2025 College Football Playoff Rankings: Final Top 25 Preseason Prediction
1) Any power conference team with at least 11 wins will get a text. In the 11 years of the CFP, all teams with more than ten wins would've been in the tournament with this new 12-team playoff format.2) At least so far, you need not apply with fewer than ten wins. And three … 3) Even with the new seeding deal that the top four teams in the final rankings get a bye, the CFP loves major conference champions - and rightly so.So what will the final College Football Playoff top 25 rankings be on Sunday, December 7th? Here's our preseason best guess.Check this out for our preseason prediction of all the final college football standings.
25 James Madison Dukes
Predicted Sun Belt Champion2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-4
24 Memphis Tigers
Predicted American Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 25 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
23 Toledo Rockets
Predicted MAC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
22 Liberty Flames
Predicted Conference USA Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
21 Tulane Green Wave
Predicted American Champion2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
20 Louisville Cardinals
2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
19 SMU Mustangs
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 10 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
18 Kansas State Wildcats
2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
17 Indiana Hoosiers
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 8 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
16 USC Trojans
2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
15 Ole Miss Rebels
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 14 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
14 Michigan Wolverines
2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
13 Oklahoma Sooners
2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 9-3
12 Clemson Tigers
Predicted ACC Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 15 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
11 Boise State Broncos
Predicted Mountain West Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 9 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 12-1
10 Alabama Crimson Tide
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 11 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2
9 Oregon Ducks
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 1 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2
8 Georgia Bulldogs
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 2 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-2
7 LSU Tigers
Predicted SEC Championship Runner-Up2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
6 Ohio State Buckeyes
Predicted Big Ten Championship Runner-Up 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 6 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 10-3
5 Utah Utes
Predicted Big 12 Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: NR Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024 Final CFP Ranking: 5 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-1
3 Miami Hurricanes
Predicted ACC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 13 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2
2 Texas Longhorns
Predicted SEC Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 3 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 11-2
1 Penn State Nittany Lions
Predicted Big Ten Champion 2024 Final CFP Ranking: 4 Predicted Final Regular Season Record: 12-1- CFN Preview 2025: All 136 Team Previews
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