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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Top 25 Preseason Rankings: One Bold Prediction for Every Team

With two weeks to go until the 2026 season begins, here are SI’s rankings and projections.

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One Number That Sums Up Every ACC Team and Notre Dame in 2026

Can the league find an identity after a bizarre 2025?

Sports Illustrated

ESPN Floats 20-Team College Football Playoff With Four Play-in Games. Here’s How It Might Look.

The Big Ten reportedly doesn’t support the format, but it would push closer to the league’s desire for 24 teams.

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One Number That Sums Up Every SEC Team in 2026

The conference is wide open as it maintains its tenuous hold as college football’s deepest league.

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Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Coaches for 2026

The confident reigning national champion and a controversial and brash boss lead the list of coaches who will define the season.

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Seven College Football Teams That Were Overrated or Underrated in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Indiana? Alabama? Clemson? Here’s a closer look at teams that got the benefit of the doubt—or got overlooked in the first Top 25 of the 2026 season.

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Pat Forde: Notre Dame Won’t Leave Its Playoff Fate to Anyone Else This Season

Marcus Freeman says the Fighting Irish have the talent to contend for a national title, but only if they avoid another costly September stumble.

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‘We Don’t Cry a River’: Curt Cignetti Takes Aim at SEC Strength Narrative

As the Big Ten celebrates three straight national titles, the Indiana coach argues the conference lets its results speak louder than the SEC’s explanations.

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Where Kirk Ferentz Is Wrong About College Football Getting ‘Back to the ‘70s’

The Iowa coach is missing a key piece of history he should know well.

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Ole Miss and LSU’s Post-Lane Kiffin Beef Now Includes Lawsuits Against Players

The Kiffin-induced animosity between the two schools is now spreading to the legal arena.

Sports Illustrated

The SEC Is Losing the Battle for College Football Supremacy

Playoff disappointments, coaching turnover and the Big Ten’s rise have put unprecedented pressure on the SEC to prove it still leads college football.

Sports Illustrated

How the ACC Is Fixing Tiebreakers After Chaotic Season Led to Eight-Win Duke Capturing Football Title

The ACC overhauled its tiebreaker rules after Duke's controversial 2025 title victory aided by the fifth tiebreaker. Here's how tiebreakers will work now.

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Why the Big 12 Believes 2026 Will Finally Be a College Football Playoff Breakthrough

Texas Tech headlines a deep, balanced league that think it has enough talent to turn playoff appearances into postseason victories.

Sports Illustrated

Three Lessons College Sports Can Learn from the World Cup

The smash-hit tournament has a lot to teach Planet NCAA.

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Is Your Financial Adviser for Retirement Worth the 1% Fee?

The 1% adviser fee has been a mainstay for retirement planning. But now that AI is doing some of their work, it’s worth knowing exactly what you're paying for.

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10 Teams From West Most Likely to Make the 2026 Playoff

Stephen Vilardo explains why these 10 teams have a reasonable chance of landing in the 2026 College Football Playoff.

Sports Illustrated

The College Football Playoff Must Take a Stand Against Texas Tech, Brendan Sorsby

The integrity of the postseason is at stake as the Red Raiders take any means possible to earn a coveted CFP berth.

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This Season’s College Football Playoff Schedule Makes Little Sense

The CFP’s biggest priority should be to avoid having its postseason games compete with the NFL.

Kiplinger

Objective Financial Advice vs a Product Pitch: How to Ensure You Hire the Right Financial Expert Rather Than a Salesperson

One of your most important financial decisions is who you trust for advice. Your best bet is a fee-only professional legally committed to your best interests.

Kiplinger

Should You Split Your Retirement Accounts to Reduce Cyber Risk?

AI and cyber threats to brokerages are growing. Will keeping your retirement funds in two or more institutions lessen your risk of getting wiped out?

Sports Illustrated

SEC Leaders Blast CFP Metrics Explanation as Debate Over Strength of Schedule Intensifies

A CFP presentation meant to explain the playoff rankings instead deepened SEC concerns that the committee rewards dominant records in weaker leagues more than survival in their gauntlet.

Sports Illustrated

Where the Big Ten Stands on College Sports’ Major Issues

In a stark change, the league has been proactive instead of reactive to external narratives from its position of power.

Sports Illustrated

Pat Forde: The CFP Debate Is Really About Fear and Self-Preservation

The SEC spring meetings are highlighting the growing divide between what’s best for college football and what’s best for the people running it.

Sports Illustrated

How a 24-Team CFP Would Have Looked Since the Playoff’s Inception

The Big Ten sorely wants a 24-team playoff. Here’s more on the proposal, including what the bracket would have looked like in each season since the 2014–15 season.

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