The Football House Top 25: Preseason 2026

Get ready, folks. College Football is back. With less than two weeks to go until the start of the 2026 College Football Season, our Football House crew has re-assembled to bring you our first ranking of the fall. Keep reading to see if your favorite program made the cut.

This Week's Voters:

• Sam Basel

• Om Brown

• Cole Hughes

• Jordan Laube

• Kenny McDonald

• Will Tondo

The Football House Top 25: Preseason 2026

Top 25 Voting Breakdown

Total points listed in parentheses. First place votes listed in bolded parentheses.

1. Ohio State (149) (5)

2. Oregon (138)

3. Georgia (136)

4. Indiana (130) (1)

5. Texas (128)

6. Notre Dame (120)

7. Miami (113)

8. Texas A&M (102)

9. Oklahoma (100)

10. Ole Miss (94)

11. Texas Tech (92)

12. Alabama (84)

13. LSU (84)

14. USC (76)

15. BYU (61)

16. Washington (55)

17. Michigan (54)

18. Tennessee (44)

19. Penn State (41)

20. SMU (34)

21. Utah (23)

22. Iowa (19)

23. Clemson (17)

24. Missouri (14)

25. Louisville (12)

Also Receiving Votes: Florida (11), South Carolina (7), Houston (6), TCU (2), UCLA (2), Arizona (1), Auburn (1)

Top 25 Facts

• Ohio State (1st), Georgia (3rd), and Alabama (12th) continue their streak of being ranked in every Football House Poll since it's inception. This is their 66th consecutive appearance in the Football House Top 25.

• There are no first-timers in this year's preseason Top 25. 5 teams made their Football House Top 25 debut in 2025 (Auburn, North Texas, USF, Texas Tech, Virginia)

• Indiana, last season's College Football Playoff and Football House National Champion, debuts this season at 4th overall. Last season, the Hoosiers earned their first no. 1 overall ranking in the December 7th poll after their victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship.

Conference Representation

• SEC (9): Georgia (3rd), Texas (5th), Texas A&M (8th), Oklahoma (9th), Ole Miss (10th), Alabama (12th), LSU (13th), Tennessee (18th), Missouri (24th)

• Big Ten (8): Ohio State (1st), Oregon (2nd), Indiana (4th), USC (14th), Washington (16th), Michigan (17th), Penn State (19th), Iowa (22nd)

• ACC (4): Miami (7th), SMU (20th), Clemson (23rd), Louisville (25th)

• Big 12 (3): Texas Tech (11th), BYU (15th), Utah (21st)

• Independent (1): Notre Dame (6th)

Mock College Football Playoff Bracket

If the Football House Preseason Poll determined the College Football Playoff, here's what the bracket would look like!