The 2025 preseason college football coaches' poll was released Monday, just a few weeks ahead of Iowa State and Kansas State kicking off the season in Ireland. The Cyclones found themselves on the list. Iowa was among the unranked teams receiving the most votes. Six Big Ten teams and five Big 12 teams made the top 25.

In some places, state supremacy is clear-cut entering the 2025 season. Pitt should be bowl-bound again under veteran coach Pat Narduzzi, but Penn State is comfortably the Keystone State's top squad. Other states -- such as Nebraska and Wisconsin -- feature just one Division 1 school,