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Yahoo Sports' way-too-early Top 25 for 2026 season

January 20, 2026

Story byNick BrombergSenior writerTue, January 20, 2026 at 5:44 AM UTC·8 min readThe 2025 season just barely ended, but that's not stopping us from looking eight months ahead. Here's our way-too-early top 25 for the 2026 college football season. A lot can and will change in the months before the season begins in late August. But here's our quick and undoubtedly wrong look at how the field could stack up. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement25.

Yahoo Sports' way-too-early Top 25 for 2026 season

Credit: How will Virginia Tech fare in James Franklin's first season with the Hokies? (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)

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VirginiaHow do the Cavaliers follow up the best season in school history?
Tony Elliott signed QBs Beau Pribula (Missouri) and Eli Holstein (Pitt) to replace Chandler Morris along with a few key defenders from the transfer portal.
Virginia should be near the top of the ACC again.24.
IllinoisQB Luke Altmyer is out of eligibility and Bret Bielema brought in former East Carolina QB Katin Houser to replace him.
The addition of FIU WR Alex Perry could be significant too.

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Yahoo Sports' way-too-early Top 25 for 2026 season

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Yahoo Sports' way-too-early Top 25 for 2026 season

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