The preseason AP Top 25 is expected to confirm what the preseason Coaches poll did a week ago. The first blockbuster matchup of the 2025 college football season should pit No. 1 versus No. 2. Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns were the top program in the Coaches poll. The Ohio State Buckeyes were right behind them at No. 2.

Here is a quick ranking of the 10 best NCAA college football conferences heading into 2025. The Pac-12 is still in a state of transition after the conference was gutted when the "Power Four" conferences formed. It will take time and the conference may never get back to former glory, but it's a group worth noting that could slowly rise again.