According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, here are the top 12 teams in the country for the 2021 regular season:
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Clemson
4. Iowa State
5. Ohio State
6. Texas A&M
7. Georgia
8. Mississippi State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Penn State
11. Notre Dame
12. Texas
Norte Dame could disband their football program and the media would still put them in the top ten.
Not this year.
Iowa State had a good year last year at 9-3, but I don't know if I'd put them ahead of Ohio State, who went to the national championship game.
Oklahoma should make some noise this year. They've historically had a good offense, but their defense last year had improved considerably from the 2019 team that gave up 7 touchdowns in the first half to LSU and should be competitive this year.