 3 | 8.018 | TULSA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 123 | 0 | 8.174 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 124 | 8 | 8.191 | NEW MEXICO STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 125 | -12 | 8.195 | LOUISIANA TECH | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 126 | -2 | 8.340 | BALL STATE | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 127 | 3 | 8.532 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 128 | -11 | 8.594 | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 129 | -18 | 8.620 | AKRON | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 130 | -9 | 8.764 | TEMPLE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 131 | -9 | 8.921 | MASSACHUSETTS | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 132 | -1 | 9.187 | UTEP | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 133 | -4 | 9.329 | NEVADA | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 134 | 1 | 10.370 | SOUTHERN MISS | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 135 | -1 | 10.729 | KENNESAW STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 136 | 0 | 11.893 | KENT STATE | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |