ClutchPoints’ way-too-early 2026 college football top 25

The book has closed on the 2025 college football season. Indiana came away with the National Championship, but that was not expected in the pre-season rankings. Texas, Penn State, and Ohio State opened up as the top three teams in the AP and Coaches polls. Indiana was ranked 20th. By the end of the season, Indiana was number one, while Ohio State finished fourth, Texas finished 12th, and Penn State was unranked. Now, it is time to look towards 2026, with a way-too-early 2026 College Football Top 25.

Just Missed: Arizona State, Boise State, Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

25. Hawaii

Since 2002, a Group of Five team, now Group of Six, has finished inside the top 25. While sometimes this has been teams that are now in power conferences, such as TCU, UCF, or Cincinnati, many times it has been teams still in non-power conferences. There are a couple of …