2025 Preseason College Football Standings Predictions: Every Conference and Team Picked originally appeared on College Football News.
Don’t look if you don’t want to know what will happen this season.
Fine, so we won’t get everything right as we predict how the final 2025 college football standings will be, but here’s our best guess and call on every conference race and predicted final records for every team.
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College Football Standings Predictions – 2025
Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Jaden Greathouse (1) runs with the ball for a touchdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second half of the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. © Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Each conference order based on predicted final conference records. In case of a tie, the teams are listed alphabetically. Click on each team for its 2025 full preview.
ACC
Clemson Tigers 10-2 (8-0)
Miami Hurricanes 10-2 (7-1)
SMU Mustangs 9-3 (6-2)
Florida State Seminoles 7-5 (5-3)
Louisville Cardinals 9-3 (5-3)
NC State Wolfpack 8-4 (5-3)
Cal Golden Bears 7-5 (4-4)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7-5 (4-4)
North Carolina Tar Heels 7-5 (4-4)
Syracuse Orange 6-6 (4-4)
Virginia Tech Hokies 7-5 (4-4)
Boston College Eagles 5-7 (3-5)
Duke Blue Devils 6-6 (3-5)
Pitt Panthers 6-6 (3-5)
Virginia Cavaliers 5-7 (2-6)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 4-8 (1-7)
Stanford Cardinal 1-11 (0-8)
– ACC Predictions For Every Game
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American Conference
Tulane Green Wave 9-3 (8-0)
Memphis Tigers 10-2 (7-1)
USF Bulls 8-4 (7-1)
Army Knights 7-5 (6-2)
Navy Midshipmen 9-3 (6-2)
UTSA Roadrunners 8-4 (6-2)
East Carolina Pirates 6-6 (4-4)
North Texas Mean Green 8-4 (4-4)
Rice Owls 4-8 (3-5)
Florida Atlantic Owls 4-8 (2-6)
Charlotte 49ers 2-10 (1-7)
Temple Owls 3-9 (1-7)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2-10 (1-7)
UAB Blazers 2-10 (0-8)
– American Predictions For Every Game
Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes 10-2 (8-1)
Penn State Nittany Lions 11-1 (8-1)
Michigan Wolverines 9-3 (7-2)
Oregon Ducks 10-2 (7-2)
USC Trojans 9-3 (7-2)
Indiana Hoosiers 9-3 (6-3)
Illinois Fighting Illini 8-4 (5-4)
Iowa Hawkeyes 8-4 (5-4)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-5 (4-5)
UCLA Bruins 6-6 (4-5)
Washington Huskies 7-5 (4-5)
Wisconsin Badgers 6-6 (4-5)
Michigan State Spartans 6-6 (3-6)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 6-6 (3-6)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-6 (3-6)
Maryland Terrapins 4-8 (1-8)
Northwestern Wildcats 4-8 (1-8)
Purdue Boilermakers 3-9 (1-8)
– Big Ten Predictions For Every Game
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Big 12
Utah Utes 10-2 (7-2)
Arizona State Sun Devils 8-4 (6-3)
Baylor Bears 8-4 (6-3)
Kansas State Wildcats 9-3 (6-3)
Iowa State Cyclones 7-5 (5-4)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-5 (5-4)
TCU Horned Frogs 8-4 (5-4)
Texas Tech Red Raiders 8-4 (5-4)
Arizona Wildcats 6-6 (4-5)
BYU Cougars 7-5 (4-5)
Kansas Jayhawks 6-6 (4-5)
UCF Knights 6-6 (4-5)
Cincinnati Bearcats 5-7 (3-6)
Colorado Buffaloes 5-7 (3-6)
Houston Cougars 6-6 (3-6)
West Virginia Mountaineers 4-8 (2-7)
– Big 12 Predictions For Every Game
Conference USA
Liberty Flames 9-3 (6-2)
WKU Hilltoppers 8-4 (6-2)
Missouri State Bears 6-6 (5-3)
FIU Panthers 5-7 (4-4)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 6-6 (4-4)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 6-6 (4-4)
Sam Houston Bearkats 4-8 (4-4)
UTEP Miners 6-6 (4-4)
Delaware Blue Hens 4-8 (3-5)
Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-8 (3-5)
New Mexico State Aggies 5-7 (3-5)
Kennesaw State Owls 3-9 (2-6)
– C-USA Predictions For Every Game
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FBS Independents
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-1
UConn Huskies 8-4
– ND, UConn Predictions For Every Game
MAC
Toledo Rockets 9-3 (7-1)
Buffalo Bulls 8-4 (6-2)
Miami University RedHawks 8-4 (6-2)
Ohio Bobcats 7-5 (6-2)
Central Michigan Chippewas 6-6 (5-3)
Bowling Green Falcons 5-7 (4-4)
Northern Illinois Huskies 6-6 (4-4)
Western Michigan Broncos 5-7 (4-4)
Akron Zips 4-8 (3-5)
Ball State Cardinals 4-8 (3-5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles 5-7 (3-5)
UMass Minutemen 2-10 (1-7)
Kent State Golden Flashes 1-11 (0-8)
– MAC Predictions For Every Game
Mountain West
Boise State Broncos 11-1 (8-0)
UNLV Rebels 8-4 (6-2)
Colorado State Rams 7-5 (5-3)
Fresno State Bulldogs 7-5 (5-3)
San Jose State Spartans 7-5 (5-3)
Air Force Falcons 7-5 (4-4)
San Diego State Aztecs 5-7 (4-4)
Wyoming Cowboys 6-6 (4-4)
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 6-6 (3-5)
New Mexico Lobos 4-8 (2-6)
Nevada Wolf Pack 3-9 (1-7)
Utah State Aggies 3-9 (1-7)
– Mountain West Predictions For Every Game
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Pac-12
Oregon State Beavers 7-5
Washington State Cougars 6-6
– Pac-12 Predictions For Every Game
SEC
Alabama Crimson Tide 10-2 (6-2)
Georgia Bulldogs 10-2 (6-2)
Texas Longhorns 10-2 (6-2)
LSU Tigers 10-2 (6-2)
Oklahoma Sooners 9-3 (5-3)
Ole Miss Rebels 9-3 (5-3)
Texas A&M Aggies 8-4 (5-3)
Florida Gators 8-4 (4-4)
Tennessee Volunteers 8-4 (4-4)
Arkansas Razorbacks 6-6 (3-5)
Auburn Tigers 6-6 (3-5)
Missouri Tigers 7-5 (3-5)
South Carolina Gamecocks 7-5 (3-5)
Kentucky Wildcats 5-7 (2-6)
Vanderbilt Commodores 5-7 (2-6)
Mississippi State Bulldogs 5-7 (1-7)
– SEC Predictions For Every Game
Sun Belt
Sun Belt East
James Madison Dukes 8-4 (6-2)
Georgia Southern Eagles 7-5 (5-3)
Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-6 (4-4)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-7 (4-4)
Old Dominion Monarchs 6-6 (4-4)
Georgia State Panthers 4-8 (3-5)
Marshall Thundering Herd 3-9 (1-7)
Sun Belt West
Texas State Bobcats 8-4 (6-2)
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 7-5 (5-3)
South Alabama Jaguars 6-6 (5-3)
Arkansas State Red Wolves 6-6 (4-4)
Troy Trojans 5-7 (4-4)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles 5-7 (3-5)
ULM Warhawks 3-9 (2-6)
– Sun Belt Predictions For Every Game
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This story was originally reported by College Football News on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
