The preseason AP college football rankings are out, and the headlines everywhere are lighting up with Texas sitting pretty at No. 1 and SEC giants Georgia and Alabama bumped down a peg. But don’t blink, because while all eyes are on the SEC struggle and the Longhorns’ new chokehold on the poll, there’s a surprise twist out West. Deion Sanders and Colorado, after a 9-4 campaign in 2024, aren’t in the Top 25. The Buffs, fresh off their best finish in nearly a decade, find themselves on the outside looking in.

It’s not like the Big 12 doesn’t have company in the Top 25. Arizona State checks in at No. 11, Kansas State locks No. 17, Iowa State scores No. 22, and Texas Tech rounds out the group at No. 23. But this is what has left Colorado fans puzzled: Texas Tech finished 8-5 last year, wors

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