- RJ Young’s way-too-early 2026 top 25 keeps national champion Indiana at No. 1 — the Hoosiers return key pieces and are being pegged as the team to beat.
- The season will hinge on quarterbacks and coaching moves — big transfer and return stories (Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Trinidad Chambliss, etc.) plus hires like Matt Campbell to Penn State, Morgan Scalley at Utah and Lane Kiffin at LSU.
- Traditional powers and risers fill the rest of the board (Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, LSU, Ole Miss), while surprise shifts — Virginia drops out and Florida re-enters — add extra intrigue.
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