From The Press Box | 2026 College Football Preseason Rankings: Who Should Really Be No. 1?

The 2026 AP Preseason College Football Poll is out—but do preseason rankings really mean anything before anyone has played a game? 🏈 On this segment of From The Press Box, David Weaver and Matt Paul put the official poll aside and build their own 2026 College Football Preseason Top 10. Both agree on one major point: defending national champion Indiana deserves to begin at No. 1 until somebody knocks the Hoosiers off. From there, however, the debate begins. 🏆 David & Matt's Preseason Top 10 Why Indiana gets their No. 1 vote Ohio State's case as one of the nation's elite teams How high should Texas be ranked? Oregon and Georgia remain firmly in the national championship picture Notre Dame and Miami both crack the Top 10 Why Texas Tech may once again be underrated Is Texas A&M ready to take another step under Mike Elko? Does Oklahoma make both lists? Matt finds room for Lincoln Riley and USC David has Texas at No. 3, believing this may be Steve Sarkisian's best roster yet, while Matt goes Big Ten-heavy at the top with Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon occupying his first three spots. The biggest disagreement comes near the bottom of the rankings, where David puts Texas A&M at No. 8 while Matt remains skeptical after the Aggies' 2025 season. And ultimately, that's the fun—and the problem—with preseason polls: nobody has played a game yet. So who belongs at No. 1? And which team is being overrated or underrated before the 2026 season even begins? #FromThePressBox #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootball2026 #APTop25 #CollegeFootballRankings #IndianaFootball #OhioStateFootball #TexasFootball #TexasAMFootball #TexasTech #OregonFootball #GeorgiaFootball The Write Team Podcast is a production of Write Team Services. *Support your local Write Team school district and your business with an INSANELY affordable monthly sponsorship of the podcast! Contact us to learn more! *Thank you to our Write Team Podcast sponsors! Stiles Electric Elysian Fields ISD Hallsville ISD Karnack ISD Smackover-Norphlet School District (AR)