Top 25 teams look ahead to season-opening matchups,

1 ALABAMA

Opener: No. 20 USC in Arlington, Sat. Teddy Greenstein’s take: How dominant have the Tide been in recent years? The school had to reorganize its trophy room. 2

CLEMSON

Opener: at Auburn, Saturday If electrifying QB Deshaun Watson were a stock, Warren Buffett would try to buy every share.

3 OKLAHOMA

Opener: at No. 15 Houston, Saturday Multitalented QB Baker Mayfield once donned a rainbow wig and green tutu to lip-sync a Katy Perry song at a fundraiser.

4 FLORIDA STATE

Opener: No. 11 Miss. in Orlando, Sept. 5 With Sean Maguire on the mend from foot surgery, the starting QB will be spectacularly named redshirt freshman Deondre Francois.

5 LSU

Opener: Wisconsin in Green Bay, Sat. The new defensive coordinator has a decent read on the first opponent: Dave Aranda comes to Baton Rouge from Madison, Wis.

6 OHIO STATE

Opener: vs. Bowling Green, Saturday The heir apparent to ball-carrying beasts Carlos Hyde and Ezekiel Elliott is Mike Weber, who has yet to play a down in college.

7 MICHIGAN

Opener: vs. Hawaii, Saturday The first three opponents — Hawaii, Central Florida, Colorado — sound like stops on Jim Harbaugh’s summer satellite camp tour.

8 STANFORD

Opener: vs. Kansas State, Friday The two-pronged QB plan features a two-word sentence (starter Ryan Burns) and two-way talent Keller Chryst.

9 TENNESSEE

Opener: vs. Appalachian State, Thurs. The Vols open vs. the world-beater (OK, Michigan-beater) Mountaineers, then play Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway.

10 NOTRE DAME

Opener: at Texas, Sept. 4 Only Ryan Lochte had a worse recent stretch than Brian Kelly, whose players should have known better.

11 MISSISSIPPI

Opener: No. 4 FSU in Orlando, Sept. 5 One top 2015 NFL prospect was fingered for synthetic marijuana. Another smoked a bong through a gas mask. Rebels, indeed.

12 MICHIGAN STATE

Opener: vs. Furman, Friday Will the Spartans miss Connor Cook? We’ll know Sept. 17, when they play in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus.

13 TCU

Opener: vs. South Dakota State, Sat. Two new Horned Frogs can swap Harbaugh stories. Tailback Derrick Green and kicker Andrew David transferred from Michigan.

14 WASHINGTON

Opener: vs. Rutgers, Saturday Athlon selected the Huskies as the nation’s No. 1 team on the rise. In other words, way more is expected than another 7-6 season.

15 HOUSTON

Opener: vs. No. 3 Oklahoma, Saturday Tom Herman’s move to Houston is looking smart. He’s banking $3 million per season, and the school has a shot to join the Big

12. 16 UCLA

Opener: at Texas A&M, Saturday QB Josh Rosen rarely fails to entertain. While throwing for 3,669 yards as a freshman, he installed a hot tub in his dorm room.

17 IOWA

Opener: vs. Miami of Ohio, Saturday Strength and conditioning guru Chris Doyle makes $595,000 and has the title “executive director of football.”

18 GEORGIA

Opener: No. 22 UNC in Atlanta, Sat. Bleacher Report calls first-year coach Kirby Smart “the ultimate Nick Saban-Steve Spurrier” hybrid. No pressure, Kirby.

19 LOUISVILLE

Opener: vs. Charlotte, Thursday The Cardinals have an under-the-radar Heisman Trophy candidate in Lamar Jackson, reputedly the nation’s fastest QB.

20 USC

Opener: No. 1 Ala. in Arlington, Sat. The Trojans could surge about 19 spots in the rankings with a dominant performance in Week 1 at AT&T Stadium.

21 OKLAHOMA STATE

Opener: vs. SE Louisiana, Saturday The Cowboys started 9-0 last season, and then the roof caved in. Final three games: 0-3, 151 points allowed.

22 NORTH CAROLINA

Opener: No. 18 Ga. in Atlanta, Sat. The Tar Heels let Baylor rush for 645 yards in their bowl game. And now they get to face Nick Chubb.

23 BAYLOR

Opener: vs. Northwestern State, Fri. Much of what surrounds this program is revolting. No wonder new coach Jim Grobe likes to say, “Let’s talk football.”

24 OREGON

Opener: vs. UC Davis, Saturday What are the Ducks doing down here? This is what happens when you return just six starters and have to break in a new QB.

25 FLORIDA

Opener: vs. Massachusetts, Sat. The QB will be Luke Del Rio, who walked on at Alabama and played sparingly at Oregon State. Father Jack coaches the Raiders.