Paul Finebaum Reveals Why He Thinks Alabama Will Make the College Football Playoff originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 2024 college football season did not go as expected for the Alabama Crimson Tide under head coach Kalen DeBoer, who was in his first year at the helm.

Rounding out the top 25 overall teams are Miami (86), Florida (86), Texas Tech (86), Arizona State (85), Michigan (85), Ole Miss (85), Oklahoma (85), Indiana (85), SMU (84), Tennessee (84), Missouri (84), Auburn (84), Duke (84), South Carolina (82) and Illinois (82).

The Penn State Nittany Lions are among the highest-rated college football teams, with an elite offense, in EA Sports' new College Football 26 game.