It is true that most teams that landed in the preseason AP Top 25 have plenty of reason for optimism. They were good enough to get ranked after all and, in the 12-team era, that puts a program squarely in the race for the College Football Playoff.

College football is nearly here. Here's a look at where Big Ten teams landed in the preseason Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll.

Welcome to Bleacher Report's first quarterback rankings of the 2025 college football season. The top five quarterbacks from our final 2024 rankings—Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Cam Ward, Kurtis Rourke and Jaxson Dart—have all moved on to the NFL,