These are the ultimate college football rankings, looking at the 10 best programs in the history of the sport, taking all things into consideration.

The SEC once again dominated the college football recruiting cycle. The Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide topped the class of

Several lower-ranked high school recruits have emerged as NFL superstars. That group includes two-star high school quarterback Travis Kelce, who is now arguably the best tight end in NFL history, and no-star JUCO quarterback and Pro Bowl offensive tackle Lane Johnson.

It's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State's victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.

Pollack opined the Clemson Tigers are deserving of the No. 4 spot in the rankings. This is the highest projection by any of the college football analysts who have revealed their rankings to this point. His Top 5 were Texas, Ohio State, Oregon, Clemson and Penn State.

More than 60 teams signed at least one blue-chip prospect in the 2025 recruiting class with 21 teams that surpassed double-digit blue-chip signees. All but three of those teams with at least 10 blue-chip signees this cycle are members of the Big Ten or SEC — a clear sign of the growing gap between the so-called 'Power 2' and the rest of the field.

Austin Simmons is expected to be under center for the Rebels on opening day in 2025, replacing record-setting quarterback Jaxson Dart, who left for the NFL Draft. Simmons, a 3-star recruit in 2023, played sparingly for the Rebels last season but the lefty quarterback completed 19 of his 32 passes and added two touchdowns in 2024.

But with the February signing period on the horizon, here is a refresher of where 45 of the top recruits from Iowa are going to play college ball. Many of these players are already signed to their schools;