NCAAF 2025-2026 Pre-Season Rankings and Predictions
2025-2026 Pre-Season Rankings and Predictions To preface these rankings, I would like to account for my biases. As a Mountaineer, I have a heavy WVU bias, which in turn becomes a not-so-subtle Big 12 bias. I watch more Big 12 football than any other conference. Growing up in the Midwest, I may hold an unconscious bias, or at least a familiarity with the Big 10. However, my Dad unaffectionately referred to The Ohio State Buckeyes as the “suck-eyes,” so I likely hold bias against the reigning national champions. In my life, I have academic and professional ties to Ohio University, the University of Florida, and Florida State. The undisputed MAC champions did find their way into my top 25. Also of note: DJ Lagway and Nicco Marchiol have never lost a college football game that they have both started and finished. 1. Clemson People love talking about “returning production,” often using it to justify sneaking a team like NC State into the top 25. But if that production was...