Following Georgia taking home the national championship, ESPN released the first iteration of their “way too early” top 25.
Wisconsin landed just outside of the top teams, but was still listed in the “just missed” section.
Iowa barely slid into near the end of the rankings, while Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State were near the top of the rankings. It’s no surprise that back-to-back champion Georgia ended up at the top of the rankings.
Who else ended up in ESPN’s first rankings of the offseason? Here is a complete look at the top 25, with a bonus of ten teams in the “just missed” section of the rankings: