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How is the Big 12 Faring in Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings for 2025?

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Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) looks to pass the ball against Texas Longhorns linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (0) during the second half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) looks to pass the ball against Texas Longhorns linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (0) during the second half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

With Ohio State winning the National Championship game on Monday night, the 2024 college football season is in the books, and we can set our sights on 2025.

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2025 College Football Way-Too-Early Top 25 ListsESPN (via Mark Schlabach)FOX Sports (via RJ Young)PFF College Football (via Max Chadwick, Dalton Wasserman)On3 (via Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman)The Athletic (via Stewart Mandel)CBS Sports (via Dennis Dodd)247Sports (via Brad Crawford)

Honestly, all teams not named Ohio State or Notre Dame have had their eyes set on next season for at least a week, and the college football media is no different.

One of the most popular and intriguing things we will see in the coming days is the “Way-Too-Early Top 25” lists for 2025.

 

Every major college football media outlet will release its rendition of the ranking, intended to represent what it believes the initial AP Top 25 Poll will look like ahead of Week 1.

Here’s a look at some of the lists that we’ve seen released over the last several days.

2025 College Football Way-Too-Early Top 25 Lists

ESPN (via Mark Schlabach)

  1. Ohio State
  2. Texas
  3. Penn State
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Georgia
  6. Oregon
  7. Clemson
  8. LSU
  9. BYU
  10. South Carolina
  11. Iowa State
  12. Alabama
  13. Illinois
  14. Arizona State
  15. SMU
  16. Kansas State
  17. Indiana
  18. Florida
  19. Tennessee
  20. Louisville
  21. Michigan
  22. Texas A&M
  23. Miami (FL)
  24. Boise State
  25. Ole Miss

FOX Sports (via RJ Young)

  1. Ohio State
  2. Texas
  3. Oregon
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Georgia
  6. Penn State
  7. Clemson
  8. LSU
  9. South Carolina
  10. Arizona State
  11. Indiana
  12. Michigan
  13. Tennessee
  14. Ole Miss
  15. Missouri
  16. Alabama
  17. Illinois
  18. Miami (FL)
  19. Iowa State
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Florida
  22. BYU
  23. SMU
  24. Iowa
  25. Colorado

PFF College Football (via Max Chadwick, Dalton Wasserman)

  1. Texas
  2. Oregon
  3. Ohio State
  4. Penn State
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Clemson
  7. Georgia
  8. Alabama
  9. Tennessee
  10. Texas A&M
  11. LSU
  12. South Carolina
  13. Arizona State
  14. Indiana
  15. Miami (FL)
  16. BYU
  17. Florida
  18. SMU
  19. Ole Miss
  20. Louisville
  21. Kansas State
  22. Missouri
  23. Iowa State
  24. Auburn
  25. Michigan
 

On3 (via Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman)

  1. Texas
  2. Ohio State
  3. Oregon
  4. Penn State
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Georgia
  7. Illinois
  8. South Carolina
  9. Florida
  10. Clemson
  11. Auburn
  12. Michigan
  13. Tennessee
  14. Alabama
  15. LSU
  16. BYU
  17. Arizona State
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Texas A&M
  20. Kansas State
  21. Miami (FL)
  22. SMU
  23. Indiana
  24. Georgia Tech
  25. Nebraska

The Athletic (via Stewart Mandel)

  1. Penn State
  2. Texas
  3. Notre Dame
  4. LSU
  5. Clemson
  6. Ohio State
  7. Georgia
  8. Oregon
  9. Arizona State
  10. BYU
  11. Florida
  12. Illinois
  13. Tennessee
  14. Alabama
  15. Miami (FL)
  16. South Carolina
  17. Texas A&M
  18. Michigan
  19. Baylor
  20. Indiana
  21. Boise State
  22. Louisville
  23. Kansas State
  24. Navy
  25. Oklahoma

CBS Sports (via Dennis Dodd)

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Miami (FL)
  4. Ohio State
  5. Penn State
  6. Notre Dame
  7. Oregon
  8. Clemson
  9. Tennessee
  10. LSU
  11. South Carolina
  12. SMU
  13. BYU
  14. Alabama
  15. Illinois
  16. Arizona State
  17. Ole Miss
  18. Florida
  19. Iowa State
  20. Missouri
  21. Georgia Tech
  22. Texas A&M
  23. Indiana
  24. Texas Tech
  25. UNLV

247Sports (via Brad Crawford)

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio State
  4. Penn State
  5. Oregon
  6. Clemson
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Alabama
  9. Tennessee
  10. SMU
  11. South Carolina
  12. LSU
  13. Florida
  14. Miami
  15. Arizona State
  16. Michigan
  17. Kansas State
  18. Iowa State
  19. Ole Miss
  20. Auburn
  21. Nebraska
  22. Texas Tech
  23. Indiana
  24. Illinois
  25. Oklahoma

In case you missed it last week, Heartland College Sports also released its Way-Too-Early Big 12 Football Power Rankings, breaking down what the league’s hierarchy should look like after a wild 2024 season.

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