20. NC State Wolfpack (37 points)

247Sports ranking: No. 20

21. Kansas Jayhawks (34 points)

247Sports ranking: N/R

22. Arizona Wildcats (32 points)

247Sports ranking: N/R

23. Texas A&M Aggies (30 points)

247Sports ranking: No. 19

24. USC Trojans (25 points)

247Sports ranking: No. 21

25. Louisville Cardinals (18 points)

247Sports ranking: No. 25

With one of the ACC’s top transfer portal classes, including the arrival of Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, Oklahoma tailback Hollywood Smothers and Ohio State pass-catcher Noah Rogers, there’s reason to believe in NC State getting over the nine-win mark under Doeren this season. Early matchups with Tennessee and Clemson in September will show college football just how far the Wolfpack have come — or not. … Not ranked in the 247Sports post-spring poll, Brent Brennan and Arizona cracked the top 20 under ESPN’s designation and several others. … Many are taking the wait-and-see approach with USC as a Big Ten newcomer under Lincoln Riley. The schedule is brutal and begins with a showdown against nationally-ranked LSU in Las Vegas.