Preseason AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through 2023-24 season total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

RK. SCHOOL AFC W-L Pts PV

1. Georgia (46) 1 13-1 1,532 4

2. Ohio State (15) 2 11-2 1,490 10

3. Oregon (1) 3 12-2 1,403 6

4. Texas 4 12-2 1,386 3

5. Alabama 5 12-2 1,260 5

6. Mississippi 6 11-2 1,189 9

7. Notre Dame 7 10-3 1,122 14

8. Penn State 9 10-3 1,060 13

9. Michigan 8 15-0 995 1

10. Florida State 10 13-1 971 6

11. Missouri 11 11-2 927 8

12. Utah 13 8-5 887 -

13. LSU 12 10-3 804 12

14. Clemson 14 9-4 689 20

15. Tennessee 15 9-4 629 17

16. Oklahoma 16 10-3 566 15

17. Oklahoma State 18 10-4 538 16

18. Kansas State 17 9-4 526 18

19. Miami 19 7-6 492 -

20. Texas A&M 20 7-6 292 -

21. Arizona 21 10-3 237 11

22. Kansas 24 9-4 231 23

23. Southern Cal 23 8-5 172 -

24. NC State 22 9-4 171 21

25. Iowa 25 10-4 140 24

Others: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1. (AFC-AFC coaches poll rank)

BREAKDOWN BY CONFERENCE

9: Southeastern 6: Big Ten

5: Big 12 4: Atlantic Coast

1: FBCS Independent

Week 1 schedule

Saturday, Aug. 24

Florida State at Georgia Tech, noon

McNeese at Tarleton State, 3:30 p.m.

Montana State at New Mexico, 4:30 p.m.

N. Alabama at SE Missouri St., 7 p.m.

Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State, 7:30 p.m.

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.

SMU at Nevada, 8 p.m.

Delaware State at Hawai’i, 11:59 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29

Howard at Rutgers, 6 p.m.

Youngstown State at Villanova, 6 p.m.

Central State (OH) at Morehead State, 6 p.m.

Bryant at Delaware, 7 p.m.

VMI at William & Mary, 7 p.m.

Presbyterian at Mercer, 7 p.m.

Wofford at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

Mercyhurst at Wheeling, 7 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

New Hampshire at UCF, 7 p.m.

Western Carolina at NC State, 7 p.m.

Jackson State at UL Monroe, 7 p.m.

Lafayette at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Fordham at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.

C. Conn. at Central Michigan, 7 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.

Duquesne at Toledo, 7:30 p.m.

Quincy at Drake, 7:30 p.m.

Northern State at South Dakota, 8 p.m.

Sioux Falls at St. Thomas-MN, 8 p.m.

N. American at Stephen F. Austin, 8 p.m.

Murray State at Missouri, 8 p.m.

North Carolina at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

North Dakota State at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Lindenwood at Kansas, 8 p.m.

Co. Carolina at Jacksonville St., 8 p.m.

Alcorn State at UAB, 8 p.m.

SE Louisiana at Tulane, 8 p.m.

Northwestern State at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Southern Utah at Utah, 9 p.m.

Eastern Illinois at Illinois, 9 p.m.

Monmouth at E. Washington, 9 p.m.

Sacramento St. at San José St., 10 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30

Lehigh at Army, 6 p.m.

Temple at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Colgate at Maine, 7 p.m.

Fla. Atlantic at Michigan State, 7 p.m.

Elon at Duke, 7:30 p.m.

Western Michigan at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.

TCU at Stanford, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31

Robert Morris at Utah State, TBD

Clemson at Georgia, noon at

Mercedes-Benz Stadiu, Atlanta, Ga.

Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt, noon

Illinois State at Iowa, noon

UConn at Maryland, noon

Penn State at West Virginia, noon

Austin Peay at Louisville, noon

Indiana State at Purdue, noon

Kent State at Pittsburgh, noon

Bucknell at Navy, noon

St. Francis (Pa.) at Dayton, noon

Va.Lynchburg at Wagner, noon

Davidson at Georgetown, 12:30 p.m.

Chattanooga at Tennessee, 12:45 p.m.

Upper Iowa at Butler, 1 p.m.

S. Dakota State at Oklahoma St., 2 p.m.

Towson at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m.

Portland St. at Washington St., 3 p.m.

Miami at Florida, 3:30 p.m.

Colorado State at Texas, 3:30 p.m.

FIU at Indiana, 3:30 p.m.

UTEP at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

Akron at Ohio State, 3:30 p.m.

Eastern Michigan at UMass, 3:30 p.m.

ETSU at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.

North Dakota at Iowa State, 3:30 p.m.

Ohio at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.

Kennesaw State at UTSA, 3:30 p.m.

Merrimack at Air Force, 3:30 p.m.

Miami (OH) at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m.

W. Illinois at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m.

Lincoln (Cal.) at No. Arizona, 4 p.m.

Boise State at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m.

Old Dominion at South Carolina, 4:15 p.m.

Valparaiso at Northern Iowa, 5 p.m.

Stony Brook at Marshall, 5 p.m.

UC Davis at California, 5 p.m.

North Texas at South Alabama, 5 p.m.

Samford at West Georgia, 6 p.m.

S. Carolina St. at Florida A&M, 6 p.m.

Delaware State at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.

Morgan State at Hampton, 6 p.m.

MVSU at Tennessee State, 6 p.m.

The Citadel at Chas. Southern, 6 p.m.

Ave Maria at Stetson, 6 p.m.

E. Kentucky at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.

Campbell at Liberty, 6 p.m.

Richmond at Virginia, 6 p.m.

Norfolk State at East Carolina, 6 p.m.

Idaho State at Oregon State, 6:30 p.m.

Long Island at UAlbany, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Rhode Island, 7 p.m.

Northern Colorado at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m.

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M, 7 p.m.

Western Kentucky at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Furman at Mississippi, 7 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Arkansas St., 7 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at South Florida, 7 p.m.

Tarleton State at Baylor, 7 p.m.

UNLV at Houston, 7 p.m.

UT Martin at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

Tennessee Tech at Middle Tenn., 7 p.m.

Sam Houston at Rice, 7 p.m.

Nevada at Troy, 7 p.m.

North Alabama at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.

Notre Dame at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.

Fresno State at Michigan, 7:30 p.m.

Idaho at Oregon, 7:30 p.m.

UCLA at Hawai’i, 7:30 p.m.

Abilene Christian at Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Southern Miss at Kentucky, 7:45 p.m.

Southern at McNeese, 8 p.m.

Cal Poly at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Southern Illinois at BYU, 8 p.m.

Georgia State at Georgia Tech, 8 p.m.

Houston Christian at SMU, 8 p.m.

Grambling St. at La-Lafayette, 8 p.m.

Nicholls at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.

Texas A&M-Commerce at San Diego State, 8 p.m.

James Madison at Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Lamar at Texas State, 8 p.m.

SE Missouri St. at New Mexico St., 9 p.m.

Missouri State at Montana, 9 p.m.

Montana State at Utah Tech, 10 p.m.

New Mexico at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.

Wyoming at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m.

Weber State at Washington, 11 ap.m.

Sunday, SEPT. 1

NC Central at Alabama State, 3 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Southern Cal at LSU, 7:30 p.m. at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

Monday, SEPT. 2

Boston College at Florida St., 7:30 p.m.