Before the AP top 25 reveals its preseason college football rankings, we take a shot at predicting the best teams in the country in 2025.

Penn State is ranked among the best teams in the country on the preseason AP top 25 ballot of PennLive's Johnny McGonigal.

A year ago, there was no change in the top seven programs in the preseason Coaches and AP polls. If that trend holds for 2025, the Penn State Nittany Lions, Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will fill out the AP top five. The preseason Coaches and AP polls are typically aligned.