TCU 35th in 2025 Preseason Ranking of 136 FBS Teams

TCU ranks 35th in the 2025 preseason ranking of all 136 collegiate FBS teams by The Athletic: 

1. Penn State

2. Clemson

3. Texas

4. Ohio State

5. Georgia

6. Notre Dame

7. Oregon

8. Arizona State

9. Alabama

10. LSU

11. Illinois

12. South Carolina

13. Miami (Fla.)

14. Michigan

15. Florida

16. Ole Miss

17. Indiana

18. Utah

19. SMU

20. Texas A&M

21. Kansas State

22. Louisville

23. Boise State

24. Texas Tech

25. Oklahoma

26. Tennessee

27. Iowa State

28. Baylor

29. Iowa

30. Auburn

31. Georgia Tech

32. BYU

33. Pitt

34. Missouri

35. TCU

36. Kansas

37. Duke

38. Tulane

39. Nebraska

40. Washington

41. Navy

42. USC

43. James Madison

44. Minnesota

45. Louisiana

46. Vanderbilt

47. Arkansas

48. UNLV

49. Florida State

50. North Carolina

51. Colorado

52. NC State

53. Syracuse.

54. Memphis

55. Michigan State

56. Boston College

57. Texas State

58. UTSA.

59. South Florida

60. Liberty

61. Virginia Tech

62. San Jose State

63. Western Kentucky

64. Wisconsin

65. Rutgers

66. UCLA

67. Cincinnati.

68. Oklahoma State

69. West Virginia

70. Kentucky

71. Toledo.

72. Army

73. Buffalo

74. Houston

75. Maryland

76. Oregon State

77. Arizona

78. Fresno State

79. Northwestern

80. East Carolina

81. Virginia

82. UCF

83. UConn

84. Cal

85. Washington State

86. Georgia Southern

87. Arkansas State

88. Miami (Ohio).

89. Colorado State

90. Mississippi State

91. Wake Forest

92. Purdue

93. Stanford

94. Ohio

95: North Texas

96. Appalachian State

97. Jacksonville State

98. South Alabama

99. Air Force.

100. San Diego State

101. Old Dominion

102. Coastal Carolina

103. Sam Houston

104. Southern Miss

105. Marshall

106. Temple

107. Northern Illinois

108. Bowling Green

109. Hawaii

110. Western Michigan

111. Louisiana-Monroe

112. Eastern Michigan

113. UTEP

114. Troy

115. Central Michigan

116. Georgia State

117. Wyoming

118. Florida Atlantic

119. Louisiana Tech

120. Utah State

121. New Mexico.

122. Nevada

123. Charlotte.

124. UAB

125. Middle Tennessee

126. FIU

127. Rice

128. Delaware

129. New Mexico State

130. Ball State

131. Missouri State

132. Akron

133. Tulsa

134. UMass

135. Kennesaw State

136. Kent State: The only winless team of 2024 now has an interim head coach and little reason for optimism.