The Buffaloes have enjoyed gobs of success and publicity as of late. Most of that revolves around their oft-discussed taskmaster, Deion Sanders. The 57-year-old is perhaps college football's most popular figure. Yet, those hoping to mimic his role within Colorado's program will be left sorely disappointed — he's not in the game.

As a first taste for rating enjoyers, EA Sports has also released the 25 top-rated teams in CFB 26 overall as well as ranked by offense and defense. Here are the best teams in CFB 26 based on OVR:

EA Sports' College Football 26 is going offline for maintenance in the next 24 hours, rendering the game's online unplayable for a bit.

EA Sports has given Minnesota’s running back duo surprising ratings in the new College Football 26 game. This unexpected boost could signal big things ahead for PJ Fleck’s Gophers this season.

College Football 26 became available for early access buyers on July 7 and officially releases on July 10 for those who didn’t pre-order.