The AP Top 25 Rankings will be released on Monday, giving college football fans their first look at the teams expected to compete at the forefront of the sport and for a national championship.

At the AP, my job was to administer the poll, so I knew that as a first-time voter I'd be undertaking a challenge with no perfect answer.

The 2025 college football season is set to get going later in August. On Monday, August 10, we'll get a first look at the rankings. While some college football coaches have called for the preseason rankings to go away,