College Football Coaches Poll Top 25 Preseason Prediction 2026

The college football Coaches Poll might not receive the attention of the preseason AP Poll, but it's just as important when it comes to forming the national narrative going into a season.This is when everyone starts to pay attention, and this is when opinions start to take shape. More importantly, the preseason polls set the expectations.The preseason Coaches Poll will come out at noon ET on Tuesday, August 4, and then let the fun begin. We'll dive into the analysis after it's released, but until then, here's our prediction for how the preseason Coaches Poll Top 25 will be.

College Football Coaches Poll Top 25 Preseason Prediction 2026

There were 17 teams in the Others Receiving Votes category of the final 2025 Coaches Poll. Teams that weren't ranked in the preseason move up by the number of teams, so, for example, Arizona technically finished up 13 spots after not being originally ranked.- CFN 2026 Preseason Top 10