The flagship ranking
The Pennant 25
The national Top 25 for small-college football.
Preseason Poll
Drops Sunday, August 16, 2026
8 PM CT ยท then every Sunday in season
Built on results
Wins, strength of schedule, and film: re-evaluated from scratch every week. After Week 1, preseason expectations stop counting.
One national board
Every small-college football program measured against each other on one board. No conference politics, no reputation votes.
Released Sundays
Every Sunday at 8 PM CT during the season, with the full breakdown in Monday’s newsletter.
The first board goes up Sunday, August 16, 2026.
The inaugural preseason Pennant 25 will be built the same way every edition after it will be: results, strength of schedule, and film, with every small-college football program eligible from day one.
Every edition will be archived on this page, starting with the first.