It's never too early for preseason college football rankings.
Alabama sits atop the preseason top 25 rankings for all five HERO Sports predictors. And the Crimson Tide are followed by Clemson in four of the five rankings. Georgia is the only other consensus top-five team.
Both Army and UCF are listed in the top 15 in at least one rankings, and Cincinnati earns one top-25 nod.
Never-too-early 2019 college football preseason rankings:
| Rank | A. Coffaro | B. Fox | A. Doughty | J. Oxley | W. Sallas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2 | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Georgia |
| 3 | Georgia | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Georgia | Texas |
| 4 | Ohio State | Georgia | Georgia | Ohio State | Clemson |
| 5 | Texas | Florida | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Florida |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Texas | Texas | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Florida | LSU | LSU | LSU | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Texas | Oregon | Florida | Michigan |
| 9 | Notre Dame | UCF | Florida | Michigan | LSU |
| 10 | Auburn | Oregon | Michigan | Notre Dame | Ohio State |
| 11 | Michigan | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Oregon |
| 12 | Oregon | Auburn | Notre Dame | Washington | UCF |
| 13 | UCF | Wisconsin | Utah | Oregon | Texas A&M |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Michigan | Army | UCF | Auburn |
| 15 | Penn State | Iowa State | Penn State | Auburn | Utah |
| 16 | Army | UCF | UCF | Penn State | Penn State |
| 17 | Washington State | Penn State | Iowa State | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Mississippi State | Utah | Auburn | Utah | Virginia Tech |
| 19 | Utah | Washington State | Washington | Washington State | Iowa State |
| 20 | Baylor | TCU | Wisconsin | Northwestern | Iowa |
| 21 | Washington | Virginia | Iowa | Syracuse | Missouri |
| 22 | Boise State | Army | Baylor | Mississippi State | Virginia |
| 23 | Stanford | Nebraska | Cincinnati | Iowa State | Washington |
| 24 | Iowa | Minnesota | Nebraska | Virginia Tech | Minnesota |
| 25 | Northwestern | Michigan State | Cal | Iowa | Arizona |
