Athlon’s Preseason Top 25 for the 2021!

Athlon’s magazine has hit the news stands and here is their preseason Top 25. Unlike Sully’s College Football Page (SCFP), they rank the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) as a whole. They do not break the Power 5 (P5) & Group 5 into different ranking categories! So you will find Cincinnati (8), Louisiana (23), & Coastal Carolina (24) listed below.

Cincy is from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), while Louisiana & Coastal Carolina are both out of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), On SCFP, Cincinnati is the #1 ranked team in our G5 Poll, Louisiana holds down the #5 spot, & Coastal Carolina comes in at #8!

You can compare & contrast Athlon’s preseason poll with Sully’s rankings provided below; You will note, we agree on the top teams, but not in the same order. Take a moment to see other similarities and distinctions and let me what you think!

https://sullyscollegefootballpage.com/wordpress/power-5-top-25/

We will provide Lindy’s Sports Top 25 tomorrow!

1. Alabama Last Game: Beat Ohio St. 52-24; Up Next: Vs Miami
2. Clemson: Last Game: Lost Ohio St. 49-28; Up Next: vs Georgia
3. Oklahoma: Last Game: Beat Florida, 55-20; Up Next: Tulane
4. Ohio State: Last Game: Lost Alabama, 52-24; Up Next: @ Minn.
5. Georgia: Last Game: Beat Cincinnati, 24-21; Up Next: Clemson
6. Texas A&M: Last Game: Beat UNC, 41-27; Up Next: Kent State
7. Iowa State: Last Game: Beat Oregon 43-17; Up Next: @ Utah
8. Cincinnati: Last Game: Lost UGA, 24-21; Up Next: Miami, OH
9. Oregon: Last Game: Lost ISU, 43-17; Up Next: Fresno State
10. N. Carolina: Last Game: lost T A&M, 41-27, Up Next: @ V-Tech
11. Florida: Last Game: Lost OU, 55-20; Up Next: FAU
12. ND: Last Game: Lost Alabama, 31-14; Up Next: @ Florida St.
13. Wisconsin: Last Game: Beat WF, 42-28; Up Next: Penn State
14. Miami: Last Game: Lost Ok St, 37-34; Up Next: vs Alabama
15. Arizona St. Last Game: Beat OR St, 46-33; Up Next: S. Utah
16. Iowa, Last Game: Beat UW, 28-7; Up Next: Indiana
17. LSU: Last Game: Beat Ole Miss, 53-48; Up Next: vs Louisville
18. USC: Last Game: Lost Oregon, 24-17; Up Next: San Jose St.
19. Penn State: Last Game: Beat IL, 56-21, Up Next: @ UW
20. Texas: Last Game: Beat Colorado, 55-23; Up Next: Louisiana
21. Indiana: Last Game: Lost Ole Miss, 26-20, Up Next: @ Iowa
22. Washington: Last Game: Lost Stan, 31-26; Up Next: Montana
23. Louisiana: Last Game: Beat UTSA, 31-24; Up Next: @ Texas
24. Coastal Carolina: LG: Lost Liberty, 37-34 OT, Up Next: Citadel
25. TCU: Last Game: Beat La-Tech, 52-10; Up Next: Duquesne