The college football season begins Saturday August 27. That means all the experts are ready to make the early predictions of who will be #1. Right now there aren’t any huge surprises in the Indiana SRN pre-season top 25.
1. ALABAMA (13-2 IN 2021, LOST TO GEORGIA IN THE CFP TITLE GAME)
2. OHIO STATE (11-2, BEAT UTAH IN THE ROSE BOWL)
3. GEORGIA (14-1, CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS)
4. TEXAS A&M (8-4, WITHDREW FROM GATOR BOWL DUE TO COVID-19
POSITIVE CASES, INJURIES)
5. NOTRE DAME (11-2, LOST TO OKLAHOMA STATE IN THE FIESTA BOWL)
6. UTAH (10-4, LOST TO OHIO STATE IN THE ROSE BOWL)
7. CLEMSON (10-3, BEAT IOWA STATE IN THE CHEEZ-IT BOWL)
8. OKLAHOMA STATE (12-2, BEAT NOTRE DAME IN THE FIESTA BOWL)
9. MICHIGAN (12-2, LOST TO GEORGIA IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
SEMIFINALS)
10. WAKE FOREST (11-3, BEAT RUTGERS IN THE GATOR BOWL)
11. OREGON (10-4, LOST TO OKLAHOMA IN THE ALAMO BOWL)
12. BAYLOR (12-2, BEAT OLE MISS IN THE SUGAR BOWL)
13. PITT (11-3, LOST TO MICHIGAN STATE IN THE PEACH BOWL)
14. MICHIGAN STATE (11-2, BEAT PITT IN THE PEACH BOWL)
15. NC STATE (9-3, HOLIDAY BOWL VS. UCLA CANCELED)
16. HOUSTON (12-2, BEAT AUBURN IN THE BIRMINGHAM BOWL)
17. ARKANSAS (9-4, BEAT PENN STATE IN THE OUTBACK BOWL)
18. KENTUCKY (10-3, BEAT IOWA IN THE CITRUS BOWL)
19. IOWA (10-4, LOST TO KENTUCKY IN THE CITRUS BOWL)
20. OKLAHOMA (11-2, BEAT OREGON IN THE ALAMO BOWL)
21. USC (4-8)
22. BYU (10-3, LOST TO UAB IN THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL)
23. WISCONSIN (9-4, BEAT ARIZONA STATE IN THE LAS VEGAS BOWL)
24. TENNESSEE (7-6, LOST TO PURDUE IN THE MUSIC CITY BOWL)
25. CINCINNATI (13-1, LOST TO ALABAMA IN THE CFP SEMIFINALS)
WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: NEBRASKA VS. NORTHWESTERN
(AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND)
CRICKET MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: ALABAMA STATE VS. HOWARD (CENTER
PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) @ 7:00 PM ET ON ESPN
DUQUESNE AT FLORIDA STATE
FLORIDA A&M AT NORTH CAROLINA
WYOMING AT ILLINOIS
VANDERBILT AT HAWAII
AUSTIN PEAY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY
NEVADA AT NEW MEXICO STATE
UCONN AT UTAH STATE
CHARLOTTE AT FAU
NORTH TEXAS AT UTEP