College Football Rankings 2025: CFN Preseason No. 51 to 75 - Who Could Be This Year's Arizona State or Indiana?

15-07-2025

They're the teams that aren't projected to be as strong in the Power Four conferences, or they're some of the stars from the Group of Five leagues.They're the teams ranked from 51 to 75 in the CFN 2025 Preseason Rankings. Some in this bunch will be disrespected, and others will be ignored in the massive conferences and could break through and make something big happen.Who was among this bunch last year? Arizona State was 63rd, and it went on to win the Big 12 Championship. Indiana was 57, and it pulled off a brilliant breakthrough season.Could that team be Colorado? Or Vanderbilt? Or as crazy as it might seem, Purdue?The College Football News preseason rankings from 51 to 75 are ...
CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 26-5011-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 TeamsOne thing to note. The Player You Need To Know isn't always the star. It's usually the top guy outside of the skill parts who'll get the spotlight.
75 Liberty
Liberty PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJoseph Carter, LB Sr.Season Opener: Maine2024 Preseason Rank: 752024 Final Rank: 1072023: 53, 2022: 922021: 97, 2020: 112019: 65, 2018: 95
74 UTSA
UTSA PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowHouston Thomas, TE Jr.Season Opener: at Texas A&M2024 Preseason Rank: 722024 Final Rank: 952023: 72, 2022: 552021: 55, 2020: 1022019: 118, 2018: 112
73 Navy
Navy PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowLandon Robinson, NT Sr.Season Opener: VMI2024 Preseason Rank: 1172024 Final Rank: 372023: 114, 2022: 892021: 93, 2020: 882019: 17, 2018: 101
72 Memphis
Memphis PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowWilliam Whitlow, DE Sr.Season Opener: UT Chattanooga2024 Preseason Rank: 502024 Final Rank: 472023: 45, 2022: 702021: 91, 2020: 502019: 9, 2018: 66
71 USF
USF PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJhalyn Shuler, LB Sr.Season Opener: Boise State2024 Preseason Rank: 762024 Final Rank: 682023: 74, 2022: 1262021: 103, 2020: 1132019: 104, 2018: 78
70 Washington State
Washington State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowCaleb Franci, LB Sr.Season Opener: Idaho2024 Preseason Rank: 742024 Final Rank: 642023: 67, 2022: 332021: 71, 2020: 762019: 76, 2018: 16
69 Tulane
Tulane PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDerrick Graham, OT Sr.Season Opener: Northwestern2024 Preseason Rank: 692024 Final Rank: 452023: 62, 2022: 162021: 99, 2020: 652019: 62, 2018: 67
68 Purdue
Purdue PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDevin Mockobee, RB Sr.Season Opener: Ball State2024 Preseason Rank: 652024 Final Rank: 902023: 69, 2022: 462021: 19, 2020: 612019: 103, 2018: 55
67 Northwestern
Northwestern PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowXander Mueller, LB Sr.Season Opener: at Tulane2024 Preseason Rank: 702024 Final Rank: 722023: 35, 2022: 1102021: 80, 2020: 102019: 110, 2018: 27
66 Virginia
Virginia PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKam Robinson, LB Sr.Season Opener: Coastal Carolina2024 Preseason Rank: 712024 Final Rank: 772023: 73, 2022: 752021: 53, 2020: 452019: 31, 2018: 39
65 Wake Forest
Wake Forest PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowNick Anderson, S Sr.Season Opener: Kennesaw State2024 Preseason Rank: 682024 Final Rank: 842023: 90, 2022: 422021: 23, 2020: 402019: 53, 2018: 49
64 Mississippi State
Mississippi State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowIsaac Smith, S Jr.Season Opener: at Southern Miss2024 Preseason Rank: 672024 Final Rank: 872023: 68, 2022: 232021: 28, 2020: 382019: 56, 2018: 35
63 Maryland
Maryland PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJalen Huskey, S Sr.Season Opener: Florida Atlantic2024 Preseason Rank: 422024 Final Rank: 762023: 26, 2022: 372021: 46, 2020: 522019: 113, 2018: 82
62 West Virginia
West Virginia PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJimmori Robinson, EDGE Sr.Season Opener: Robert Morris2024 Preseason Rank: 522024 Final Rank: 502023: 25, 2022: 662021: 44, 2020: 432019: 94, 2018: 37
61 Houston
Houston PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowTanner Koziol, TE Sr.Season Opener: Stephen F. Austin2024 Preseason Rank: 582024 Final Rank: 732023: 84, 2022: 652021: 39, 2020: 862019: 101, 2018: 56
60 Boston College
Boston College PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKP Price, S Jr.Season Opener: Fordham2024 Preseason Rank: 592024 Final Rank: 522023: 48, 2022: 742021: 63, 2020: 482019: 84, 2018: 50
59 Cal
Cal PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowCade Uluave, LB Jr.Season Opener: at Oregon State2024 Preseason Rank: 382024 Final Rank: 572023: 41, 2022: 672021: 57, 2020: 722019: 61, 2018: 81
58 Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowEli Stowers, TE Sr.Season Opener: Charleston Southern2024 Preseason Rank: 812024 Final Rank: 352023: 101, 2022: 602021: 104, 2020: 912019: 116, 2018: 74
57 Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowKyran Duhon, EDGE, Soph.Season Opener: UT Martin2024 Preseason Rank: 152024 Final Rank: 792023: 14, 2022: 452021: 6, 2020: 192019: 50, 2018: 45
56 Cincinnati
Cincinnati PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDontay Corleone, DT Sr.Season Opener: Nebraska (in Kansas City)2024 Preseason Rank: 492024 Final Rank: 562023: 79, 2022: 362021: 7, 2020: 92019: 22, 2018: 23
55 Arizona
Arizona PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDalton Johnson, S Sr.Season Opener: Hawaii2024 Preseason Rank: 172024 Final Rank: 712023: 13, 2022: 542021: 86, 2020: 902019: 105, 2018: 92
54 UCF
UCF PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowNyjalik Kelly, EDGE Sr.Season Opener: Jacksonville State2024 Preseason Rank: 342024 Final Rank: 652023: 51, 2022: 322021: 48, 2020: 702019: 19, 2018: 9
53 UCLA
UCLA PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowJaivian Thomas, RB Jr.Season Opener: Utah2024 Preseason Rank: 562024 Final Rank: 482023: 42, 2022: 212021: 42, 2020: 322019: 97, 2018: 100
52 Duke
Duke PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDarian Mensah, QB SophSeason Opener: Elon2024 Preseason Rank: 662024 Final Rank: 432023: 34, 2022: 312021: 107, 2020: 922019: 88, 2018: 24
51 Colorado
Colorado PreviewPlayer You Need To KnowDJ McKinney, CB Jr.Season Opener: Georgia Tech2024 Preseason Rank: 472024 Final Rank: 322023: 64, 2022: 1032021: 76, 2020: 302019: 81, 2018: 99CFN Preview 2025 Rankings101-136 | 76-100 | 26-5011-25 | Top 10 | @ColFootballNewsCFN Previews of All 136 Teams
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