Expectations are higher after the Gators run at the end of last season, but this prediction has them at the top of the college football world

After closing out the 2024 season with an 8-5 record, the Florida Gators have landed the No. 32 spot out of 134 teams in The Athletic’s final college football rankings, as analyzed by sports writer Chris Vannini.

Here's what bonus Florida football coach Billy Napier earned for leading UF to eight wins and a bowl game this season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following the conclusion of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach released ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, and the Florida Gators debuted at No. 18.

The College Football Playoff national title game ended with No. 8 seed Ohio State holding up the trophy after a 34-23 win over No. 7 Notre Dame on Monday night. After the game, the celebration kicked in for the Buckeyes and the rest of the college football world flipped the calendars to the 2025 season.

Following Ohio State's title win over Notre Dame, we take a look at who has the best value to win the 2026 CFP national championship.

The 2024 college football season officially came to an end on Monday night with the Ohio State Buckeyes' win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff championship game. And it took less than 10 minutes after the game ended for ESPN to hand the Tennessee Vols some bulletin board material for the 2025 season.

Vanderbilt gets a spot in the top 25 with quarterback Diego Pavia returning while the final top 25 spot goes to Navy. The Midshipmen return quarterback Blake Horvath and should be the favorite in the American and one of the non-ACC, Big 12, Big Ten or SEC playoff spots.

The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.

Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete. Notre Dame will face Ohio State on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship with the winner earning bragging rights as the first team to run the table in the newly expanded playoff format.

Coach Billy Napier continues his impressive run in the portal after winning the Gasparilla Bowl to cap his best season in Gainesville.

TV20 had the chance to sit down with Meyer to discuss his career, the changes in college football, and what the Hall of Fame means to him.