ESPN's college football guru releases his Top 25, leaves power conference out of the playoffs ·

03 Jan 2025, 00:00

While the season is still several months away, it is never too early for some preseason projecting. ESPN's Joe Schad decided to get into the projecting action and has posted his preseason Top 25.

Spring 2016 Preseason Top 25: 1) Ala 2) FSU 3) Clem 4) LSU 5) OU 6) Ohio St 7) ND 8) Mich 9) Tenn 10) Stanf 11) Ole Miss 12) UGA 13) Miami…

— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) April 1, 2016

14) USC 15) UF 16) Texas 17) Baylor 18) Okl St 19) TCU 20) Iowa 21) A&M 22) Mich. St. 23) UNC 24) UCLA 25) Houston

— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) April 1, 2016

The rankings in full:

1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Clemson
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. Ohio State
7. Notre Dame
8. Michigan
9. Tennessee
10. Stanford
11. Ole Miss
12. Georgia
13. Miami
14. USC
15. Florida
16. Texas
17. Baylor
18. Oklahoma State
19. TCU
20. Iowa
21. Texas A&M
22. Michigan State
23. North Carolina
24. UCLA
25. Houston

The Top 4 is interesting, although Schad is likely conceding that only one team from the SEC and ACC will make the Playoff by the end of the year. If that's the case, that would mean Oklahoma and Ohio State would be joining his projected playoff, meaning the Pac-12 would be getting cut out for a second consecutive year.

ESPN's college football guru releases his Top 25, leaves power conference out of the playoffs

RELATED: ESPN releases way-too-early 2016 rankings While the season is still several months away, it is never too early for some preseason projecting. ESPN's Joe Schad decided to get into the projecting action and has posted his preseason Top 25.

You Might Also Like

College Football

SI drops post-spring top 25 with shocking new No. 1

Big Ten

Sporting News disses SEC with latest CFB post spring power rankings

Pac-12

AP releases it's preseason college football poll, with Clemson and Alabama on top

College Football

Athlon Sports' preseason top 25 is dominated by the SEC

Share!