2024 College Football Rankings: Brett McMurphy’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for Next Season

HOUSTON — While waiting for the 2023 national champion to be determined between Michigan and Washington Monday night, here’s a sneak peek at what to expect next season with Action Network’s 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings.

Atop the rankings are the usual suspects: No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Ohio State. Rounding out the top 10 are No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 10 Missouri.

These rankings are expected to change — and will change — when transfer portal additions are finalized and pending any future coaching moves (Jim Harbaugh, you’re on the clock).

The SEC has half of its 16 teams in Action Network’s Way-Too-Early Top 25. The Big Ten and Big 12 have six teams each, while the ACC four teams plus independent Notre Dame.

These rankings currently do not factor in all player transfers or players that may leave for the NFL. My Top 25 rankings should change drastically when rosters and/or coaching staffs are finalized in the coming weeks.

For supplemental information regarding college football, refer to our NCAAF futures, odds, picks and projections resources.

National recruiting rankings are from 247Sports, while transfer portal rankings from On3 through Thursday.

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• 2023 Record: 13-1
• Last Season: Defeated Florida State in Orange Bowl

• Aug. 31 vs. Clemson (in Atlanta)
• Sept. 28 at Alabama
• Oct. 5 vs. Auburn
• Oct. 19 at Texas
• Nov. 2 vs. Florida (in Jacksonville)
• Nov. 9 at Ole Miss
• Nov. 16 vs. Tennessee

• National Rank: 66th
• Conference Rank: 15th in SEC

• National Rank: 1st
• Conference Rank: 1st in SEC

• OC: Mike Bobo
• DC: Glenn Schumann

• 2023 Record: 14-0
• Last Season: Plays Washington in College Football Playoff National Championship

• Sept. 7 vs. Texas
• Sept. 21 vs. USC
• Oct. 5 at Washington
• Oct. 26 vs. Michigan State
• Nov. 2 vs. Oregon
• Nov. 30 at Ohio State

• National Rank: 24th
• Conference Rank: 6th in Big Ten

• National Rank: 15th
• Conference Rank: 4th in Big Ten

• OC: Sherrone Moore
• DC: Jesse Minter

• 2023 Record: 12-2
• Last Season: Defeated Liberty in Fiesta Bowl

• Sept. 7 vs. Boise State
• Sept. 14 at Oregon State
• Sept. 28 at UCLA
• Oct. 12 vs. Ohio State
• Nov. 2 at Michigan
• Nov. 30 vs. Washington

• National Rank: 43rd
• Conference Rank: 14th in Big Ten

• National Rank: 6th
• Conference Rank: 2nd in Big Ten

• OC: Will Stein
• DC: Tosh Lupoi

• 2023 Record: 12-2
• Last Season: Lost to Michigan in College Football Playoff semifinal

• Sept. 14 at Wisconsin
• Sept. 28 vs. Georgia
• Oct. 12 vs. South Carolina
• Oct. 19 at Tennessee
• Oct. 26 vs. Missouri
• Nov. 9 at LSU
• Nov. 23 at Oklahoma
• Nov. 30 vs. Auburn

• National Rank: 61st
• Conference Rank: 13th in SEC

• National Rank: 2nd
• Conference Rank: 2nd in SEC

• OC: Tommy Rees
• DC: TBA

• 2023 Record: 11-2
• Last Season: Lost to Missouri in Sugar Bowl

• Sept. 28 at Michigan State
• Oct. 5 vs. Iowa
• Oct. 12 at Oregon
• Oct. 26 vs. Nebraska
• Nov. 2 at Penn State
• Nov. 30 vs. Michigan

• National Rank: 58th
• Conference Rank: 17th in Big Ten

• National Rank: 5th
• Conference Rank: 1st in Big Ten

• OC: Brian Hartline
• DC: Jim Knowles

• 2023 Record: 12-2
• Last Season: Lost to Washington in College Football Playoff semifinal

• Sept. 7 at Michigan
• Oct. 12 vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)
• Oct. 19 vs. Georgia
• Nov. 30 at Texas A&M

• National Rank: 26th
• Conference Rank: 6th in SEC

• National Rank: 3rd
• Conference Rank: 3rd in SEC

• OC: Kyle Flood
• DC: Pete Kwiatkowski

• 2023 Record: 10-3
• Last Season: Defeated Oregon State in Sun Bowl

• Aug. 31 at Texas A&M
• Sept. 28 vs. Louisville
• Nov. 9 vs. Florida State
• Nov. 30 at USC

• National Rank: 15th

• National Rank: 11th

• OC: Mike Denbrock
• DC: Al Golden

• 2023 Record: 10-3
• Last Season: Defeated Oklahoma in Alamo Bowl

• Sept. 14 at Kansas State
• TBA vs. West Virginia
• TBA vs. Colorado

• National Rank: 47th
• Conference Rank: 11th in Big 12

• National Rank: 49th
• Conference Rank: 6th in Big 12

• OC: Brennan Carroll
• DC: TBA

• 2023 Record: 11-2
• Last Season: Defeated Penn State in Peach Bowl

• Oct. 5 at South Carolina
• Oct. 12 at LSU
• Oct. 26 vs. Oklahoma
• Nov. 9 vs. Georgia
• Nov. 30 vs. Mississippi State

• National Rank: 3rd
• Conference Rank: 1st in SEC

• National Rank: 20th
• Conference Rank: 10th in SEC

• OC: Charlie Weis Jr.
• DC: Pete Golding

• 2023 Record: 11-2
• Last Season: Defeated Ohio State in Cotton Bowl

• Oct. 5 at Texas A&M
• Oct. 19 vs. Auburn
• Oct. 26 at Alabama
• Nov. 9 vs. Oklahoma

• National Rank: 10th
• Conference Rank: 3rd in SEC

• National Rank: 24th
• Conference Rank: 12th in SEC

• OC: Kirby Moore
• DC: TBA

• 2023 Record: 10-3
• Last Season: Lost to Ole Miss in Peach Bowl

• Aug. 31 at West Virginia
• Oct. 5 vs. UCLA
• Oct. 12 at USC
• Oct. 26 at Wisconsin
• Nov. 2 vs. Ohio State
• Nov. 9 at Washington

• National Rank: 37th
• Conference Rank: 11th in Big Ten

• National Rank: 14th
• Conference Rank: 3rd in Big Ten

• OC: Andy Kotelnicki
• DC: Tom Allen

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Defeated NC State in Pop-Tarts Bowl

• Sept. 14 vs. Arizona
• TBA vs. Oklahoma State
• TBA vs. Kansas
• TBA at Colorado
• TBA at West Virginia

• National Rank: 45th
• Conference Rank: 10th in Big 12

• National Rank: 59th
• Conference Rank: 13th in Big 12

• OC: Conor Riley
• DC: Joe Klanderman

• 2023 Record: 10-3
• Last Season: Lost to Arizona in Alamo Bowl

• Sept. 21 vs. Tennessee
• Sept. 28 at Auburn
• Oct. 12 vs. Texas (in Dallas)
• Oct. 26 at Ole Miss
• Nov. 9 at Missouri
• Nov. 23 vs. Alabama
• Nov. 30 at LSU

• National Rank: 35th
• Conference Rank: 8th in SEC

• National Rank: 9th
• Conference Rank: 6th in SEC

• OC: Seth Littrell
• DC: Zac Alley

• 2023 Record: 10-3
• Last Season: Defeated Wisconsin in ReliaQuest Bowl

• Sept. 1 vs. USC (in Las Vegas)
• Sept. 21 vs. UCLA
• Oct. 12 vs. Ole Miss
• Oct. 26 at Texas A&M
• Nov. 9 vs. Alabama
• Nov. 16 at Florida
• Nov. 30 vs. Oklahoma

• National Rank: 44th
• Conference Rank: 10th in SEC

• National Rank: 8th
• Conference Rank: 5th in SEC

• OC: TBA
• DC: Blake Baker

• 2023 Record: 10-4
• Last Season: Defeated Texas A&M in Texas Bowl

• Aug. 31 vs. South Dakota State
• Sept. 7 vs. Arkansas
• TBA at Kansas State
• TBA vs. Utah
• TBA vs. West Virginia

• National Rank: 51st
• Conference Rank: 12th in Big 12

• National Rank: 56th
• Conference Rank: 11th in Big 12

• OC: Casey Dunn
• DC: Bryan Nardo

• 2023 Record: 14-0
• Last Season: Plays Michigan in College Football Playoff National Championship

• Sept. 14 vs. Washington State (in Seattle)
• Oct. 5 vs. Michigan
• Oct. 12 at Iowa
• Nov. 2 vs. USC
• Nov. 9 at Penn State

• National Rank: 9th
• Conference Rank: 2nd in Big Ten

• National Rank: 36th
• Conference Rank: 10th in Big Ten

• OC: Ryan Grubb
• DC: William Inge

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Defeated Iowa in Citrus Bowl

• Sept. 7 vs. NC State (in Charlotte)
• Sept. 21 at Oklahoma
• Oct. 19 vs. Alabama
• Nov. 16 at Georgia

• National Rank: 49th
• Conference Rank: 11th in SEC

• National Rank: 13th
• Conference Rank: 7th in SEC

• OC: Joey Halzle
• DC: Tim Banks

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Defeated Kentucky in Gator Bowl

• Aug. 31 vs. Georgia (in Atlanta)
• TBA vs. Louisville
• TBA at Florida State
• TBA at Virginia Tech
• Nov. 30 vs. South Carolina

• National Rank: 62nd
• Conference Rank: 15th in ACC

• National Rank: 13th
• Conference Rank: 3rd in ACC

• OC: Garrett Riley
• DC: Wes Goodwin

• 2023 Record: 8-5
• Last Season: Lost to Northwestern in Las Vegas Bowl

• TBA vs. Arizona
• TBA vs. BYU
• TBA at Colorado
• TBA at Oklahoma State

• National Rank: 52nd
• Conference Rank: 13th in Big 12

• National Rank: 63rd
• Conference Rank: 14th in Big 12

• OC: Andy Ludwig
• DC: Morgan Scalley

• 2023 Record: 13-1
• Last Season: Lost to Georgia in Orange Bowl

• TBA vs. Clemson
• Nov. 9 at Notre Dame
• Nov. 30 vs. Florida

• National Rank: 33rd
• Conference Rank: 9th in ACC

• National Rank: 10th
• Conference Rank: 2nd in ACC

• OC: Alex Atkins
• DC: Adam Fuller

• 2023 Record: 8-5
• Last Season: Defeated Louisville in Holiday Bowl

• Sept. 1 vs. LSU (in Las Vegas)
• Sept. 21 at Michigan
• Sept. 28 vs. Wisconsin
• Oct. 12 vs. Penn State
• Nov. 2 at Washington
• Nov. 23 at UCLA
• Nov. 30 vs. Notre Dame

• National Rank: 31st
• Conference Rank: 9th in Big Ten

• National Rank: 17th
• Conference Rank: 5th in Big Ten

• OC: Josh Henson
• DC: D'Anton Lynn

• 2023 Record: 7-6
• Last Season: Lost to Rutgers in Pinstripe Bowl

• Aug. 31 at Florida
• TBA at Louisville
• TBA vs. Florida State
• TBA vs. Virginia Tech

• National Rank: 54th
• Conference Rank: 13th in ACC

• National Rank: 4th
• Conference Rank: 1st in ACC

• OC: Shannon Dawson
• DC: Lance Guidry

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Defeated UNLV in Guaranteed Rate Bowl

• TBA at Kansas State
• TBA at West Virginia
• TBA vs. Colorado

• National Rank: 40th
• Conference Rank: 8th in Big 12

• National Rank: 44th
• Conference Rank: 4th in Big 12

• OC: Jeff Grimes
• DC: Brian Borland

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Lost to Kansas State in Pop-Tarts Bowl

• Sept. 7 vs. Tennessee (in Charlotte)
• TBA at Clemson
• TBA at North Carolina

• National Rank: 5th
• Conference Rank: 3rd in ACC

• National Rank: 28th
• Conference Rank: 5th in ACC

• OC: Robert Anae
• DC: Tony Gibson

• 2023 Record: 9-4
• Last Season: Defeated North Carolina in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

• Aug. 31 vs. Penn State
• Sept. 14 at Pitt
• TBA at Arizona
• TBA at Oklahoma State
• TBA vs. Kansas
• TBA vs. Kansas State

• National Rank: 38th
• Conference Rank: 5th in Big 12

• National Rank: 44th
• Conference Rank: 5th in Big 12

• OC: Chad Scott
• DC: Jordan Lesley