The 2025 college football season may feature unprecedented parity

May 8, 2025

By Chris Hummer, CBS Sports: There’s a better-than-decent chance the preseason AP Top 25’s release will represent a shift in the college football landscape.

The last decade has seen only four teams — Ohio State (1), Alabama (5), Clemson (2), Georgia (2) — hold the distinction of preseason No. 1.

That’s likely to change in a few months.

Texas is the favorite to start in the top spot. It did so in 247Sports’ post-spring Top 25. CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello has Ohio State at No. 1 in his post-spring top 25. Penn State could find itself ranked No. 1 like it did in Joel Klatt’s post-spring Top 25.

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