2024 Preseason Power Rankings: Who ranks in the top 25 ahead of season - ESPN

In just five days, college football will be back on your television screens to kick off Week 0, but a lot of change has occurred since early January. With offseason movement between the transfer portal, coaching changes, injuries and players drafted to the NFL, which teams have enhanced their rosters for this upcoming season? And which teams might have dropped?

Can Georgia make an appearance back in the national championship game after missing the College Football Playoff last season? With new faces on the field and a new head coach, what can Michigan bring this season coming off a national championship?

Here's how our college football experts have ranked the top 25 teams heading into the season.

All times Eastern.

The Bulldogs had won 29 straight games, including back-to-back national championships, before losing to Alabama in last season's SEC championship game. Kirby Smart insists his team won't need that loss, not to mention being left out of the playoff, for motivation. He said every team and every season is different. What's not different is that Georgia will again be one of the most talented teams in the country with one of the best quarterbacks (Carson Beck), perhaps the best offensive line Smart has had at Georgia, and a defense that will again be deep with new faces ready to emerge. This could be Mykel Williams' breakout season at defensive end, and three-year starter Malaki Starks is one of the best safeties in college football. The road schedule, in particular, isn't easy. The Bulldogs have to play at Alabama, at Texas and at Ole Miss. They open the season against Clemson in Atlanta on Aug. 31. But even with that gauntlet, Georgia has all the pieces in place to be back in the playoff for the fourth time