Before the AP top 25 reveals its preseason college football rankings, we take a shot at predicting the best teams in the country in 2025.

With Week 1 around the corner, the 2025 college football season already feels electric. Big-name programs are reloading, quarterbacks are transferring like it’s a group project, and nearly every team claims this is “their year.

The first time the Cougars will start the season as a ranked team since 2022. BYU was slotted at No. 23 as one of five Big 12 teams in the poll. With the season now less than a month away, Kalani Sita