Way-Too-Early 2026 CFB Top 25

[Essex Cane]

ND at 4 is a joke, as is ranking Tennessee and Florida.

Should be another top rank win for us when we beat them again in South Bend, too bad UF is not on the schedule next year.

 

[frostycane]

It’s what you’d expect. An SEC/Big10 love fest.

 

[Caned Peach]

The $EC pyramid scheme is off to a roaring start.

 

[klineski96]

And this is exactly why pre season polls should not exist

 

[P-Tizzle]

ND at 4 is a joke, as is ranking Tennessee and Florida.

ND is a top 5 team going into 2026

 

[We’reBeckCane]

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

 

[BS85]

Didn't realize On3 is pure trash until i saw this and the trash article that liece of ahit Nakos wrote.

 

[aelmiami]

We gotta get out of the ACC. Feels like VT is a second sympathy team.

 

[P-Tizzle]

Miami as the only ACC representative. That might be the only accurate thing with this poll. Although having Miami coming in at 9 is not even close where we will end up next year.

 

[Kn[]_[]ckles3o5]

Miami will be moving into the top 5 (maybe #1) once the young bucks show out tonight and the portal dust settles.

 

[90scane]

I know that ain’t who I think it is at #7 lol

2 ACC
9 SEC
8 B1G
5 B12
1 Indy

These idiots have no idea how the 9 game conference schedules will impact their polls. They also haven't followed the money very well.

SEC is getting weaker by the year. B12 has just as many teams with money and willing to spend it as the SEC/B1G. ACC has two teams with money and is willing to spend it.

B1G: Indiana(new QB and a ton of talent gone, big portal class), Michigan(new coach), USC, UW, Oregon (new OC/DC), OSU (new OC or Day), Minnesota, maybe PSU, Iowa, Illinois
SEC: OU, UGA, Texas, Texas AM, Bama (new QB, bad along the lines), LSU (new QB and staff, trash OL), Ole Miss (qb? and new staff, lots of lost talent), TN (new QB, improved D/new DC),
B12: BYU, TT, Houston,Arizona, Utah. ASU- QB? OkSt- I see a big improvement coming.
ACC: SMU, Miami, UL, Uva- no qb?, Duke- no qb, GT- no qb/new OC, NCSt- can they take a step?, Pitt- can they replace some of the talent that left? VT and Stanford are the two I could see having improved results.
ND

That is 22 of 25.
SEC will struggle to have 8 teams with 8+ wins just due to the scheduling. Likely 7 worth ranking, but who?
ACC will have 1-2 more out of the blue.
G5 - expect 2 to get ranked even after the blowouts in the CFP.

 

[Hold My Beer]

Any College Football poll that gives Wari Asserman and Gators homer Andy Staples votes is worthless

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

I'm officially dumber for clicking on this thread.....and I wasn't too bright to begin with.

 

[Empirical Cane]

I know that ain’t who I think it is at #7 lol

Gotta maintain ND's wiggle room to stay in Top 12.

 

[Hold My Beer]

Having the gators ranked is absolutely laughable

Might as well rank FSU, too, if they're just looking to cue up the laugh track

 

[Hold My Beer]

why would taint be ranked 1. they lose dam near everyone on defense.

Because Wari Asserman is an OSU ball-washer

 

[Kn[]_[]ckles3o5]

well they are all better than the canes and the canes have no change to beat them as everyone has seen over the last month or so ( at least that is what everyone in the media still thinks and believes)

I mean they did all beat us 9 out of 10 hypothetical times

 

[PennsylvaniaCane]

9 SEC teams and somehow VT at 23? lol clickbait

 

[bacane]

This a joke, right? Believe there are 10 SEC schools, so almost half of top 25, and 7 Big 10.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

The $EC pyramid scheme is off to a roaring start.

It’s a joke…. but will work in our favor after we are in the SEC in 2030. Miami with championships, money, and riding SEC hype in recruiting? The 2030s will look a lot like the 1980s in terms of Miami dominance.