Oklahoma’s Brent Venables, Auburn’s Hugh Freeze among coaches who can significantly boost ranking in 2025

We here at CBS Sports recently released our ranking of all 68 coaches at the Power Four level, from 68 all the way down to No. 1. Naturally, the top 25 — and especially the top 10 — tends to dominate conversation and consternation among fans that believe their coach is too low, or another team’s coach is too high. 

But for those that like to look beyond, it’s a fascinating exercise to debate which coaches will move the most between this year’s rankings and the 2026 crop. Every year, plenty of coaches make a rapid ascent or take a precipitous fall in these rankings, based largely on performance in the season prior. 

For instance, Colorado’s Deion Sanders leapt a whopping 28 spots from No. 61 all the way to No. 33 after winning nine regular season games with the Buffaloes last season. Then there’s Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, who jumped 46 spots to No. 18 after guiding the Sun Devils to a Big 12 title. 

Ranking the top 25 Power Four college football coaches entering the 2025 season

Tom Fornelli

So, in light of the rankings release, it felt appropriate to take a look at the Power Four coaches that can boost their stock the most during the 2025 season. 

2024 rank: 36 | 2025 rank: 23 

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Author : Will Backus

Publish date : 2025-05-25 12:40:00

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