Early Top 25 college football rankings for 2026 season
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Choosing a national champion in college football hasn't always been easy. Let's look at the definitive list of every title winner since the 1869.
Whether through the transfer portal or a fresh wave of high school talent, college football teams across the country have replenished their rosters and even had a chance to evaluate some of their early enrollees during spring football. Rosters are now mostly set and preseason camp is a few months away.
The losses span every level of the roster. Interior offensive lineman Coleton Price, the top-ranked IOL transfer in Cooper Petagna's 247Sports portal rankings, is gone. Linebacker Keaton Thomas leaves after leading the team with 99 total tackles, while safety DJ Coleman and linebacker Emar'rion Winston take proven defensive snaps with them.
Another college football season is officially done after the Indiana Hoosiers were crowned national champions on Monday night with a 27-21 victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
Indiana is the No. 1 team in the final AP Top 25 of the 2025 season, with the Big Ten landing six teams in the final AP Poll. Only the SEC (seven) had more.