My AP preseason Top 25 ballot: Ohio State and Georgia lead the way with Texas, Oregon and Utah close behind

As always, my Associated Press preseason ballot is a projection of the postseason hierarchy. Granted, that task was exponentially more difficult in 2024 resulting from two changes that make the upcoming season the most interesting in eons: The existence of mega-conferences (from realignment), and the expansion of the College Football Playoff.

Nevertheless, I’m quite confident the AP’s end-of-season poll will look exactly like the ballot below.

Thank me later.

(Note: Once the AP preseason poll is released Monday morning...