July 17, 2025

2025 FBS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FBS Team .................  Conf  RRWP
                                        
   1  Ohio State ...............  B10   .785
   2  Notre Dame ...............  FBSI  .778
   3  Oregon ...................  B10   .750
   4  Penn State ...............  B10   .747
   5  Texas ....................  SEC   .743
   6  Indiana ..................  B10   .740
   7  Mississippi ..............  SEC   .735
   8  Georgia ..................  SEC   .731
   9  Alabama ..................  SEC   .720
  10  Tennessee ................  SEC   .716
  11  Brigham Young ............  B12   .715
  12  SMU ......................  ACC   .708
  13  South Carolina ...........  SEC   .704
  14  Miami Florida ............  ACC   .697
  15  Iowa State ...............  B12   .683
  16  LSU ......................  SEC   .679
  17  Arizona State ............  B12   .677
  18  Boise State ..............  MWC   .674
  19  Illinois .................  B10   .672
  20  Iowa .....................  B10   .669
  21  Minnesota ................  B10   .666
  22  Louisville ...............  ACC   .662
  23  Clemson ..................  ACC   .660
  24  USC ......................  B10   .658
  25  Texas A&M ................  SEC   .658
  26  Colorado .................  B12   .655
  27  Florida ..................  SEC   .651
  28  Michigan .................  B10   .646
  29  Army .....................  AAC   .645
  30  Missouri .................  SEC   .645
  31  Kansas State .............  B12   .643
  32  Nebraska .................  B10   .638
  33  UNLV .....................  MWC   .635
  34  TCU ......................  B12   .634
  35  Baylor ...................  B12   .634
  36  Syracuse .................  ACC   .633
  37  Virginia Tech ............  ACC   .628
  38  Navy .....................  AAC   .627
  39  Vanderbilt ...............  SEC   .626
  40  Washington ...............  B10   .622
  41  Memphis ..................  AAC   .621
  42  Rutgers ..................  B10   .619
  43  Marshall .................  SBC   .618
  44  Tulane ...................  AAC   .616
  45  Arkansas .................  SEC   .615
  46  Kansas ...................  B12   .614
  47  Oklahoma .................  SEC   .614
  48  Duke .....................  ACC   .612
  49  Ohio .....................  MAC   .612
  50  Boston College ...........  ACC   .608
  51  Georgia Tech .............  ACC   .605
  52  Texas Tech ...............  B12   .605
  53  Wisconsin ................  B10   .604
  54  UCLA .....................  B10   .601
  55  James Madison ............  SBC   .601
  56  Pittsburgh ...............  ACC   .601
  57  Louisiana-Lafayette ......  SBC   .596
  58  Utah .....................  B12   .594
  59  Cincinnati ...............  B12   .593
  60  Miami Ohio ...............  MAC   .593
  61  Texas State ..............  SBC   .593
  62  Auburn ...................  SEC   .593
  63  West Virginia ............  B12   .591
  64  California ...............  ACC   .591
  65  Connecticut ..............  FBSI  .591
  66  Washington State .........  FBSI  .588
  67  Georgia Southern .........  SBC   .587
  68  North Carolina ...........  ACC   .586
  69  Kentucky .................  SEC   .586
  70  Northern Illinois ........  MAC   .581
  71  Central Florida ..........  B12   .581
  72  Michigan State ...........  B10   .580
  73  Jacksonville State .......  CUSA  .580
  74  NC State .................  ACC   .578
  75  South Alabama ............  SBC   .578
  76  Bowling Green ............  MAC   .578
  77  Sam Houston State ........  CUSA  .577
  78  Buffalo ..................  MAC   .577
  79  Maryland .................  B10   .576
  80  Texas-San Antonio ........  AAC   .574
  81  Toledo ...................  MAC   .573
  82  Virginia .................  ACC   .573
  83  East Carolina ............  AAC   .570
  84  Colorado State ...........  MWC   .570
  85  Old Dominion .............  SBC   .569
  86  Western Kentucky .........  CUSA  .569
  87  San Jose State ...........  MWC   .560
  88  Northwestern .............  B10   .556
  89  Houston ..................  B12   .555
  90  Arizona ..................  B12   .552
  91  Fresno State .............  MWC   .552
  92  Oklahoma State ...........  B12   .550
  93  North Texas ..............  AAC   .549
  94  South Florida ............  AAC   .548
  95  Arkansas State ...........  SBC   .547
  96  Liberty ..................  CUSA  .545
  97  Appalachian State ........  SBC   .542
  98  Wake Forest ..............  ACC   .539
  99  Oregon State .............  FBSI  .539
 100  Coastal Carolina .........  SBC   .538
 101  Stanford .................  ACC   .537
 102  Louisiana-Monroe .........  SBC   .536
 103  Western Michigan .........  MAC   .536
 104  Mississippi State ........  SEC   .534
 105  Missouri State ...........  CUSA  .533
 106  Hawai`i ..................  MWC   .530
 107  Troy .....................  SBC   .524
 108  Air Force ................  MWC   .521
 109  New Mexico ...............  MWC   .519
 110  Rice .....................  AAC   .519
 111  Florida State ............  ACC   .515
 112  Charlotte ................  AAC   .512
 113  Utah State ...............  MWC   .511
 114  Nevada ...................  MWC   .510
 115  Eastern Michigan .........  MAC   .509
 116  Louisiana Tech ...........  CUSA  .507
 117  Delaware .................  CUSA  .505
 118  Akron ....................  MAC   .504
 119  Wyoming ..................  MWC   .499
 120  Georgia State ............  SBC   .496
 121  UAB ......................  AAC   .495
 122  Florida Intl .............  CUSA  .490
 123  Purdue ...................  B10   .489
 124  Central Michigan .........  MAC   .487
 125  Ball State ...............  MAC   .483
 126  Temple ...................  AAC   .473
 127  Florida Atlantic .........  AAC   .470
 128  San Diego State ..........  MWC   .463
 129  Massachusetts ............  MAC   .441
 130  UTEP .....................  CUSA  .436
 131  New Mexico State .........  CUSA  .431
 132  Tulsa ....................  AAC   .426
 133  Middle Tennessee State ...  CUSA  .420
 134  Kennesaw .................  CUSA  .402
 135  Southern Mississippi .....  SBC   .387
 136  Kent .....................  MAC   .213

2025 FCS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FCS Team .................  Conf  RRWP
                                        
   1  North Dakota State .......  MVFC  .630
   2  Montana State ............  BSKY  .621
   3  South Dakota State .......  MVFC  .609
   4  South Dakota .............  MVFC  .587
   5  UC Davis .................  BSKY  .548
   6  Idaho ....................  BSKY  .544
   7  Incarnate Word ...........  SLC   .537
   8  Mercer ...................  SC    .536
   9  Tennessee-Martin .........  BSOV  .533
  10  Tarleton State ...........  UAC   .530
  11  Illinois State ...........  MVFC  .530
  12  Montana ..................  BSKY  .527
  13  Abilene Christian ........  UAC   .511
  14  Villanova ................  CAA   .506
  15  Northern Arizona .........  BSKY  .505
  16  Rhode Island .............  CAA   .502
  17  Jackson State ............  SWAC  .498
  18  SE Missouri State ........  BSOV  .497
  19  Southern Utah ............  UAC   .493
  20  Richmond .................  PATL  .489
  21  Chattanooga ..............  SC    .487
  22  Harvard ..................  IVY   .478
  23  Stephen F Austin .........  SLC   .477
  24  Eastern Kentucky .........  UAC   .471
  25  Tennessee Tech ...........  BSOV  .471
  26  East Tennessee State .....  SC    .470
  27  Tennessee State ..........  BSOV  .469
  28  North Dakota .............  MVFC  .469
  29  Lehigh ...................  PATL  .468
  30  New Hampshire ............  CAA   .467
  31  Stony Brook ..............  CAA   .466
  32  Yale .....................  IVY   .465
  33  SE Louisiana .............  SLC   .462
  34  Duquesne .................  NEC   .462
  35  Towson ...................  CAA   .457
  36  Western Carolina .........  SC    .456
  37  Central Arkansas .........  UAC   .455
  38  South Carolina State .....  MEAC  .455
  39  North Carolina Central ...  MEAC  .452
  40  Dartmouth ................  IVY   .442
  41  Eastern Washington .......  BSKY  .441
  42  Columbia .................  IVY   .440
  43  Monmouth .................  CAA   .437
  44  McNeese State ............  SLC   .435
  45  Holy Cross ...............  PATL  .433
  46  Lamar ....................  SLC   .432
  47  Southern Illinois ........  MVFC  .430
  48  Central Connecticut ......  NEC   .429
  49  William & Mary ...........  CAA   .429
  50  Lindenwood ...............  BSOV  .426
  51  Elon .....................  CAA   .422
  52  Youngstown State .........  MVFC  .416
  53  Weber State ..............  BSKY  .414
  54  Idaho State ..............  BSKY  .413
  55  Robert Morris ............  NEC   .413
  56  Portland State ...........  BSKY  .411
  57  Austin Peay ..............  UAC   .410
  58  Samford ..................  SC    .408
  59  Maine ....................  CAA   .405
  60  Sacramento State .........  BSKY  .404
  61  Western Illinois .........  BSOV  .403
  62  North Alabama ............  UAC   .398
  63  Gardner Webb .............  BSOV  .395
  64  Pennsylvania .............  IVY   .393
  65  Hampton ..................  CAA   .390
  66  Drake ....................  PFL   .390
  67  Florida A&M ..............  SWAC  .389
  68  San Diego ................  PFL   .387
  69  Wofford ..................  SC    .386
  70  Citadel ..................  SC    .384
  71  Merrimack ................  FCSI  .379
  72  Nicholls State ...........  SLC   .379
  73  Houston Christian ........  SLC   .378
  74  Alabama State ............  SWAC  .377
  75  Northern Iowa ............  MVFC  .377
  76  West Georgia .............  UAC   .373
  77  Indiana State ............  MVFC  .373
  78  Bucknell .................  PATL  .372
  79  Cornell ..................  IVY   .369
  80  Butler ...................  PFL   .369
  81  Southern University ......  SWAC  .369
  82  SUNY Albany ..............  CAA   .367
  83  Cal Poly .................  BSKY  .367
  84  Alabama A&M ..............  SWAC  .365
  85  LIU Post .................  NEC   .361
  86  Lafayette ................  PATL  .360
  87  Eastern Illinois .........  BSOV  .359
  88  Alcorn State .............  SWAC  .359
  89  Morgan State .............  MEAC  .358
  90  Grambling ................  SWAC  .357
  91  Campbell .................  CAA   .357
  92  Texas Southern ...........  SWAC  .356
  93  Princeton ................  IVY   .349
  94  Utah Tech ................  UAC   .341
  95  Wagner ...................  NEC   .341
  96  Morehead State ...........  PFL   .341
  97  Brown ....................  IVY   .340
  98  Furman ...................  SC    .336
  99  East Texas A&M ...........  SLC   .333
 100  Saint Thomas .............  PFL   .332
 101  Presbyterian .............  PFL   .329
 102  Norfolk State ............  MEAC  .328
 103  Prairie View .............  SWAC  .327
 104  Georgetown ...............  PATL  .326
 105  Murray State .............  MVFC  .326
 106  Sacred Heart .............  FCSI  .316
 107  Fordham ..................  PATL  .315
 108  Charleston Southern ......  BSOV  .310
 109  Saint Francis ............  NEC   .304
 110  Colgate ..................  PATL  .299
 111  Howard ...................  MEAC  .287
 112  Dayton ...................  PFL   .286
 113  Davidson .................  PFL   .271
 114  Bryant ...................  CAA   .270
 115  Northern Colorado ........  BSKY  .269
 116  Bethune-Cookman ..........  SWAC  .265
 117  Mercyhurst ...............  NEC   .249
 118  Arkansas-Pine Bluff ......  SWAC  .246
 119  VMI ......................  SC    .239
 120  Stonehill ................  NEC   .231
 121  Valparaiso ...............  PFL   .230
 122  Delaware State ...........  MEAC  .229
 123  Mississippi Valley State .  SWAC  .227
 124  North Carolina A&T .......  CAA   .208
 125  Marist ...................  PFL   .192
 126  Northwestern LA ..........  SLC   .184
 127  Stetson ..................  PFL   .173
 128  Texas-Rio Grande Valley ..  SLC   .141