CFN Preview 2021 Preseason College Football Rankings: Top 50
50. Baylor Bears
Player You Need to Know: LB Terrel Bernard, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Iowa State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 2-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 42
2020 CFN Final Rank: 87
2019 CFN Final Rank: 12
Baylor Preview | Schedule
49. Louisville Cardinals
Player You Need to Know: CB Kei’Trel Clark, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Florida State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 4-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 32
2020 CFN Final Rank: 69
2019 CFN Final Rank: 37
Louisville Preview | Schedule
48. West Virginia Mountaineers
Player You Need to Know: DT Dante Stills, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Oklahoma
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 6-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 55
2020 CFN Final Rank: 43
2019 CFN Final Rank: 94
WVU Preview | Schedule
47. South Carolina Gamecocks
Player You Need to Know: RB Kevin Harris, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Kentucky
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 2-8
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 29
2020 CFN Final Rank: 81
2019 CFN Final Rank: 70
USC Preview | Schedule
46. Colorado Buffaloes
Player You Need to Know: LB Carson Wells, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Arizona State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020 Record: 4-2
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 59
2020 CFN Final Rank: 30
2019 CFN Final Rank: 81
Colorado Preview | Schedule
45. UCF Knights
Player You Need to Know: QB Dillon Gabriel, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 Boise State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2020 Record: 6-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 30
2020 CFN Final Rank: 70
2019 CFN Final Rank: 19
UCF Preview | Schedule
44. Virginia Tech Hokies
Player You Need to Know: OG Lecitus Smith, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 2 North Carolina
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 5-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 16
2020 CFN Final Rank: 42
2019 CFN Final Rank: 44
Virginia Tech Preview | Schedule
43. Boston College Eagles
Player You Need to Know: WR Zay Flowers, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Missouri
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 6-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 67
2020 CFN Final Rank: 48
2019 CFN Final Rank: 84
BC Preview | Schedule
42. Missouri Tigers
Player You Need to Know: DE Trajan Jeffcoat, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 at Kentucky
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 5-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 45
2020 CFN Final Rank: 33
2019 CFN Final Rank: 87
Missouri Preview | Schedule
41. Arkansas Razorbacks
Player You Need to Know: WR Treylon Burks, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Texas A&M (in Arlington
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Record: 3-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 68
2020 CFN Final Rank: 34
2019 CFN Final Rank: 121
Arkansas Preview | Schedule
40. Kansas State Wildcats
Player You Need to Know: RB Deuce Vaughn, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Oklahoma State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 4-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 41
2020 CFN Final Rank: 58
2019 CFN Final Rank: 41
Kansas State Preview | Schedule
39. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Player You Need to Know: RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 Ohio State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 3-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 20
2020 CFN Final Rank: 53
2019 CFN Final Rank: 25
Minnesota Preview | Schedule
38. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Player You Need to Know: OT Charles Cross, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 LSU
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 4-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 24
2020 CFN Final Rank: 38
2019 CFN Final Rank: 56
Miss State Preview | Schedule
37. Tennessee Volunteers
Player You Need to Know: OT Darnell Wright, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Florida
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 3-7
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 28
2020 CFN Final Rank: 75
2019 CFN Final Rank: 36
Tennessee Preview | Schedule
36. Cal Golden Bears
Player You Need to Know: QB Chase Garbers, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Washington
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 1-3
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 38
2020 CFN Final Rank: 72
2019 CFN Final Rank: 61
Cal Preview | Schedule
35. Stanford Cardinal
Player You Need to Know: DE Thomas Booker, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 UCLA
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 4-2
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 35
2020 CFN Final Rank: 31
2019 CFN Final Rank: 98
Stanford Preview | Schedule
34. NC State Wolfpack
Player You Need to Know: LB Payton Wilson, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 Clemson
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Record: 8-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 44
2020 CFN Final Rank: 37
2019 CFN Final Rank: 112
NC State Preview | Schedule
33. Kentucky Wildcats
Player You Need to Know: S Yusuf Corker, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Missouri
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 5-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 25
2020 CFN Final Rank: 36
2019 CFN Final Rank: 45
Kentucky Preview | Schedule
32. Northwestern Wildcats
Player You Need to Know: S Brandon Joseph, Soph.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 Michigan State
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 7-2
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 53
2020 CFN Final Rank: 10
2019 CFN Final Rank: 110
Northwestern Preview | Schedule
31. Indiana Hoosiers
Player You Need to Know: WR Ty Fryfogle, Sr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 at Iowa
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 6-2
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 49
2020 CFN Final Rank: 23
2019 CFN Final Rank: 64
Indiana Preview | Schedule
30. Pitt Panthers
Player You Need to Know: LB SirVocea Dennis, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 at Tennessee
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Record: 6-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 18
2020 CFN Final Rank: 41
2019 CFN Final Rank: 49
Pitt Preview | Schedule
29. Ole Miss Rebels
Player You Need to Know: QB Matt Corral, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 6 Louisville (in Atlanta)
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Record: 5-5
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 48
2020 CFN Final Rank: 22
2019 CFN Final Rank: 99
Ole Miss Preview | Schedule
28. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Player You Need to Know: QB Tyler Shough, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 25 at Texas
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Record: 4-6
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 56
2020 CFN Final Rank: 79
2019 CFN Final Rank: 102
Texas Tech Preview | Schedule
27. TCU Horned Frogs
Player You Need to Know: DE Ochuan Mathis, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 11 Cal
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Record: 6-4
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 34
2020 CFN Final Rank: 44
2019 CFN Final Rank: 82
TCU Preview | Schedule
26. Miami Hurricanes
Player You Need to Know: S Bubba Bolden, Jr.
September Key Game: Sept. 4 Alabama (in Atlanta)
2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2020 Record: 8-3
2020 CFN Preseason Rank: 19
2020 CFN Final Rank: 20
2019 CFN Final Rank: 60
Miami Preview | Schedule
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