AP Top 25 preseason poll provides early look at 15 must-see matchups involving ranked teams

Anyone else extremely excited for college football’s first full weekend? Courtesy of the preseason AP Top 25 poll, we’ll have three Week 1 games involving teams ranked in the top 10, including a pair of the SEC’s record number of ranked squads to open the 2025 season.

The preseason No. 1 for the first time in program history, Texas opens at reigning national champion Ohio State on Aug. 30 in what could be a College Football Playoff preview of sorts, Meanwhile, LSU faces off with Clemson later that night.

Labor Day Weekend kicks into overdrive the following evening when Notre Dame visits Miami, marking the first time the two blue-blood programs have met since 2017.

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These early-season contests provide a glimpse at the nation’s strongest conferences and offer a barometer for those who could be in national title contention this fall.

Below are college football’s 15 must-see games this season based on the preseason AP poll.

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Author : Brad Crawford

Publish date : 2025-08-12 13:10:00

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