Now that the 2025 season has officially come to a close, we can start to look ahead to the incoming 2026 season

The book on the 2025 college football season closed with Indiana's win. So it's time to forecast next year's top contenders with our way-too-early top 25.

The undefeated Indiana Hoosiers sit atop the final Associated Press Top 25 poll from the 2025-26 college football season.

Indiana achieved one more first to end its magical season full of firsts: The national champion Hoosiers are No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. After beating Miami in the College Football Playoff title game to cap a 16-0 season that was unprecedented in the modern era,

Could the Big Ten win a fourth straight national title? Two Big Ten teams are atop my initial Top 25 for the 2026 college football season.

Expert NCAAF rankings of college football's Top 25 teams after the national championship in the 2025 season, prior to the AP Top 25.

These teams nailed their top targets or won a QB battle. Others had to reload at quite a few positions.

Our AP Top 25 voter shares his final ballot of the 2025 college football season and explains his rankings after the national championship game.

The 2025 college football season is in the books, with the Indiana Hoosiers knocking off the Miami Hurricanes on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium to win the first national championship in program history.

Where will Indiana and Miami be ranked in next season's AP Top 25 CFB rankings? An early projection for the 2026 poll.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff national title game is taking place on Monday night, with No. 1 Indiana taking on No. 10 Miami. But it's never too early to look ahead to next season. Who will be battling at the top of the sport in 2026-27?