For the first time since 2018, Syracuse football finishes the season ranked inside the Top 25. SU checks in at #20 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season. Syracuse finished 10-3 under Fran Brown in his first season as head coach at Syracuse.

Tennessee football reached the College Football Playoff in 2024 before falling to eventual national champion Ohio State and finishing 10-3.

Notre Dame is an independent but plays four other ACC schools. The dates for those games have yet to be set but the opponents are: at Pitt, at Boston College, North Carolina State, and Syracuse. The Miami game is scheduled for Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 30 but it could move anywhere from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.

Buckeyes rule Ohio State is the national champion. That means the Buckeyes own the top spot in the final AP Top 25 college football poll. Now that the obvious is out of the way who followed Ohio State in the final rankings?

Where did Arizona State finish in final college football rankings, college football polls? The Sun Devils are higher than they have been since 1996.