ESPN's released its official 2026 college football preseason Top 25 poll.
The 2025 college football season came to an end on Monday night. No. 1 Indiana took down No. 10 Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game. It's been a historic run for Curt Cignetti since he took over the program two years ago. The Hoosiers wrapped up a perfect, undefeated season on Monday evening.
But who will hold the trophy in 2026-27?
ESPN's released its official 2026 college football preseason Top 25 poll on Tuesday morning. The 2026 college football season is just nine months away.
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ESPN is ranking Indiana at No. 1 overall.
"The Hoosiers, who became the first FBS program to lose 700 games and had 100-1 odds to win a national title at the start of the season, are the first team to go 16-0 in a season in the modern era," ESPN writes.
"Not surprisingly, the Hoosiers are No. 1 in the first edition of the 2026 Way-Too-Early Top 25. Coach Curt Cignetti and his staff will have to replace many of their best players, but they've proved they can evaluate, develop and coach better than most."
ESPN's 2026 Top 25
- Indiana
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Texas Tech
- Miami
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- BYU
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Louisville
- LSU
- Iowa
- SMU
- Michigan
- Washington
- TCU
- Alabama
- Penn State
- Arizona State
- Tennessee
- Utah