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AP Top 25 Preseason College Football Poll: 5 Things That Matter, Overrated, Underrated, Winners, Losers 2022

The 2022 AP preseason top 25 college football poll was released. Here are the 5 things that matter with the overrated and underrated teams.

The 2022 AP top 25 preseason college football poll was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and the winners and losers.

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5. Who is, technically, overrated in the 2022 AP Top 25 Preseason College Football Poll?

It’s all subjective, obviously, but who’s overrated and who’s underrated compared to the CFN 2022 Preseason Rankings 1-131? Here are five possible overrated teams.

No. 5 Notre Dame
Totally nitpicking here. Notre Dame is going to be terrific. There’s no excuse to not be in the CFP mix – even after starting the season against Ohio State – and nothing less than a New Year’s Six bowl game will be okay.

Five is a wee bit high considering how strong Michigan should be and with Oregon, Utah, and USC all knocked down a peg. The Irish should be around 10ish instead of top 5, but it’s hardly a crazy ranking.
– Notre Dame Preview

No. 6 Texas A&M
In theory Texas A&M should be No. 6 good, and the talent level is there after this latest loaded recruiting class, but the program might be a year or so away from being worth this much respect.

Outside of that new haul of talent – which matters, of course – is A&M about to make the leap from unranked like it was at the end of last season to the top 6? Top 20, yes, but gut feeling – the voters remember the Alabama win of 2021 and ranked accordingly.
– Texas A&M Preview

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No. 10 Baylor
100% getting it that we might be on the wrong side of the Baylor call this year. The defense will be great, the offense just fine, and … the Big 12 will be stronger. Rankings shouldn’t be predictive and need to be based on how good the teams are, but compared to a slew of Others Receiving Votes teams – more on that in the Underrated section – Baylor at 10 is a tad rich.
– Baylor Preview

– CFN Preseason Rankings

No. 16 Miami
I like Miami, you like Miami, we all like Miami. Warm weather, cool program, Mario Cristobal taking over, Tyler Van Dyke a rising star quarterback – 16 is too high. The Canes aren’t there yet. It’s not horribly off – they should be top 25 – but ahead of Arkansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Ole Miss? No.
– Miami Preview

No. 22 Wake Forest
PLEASE forgive how gross this is to consider a young man’s medical condition as a factor in any sort of football analysis, but to be fair, I would’ve put Wake Forest in the Overrated category before the announcement of Sam Hartman’s non-football related medical issue.

Talent-wise – and if the teams were playing on the field in Week 1 – give me at least ten Also Receiving Votes programs over Wake Forest. Tennessee, Penn State, LSU being front and center.
– Wake Forest Preview

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2022 AP Top 25 Preseason Analysis
Overrated | Underrated
Most loaded Also Receiving Votes ever?
Don’t like the Top 25, just wait
Winners & Losers

NEXT: AP Top 25 Preseason College Football Poll – 5 most underrated teams

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AP Top 25 Preseason Poll, Rankings Prediction: Post-Coaches Poll Release

Predicting the preseason AP Poll and rankings before they come out, changing up a previous version after the Coaches Poll was released.

What will the 2022 preseason AP Poll potentially be? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings, changed up after the preseason Coaches Poll was released.

The AP preseason college football poll has been an annual part of the preseason hype since 1950. It sets the tone for the season, cranks up the expectations for the top teams, and it gives fan bases something to chirp about – or get mad at.

So what will the AP rankings potentially look like? We did this exercise a few weeks ago, and then the 2022 Coaches Poll came out. Most of the AP types got their rankings in before last week, but it should still come in relatively close to the Coaches Poll pin.

Last year, both the AP and Coaches had Alabama No. 1 in their respective preseason polls. They both had Ohio State 4, Georgia 5, Texas A&M 6, and they both had the same teams in the top ten, but in different orders.

They both whiffed on Michigan – unranked in both polls – and they both overloved, Miami, LSU, Indiana, Penn State, Washington, and Texas.

The AP ranked Utah (24) and Arizona State (25), and the Coaches ranked Oklahoma State (22), and Ole Miss (25). Other than those, they had the same 23 ranked in some configuration.

With all of that in mind, we’re not going to change this too much, but there’s some tweaking to do. One quick prediction note – don’t be shocked if Ohio State is closer to No. 1. Alabama got 1634 points, the Buckeyes 1564.

Below is NOT the actual 2022 Preseason AP Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be before its release on Monday.

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2022 Preseason AP Poll Prediction: Post Coaches Poll

Click each team for the CFN 2022 preview.
Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2021 AP rankings, and number in bold is where each team is ranked in the 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll.

Predicted Preseason AP Poll Also Receiving Votes: Arkansas, Tennessee, Penn State, LSU, BYU, North Carolina, Auburn, UCLA, Boise State, Minnesota, San Diego State, Army, Mississippi State, Fresno State, Florida, UCF, Appalachian State, Utah State, South Carolina, Kansas State, Air Force, Purdue

– CFN Preseason Rankings 1-131

25 Houston Cougars (21, 25)

24 Iowa Hawkeyes (23, NR)

23 Cincinnati Bearcats (NR, 23)

22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15, 19)

21 Ole Miss Rebels (11, 24)

20 Miami Hurricanes (NR, 17)

19 Pitt Panthers (13, 16)

18 Kentucky Wildcats (18, 21)

17 Texas Longhorns (NR, 18)

16 Wisconsin Badgers (NR, 20)

15 NC State Wolfpack (20, 13)

14 Oregon Ducks (22, 12)

13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7, 11)

12 Michigan State Spartans (9, 14)

11 Baylor Bears (5, 10)

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10 USC Trojans (NR, 15)

9 Utah Utes (12, 8)

8 Oklahoma Sooners (10, 9)

7 Texas A&M Aggies (NR, 7)

6 Michigan Wolverines (3, 6)

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8, 5)

4 Clemson Tigers (14, 4)

3 Georgia Bulldogs (1, 3)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6, 2)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2, 1)

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Preseason AP Poll Top 25 Projection, Rankings Prediction 2022

What might the 2022 preseason AP Poll look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the first football AP Poll of the season.

What will the 2022 preseason AP Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings.

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The AP poll is the longest running college football measuring stick going, and it’s still – along with the USA TODAY Coaches Poll – a great indication of how the top teams are viewed and where the expectations are set.

Lately the preseason poll pretty much mirrors the Coaches version, but there are always a few tweaks and differences with a few more non-traditional teams getting a little more love – last year’s had Cincinnati and Coastal Carolina higher than the Coaches Poll did.

This year isn’t going to be quite as crazy as last year coming off the strange 2020, but this season there should be a whole lot of differences from the Coaches Poll with so many questions outside of the top five.

The 2021 Preseason AP Poll had Alabama No. 1, Oklahoma No. 2, Clemson No. 3, Ohio State No. 4. Eventual national champion Georgia came in at 5, Cincinnati was 8, and Michigan was stuck in the Also Receiving Votes abyss.

Below is NOT the actual 2022 Preseason AP Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be before its release in mid-August.

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2022 Preseason AP Poll Prediction

Click each team for the CFN 2022 preview. Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2021 rankings.

Predicted Preseason AP Poll Also Receiving Votes: Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Pitt, North Carolina, UCLA, Purdue, Boise State, Minnesota, San Diego State, Army, LSU, Miami, UCF, South Carolina

25 Penn State Nittany Lions (NR)

24 Florida Gators (NR)

23 Kentucky Wildcats (18)

22 BYU Cougars (19)

21 Texas Longhorns (NR)

– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team

20 Tennessee Volunteers (NR)

19 Baylor Bears (5)

18 Iowa Hawkeyes (23)

17 Houston Cougars (21)

16 Arkansas Razorbacks (20)

– USA TODAY Coaches Poll Preseason Prediction

15 Utah Utes (12)

14 Oregon Ducks (22)

13 NC State Wolfpack (20)

12 Ole Miss Rebels (11)

11 Oklahoma Sooners (10)

10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7)

9 Michigan State Spartans (9)

8 USC Trojans (NR)

7 Texas A&M Aggies (NR)

6 Michigan Wolverines (3)

5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8)

4 Clemson Tigers (14)

3 Georgia Bulldogs (1)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2)

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AP Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll: 5 Things That Matter, Overrated, Underrated, Winners, Losers

The 2021 AP preseason top 25 college football poll was released. Here are the 5 things that matter with the overrated and underrated teams.

The 2021 AP preseason top 25 college football poll was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and the winners and losers.

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– CFN Preview 2021: Team Previews, Rankings, Features
– AP Poll Rankings Greatest Programs of All-Time
– 2021 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25

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2021 Preseason Top 25 Analysis
Overrated | Underrated | Oklahoma Respect
AP Poll is still fun | Winners & Losers
AP Preseason Top 25

5. Who is, technically, overrated in the 2021 AP Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll?

Everyone likes to say things are overrated and underrated, but who’s rating them? The AP is, so at least by projection – and it’s all subjective, obviously, compared to the CFN 2021 Preseason Rankings 1-130 – here are five possible overrated teams.

No. 8 Cincinnati
Cincinnati will end up being ranked high all season long considering it really is very, very good, and if it beats Notre Dame it’ll certainly be worth of the top ten call. However, it’s the yearly struggle when it comes to Group of Five programs.

Can Cincinnati beat the Irish? Absolutely. Can it beat Indiana, too? Yeah. But it’s the constant beatdown of Power Five team after Power Five team that makes the teams in the top conferences so strong. Again, this is a great Cincinnati team, but it’s also getting by rankings-wise a wee bit on a 2020 schedule without a win over a Power Five program.

How many American Athletic Conference teams are ranked in the top 25 besides Cincinnati? Exactly.
– Cincinnati Preview

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No. 10 North Carolina
It’s nitpicking time here – North Carolina is more like a top 15 team going into the season than top ten. Yes, it did a nice job reloading some of the key positions, and yes, Sam Howell will be some NFL team’s starting quarterback next year at this time, but the Tar Heels lost a whole lot of firepower off a team that went 8-4.
– North Carolina Preview

No. 17 Indiana
Like all preseason college football rankings, they’re based on what happened the year before, who’s returning, and a little bit of brand name momentum. However, Indiana finished last year losing to Ole Miss and – give the Hoosiers credit for getting the job done – was able to rock in a bad year for the Big Ten East.

Partially because QB Michael Penix Jr. – who should be okay – is just coming off a knee injury, and the East should be stronger, this is more of a fringe top 25 team than 17.
– Indiana Preview

No. 22 Coastal Carolina & No. 23 Louisiana
Right here, right now, you have to bet Junior’s juice money on Utah or Auburn or Michigan or Oklahoma State vs. Coastal Carolina or Louisiana … you’re not taking the Chanticleers or Ragin’ Cajuns with total certainty.

The Sun Belt stars are terrific, but this is getting a tad cheeky considering Liberty – who returns everyone and beat Coastal Carolina last year – is technically ranked 29th.
– Louisiana Preview | Coastal Carolina Preview

And then there are the …

2021 Preseason Top 25 Analysis
Underrated | Oklahoma Respect
AP Poll is still fun | Winners & Losers
AP Preseason Top 25

NEXT: AP Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll – 5 most underrated teams

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AP Top 25 College Football Poll, Rankings: Preseason 2021

Where do all the top teams rank in the preseason AP Top 25 college football poll? Which teams just missed out, but received votes?

Where do all the top teams rank in the preseason AP Top 25 college football poll? Which teams just missed out, but received votes?

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2021 AP Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll

Click each team for the CFN 2021 preview.
Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2020 AP rankings.

Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, Liberty 36, Auburn 32, NC State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, BYU 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2

25. Arizona State Sun Devils 125 (NR)

24. Utah Utes 176 (NR)

23. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 208 (15)

22. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 232 (14)

21. Texas Longhorns 350 (19)

20. Washington Huskies 449 (NR)

19. Penn State Nittany Lions 456 (NR)

18. Iowa Hawkeyes 513 (16)

17. Indiana Hoosiers 549 (12)

16. LSU Tigers 631 (NR)

15. USC Trojans 660(21)

14. Miami Hurricanes 663 (22)

13. Florida Gators 728 (13)

12. Wisconsin Badgers 743 (NR)

11. Oregon Ducks 968 (NR)

– CFN Preview 2021: All 130 Team Previews

10. North Carolina Tar Heels 999 (18)

9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1009 (5)

8. Cincinnati Bearcats 1014 (8)

7. Iowa State Cyclones 1160 (9)

6. Texas A&M Aggies 1223 (4)

– CFN 2021 Preseason Rankings 1-130

5. Georgia Bulldogs 1364, 3 1st place votes (7)

4. Ohio State Buckeyes 1393, 1 1st place vote (2)

3. Clemson Tigers 1447, 6 1st place votes (3)

2. Oklahoma Sooners 1462, 6 1st place votes (6)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide 1548, 47 1st place votes (1)

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Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, Rankings Prediction – Post-Coaches Poll Release

What will the 2021 preseason AP Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings.

What will the 2021 preseason AP Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings – changed up after the preseason Coaches Poll was released.

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Before we get going, please note that below is NOT the actual 2021 Preseason AP Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be before its release on August 16th.

We did this a few weeks ago, but with the release of the 2021 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll, we’ve tweaked it a bit – the AP and Coaches are usually relatively close to each other.

Throughout the year the AP rankings are a great indication of how the rest of college football – at least the media types – views what’s happening. They’re a terrific measuring stick, especially before the College Football Playoff rankings come out.

The AP Poll and Coaches Pool both had the same preseason top four rankings last year – Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia – and they both had Notre Dame No. 10 and Texas A&M 13. The only difference in the top 14 was 5/6 with the AP putting Oklahoma 5 and LSU 6, and the Coaches going the other way around.

In other words, the AP and Coaches are both about the same. This year, though, after a crazy 2020 with a whole lot of new teams in the mix, expect more changes and differences than ever.

Again, this is just a prediction and not the real preseason AP top 25 poll, so don’t get mad or too happy – we’re making the best educational guess possible on a projection. Once the 2021 preseason AP top 25 poll is released on August 16th, we’ll break it all down and do a deep dive analysis.

– 5 Things That Matter: 2021 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll

2021 Preseason AP Poll Prediction

Click each team for the CFN 2021 preview. Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2020 rankings.

25. Arizona State Sun Devils (NR)

24. Liberty Flames (17)

23. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (14)

22. Oklahoma State Cowboys (20)

21. Iowa Hawkeyes (16)

20. Washington Huskies (NR)

19. Indiana Hoosiers (12)

18. Penn State Nittany Lions (NR)

17. Texas Longhorns (19)

16. Miami Hurricanes (22)

– CFN 2021 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll Prediction

15. USC Trojans (21)

14. Wisconsin Badgers (NR)

13. LSU Tigers (NR)

12. Florida Gators (13)

11. Oregon Ducks (NR)

– CFN Preview 2021: All 130 Team Previews

10. North Carolina Tar Heels (18)

9. Cincinnati Bearcats (8)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5)

7. Iowa State Cyclones (9)

6. Texas A&M Aggies (4)

– CFN 2021 Preseason Rankings 1-130

5. Ohio State Buckeyes (2)

4. Georgia Bulldogs (7)

3. Clemson Tigers (3)

2. Oklahoma Sooners (6)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (1)

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AP Top 25 Poll: 5 Things That Matter, Overrated, Underrated, Conference Rankings

The 2020 Preseason AP Top 25 was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and the keys to the poll

The 2020 Preseason AP Top 25 was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and which conference got the most respect.

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– 2020 AP Top 25 Poll

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3. The AP Poll ranked teams that aren’t playing

It’s going to be the year the AP ranked teams that aren’t doing the whole college football thing.

The AP voters got their rankings in before the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided to postpone their respective seasons, but unlike the Coaches Poll that came out before the conferences went dark, the AP didn’t release its top 25 until a few weeks after.

There was time to adjust.

It’s just not that hard to take the rankings as created by the voters and take out the teams that aren’t playing a 2020 fall season. It took me less than ten minutes to come up with the revised rankings.

If teams aren’t actually playing college football, then what’s the point of putting them in a ranking for a season? The Kansas City Chiefs are playing just as much college football in the fall of 2020 as Ohio State and Oregon are.

This was an easy way for the AP Top 25 Poll to shine a light on programs that normally would struggle to get close to the preseason top 25.

Appalachian State and Memphis would’ve been in. How much would it have mattered to a place like Arizona State, or Louisville, or Kentucky to make a preseason top 25 of teams actually playing?

And now what do you do? What, you honored Ohio State by giving it a preseason No. 2 ranking? All that does is mock the fan base with the Christmas present they don’t get to open.

But there’s a reason for all of this …

—@ralphDrussoAP on why the AP preseason poll included teams that have postponed their season: “It was more of: Let’s give people a look at what the preseason would have been, but once the games start, we will only rank the teams that are playing.”

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 24, 2020

Maybe the AP has this right. Maybe there won’t be a season after all, all the teams will cancel before it all gets going, and the preseason top 25 is a representative snapshot of what the season was supposed to be like.

Just call it an awkward moment in this year when everyone is trying to adjust on the fly.

NEXT: Who is, technically, overrated in the AP Top 25 Poll?

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AP Poll Top 25 Poll: What It Should Be Without Big Ten, Pac-12

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling/postponing their respective seasons, what should the AP be now?

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling/postponing their respective seasons, what should the AP be now?

For some reason, the AP wasn’t able to adjust and do its preseason rankings correctly – it included teams that aren’t even playing this year.

Here’s what it should be, based on schools still expected to play college football in 2020.

Original preseason 2020 top 25 ranking in italics.

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25. TCU Horned Frogs (5-7) (38) 9

24. Baylor Bears (11-3) (36) 15

23. Kentucky Wildcats (8-5) (34) 20

22. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-1) (32) 26

21. Louisville Cardinals (8-5) (31) 32

20. Miami Hurricanes (6-7) (30) 42

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19. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-5) (27) 85

18. Memphis Tigers (12-2) (26) 86

17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-5) (25) 133

16. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) (24) 134

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15. Iowa State Cyclones (7-6) (23) 199

14. UCF Knights (10-3) (21) 229

13. Cincinnati Bearcats (11-3) (20) 234

12. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-6) (18) 496

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) (15) 672

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10. Texas Longhorns (8-5) (14) 703

9. Texas A&M Aggies (8-5) (13) 764

8. Auburn Tigers (9-4) (11) 852

7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) (12) 995

6. Florida Gators (11-2) (8) 1125

5. LSU Tigers (15-0) (6) 1186 (1 1st)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) (5) 1269

3. Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) (4) 1270

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) (3) 1422 (2 1st)

1. Clemson Tigers (14-1) (1) 1520 (38 1st)

Others receiving votes: Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, UAB 1

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Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, 2020 Rankings Prediction Without Big Ten, Pac-12

What will the 2020 preseason AP college football rankings look like without Big Ten and Pac-12 teams. What will the poll be in late August?

What will the 2020 preseason AP college football rankings look like without Big Ten and Pac-12 teams. What will the poll be in late August?

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All of a sudden, the entire college football season changed, with means the entire world of rankings flips.

The Amway preseason Coaches Poll already came out, but the preseason AP ranking voters have time to adapt and adjust to our new 2020 college football normal. That means no Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West or MAC teams get ranked.

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This is just a prediction and not the real preseason AP top 25 poll.

The final 2019 AP rankings are in parentheses. Click each team for the CFN 2020 preview.

25. Baylor Bears (13)

24. Mississippi State Bulldogs (NR)

23. Appalachian State Mountaineers (19)

22. Virginia Cavaliers (NR)

21. Louisville Cardinals (NR)

20. Memphis Tigers (17)

19. Kentucky Wildcats (NR)

18. Iowa State Cyclones (NR)

17. Cincinnati Bearcats (21)

16. Miami Hurricanes (NR)

15. Tennessee Volunteers (NR)

14. UCF Knights (24)

13. Virginia Tech Hokies (NR)

11. North Carolina Tar Heels (NR)

10. Texas A&M Aggies (NR)

9. Texas Longhorns (25)

8. Auburn Tigers (14)

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7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12)

6. Oklahoma Sooners (7)

5. Florida Gators (6)

4. LSU Tigers (1)

3. Georgia Bulldogs (4)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8)

1. Clemson Tigers (2)

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Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, Rankings Prediction 2020

What will the 2020 preseason AP college football rankings look like? It’s our predicted best guess. What will the poll be in August?

What will the 2020 preseason AP college football rankings look like? It’s our predicted best guess. What will the poll be – maybe – in August?

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The AP college football poll is still a really big deal, even in the era of the College Football Playoff.

The AP poll still matters.

This year, it’s crazier than ever to figure it all out with no spring football or anything normal to go off of. Even so, as long as the season is still not canceled by the time it’s August, the AP preseason top 25 poll will come out.

Where did the AP have LSU before last season started? Sixth – as did the Coaches Poll.

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Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Florida, Notre Dame, Texas – both major preseason polls had the exact same top ten.

Where did the AP get it wrong? Michigan State at 18 was a miss, Syracuse at 22, Washington State at 23, Nebraska at 24 and Stanford at 25 were all off – but they weren’t crazy calls.

– CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

To generalize – in this year more than any other – the preseason voters will likely go off of 1) where things were at the end of last year, 2) who has the star veteran quarterbacks in place, and 3) who has the most returning starters.

This is just a prediction and not the real preseason AP top 25 poll, so don’t get mad or too happy – we’re making the best educational guess possible on a projection.

The final 2019 AP rankings are in parentheses. Click each team for the CFN 2020 preview.