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ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) has officially been updated for the 2025 season.
The initial rankings for 2025 feature an all-SEC top-3 followed by several contenders from the Big Ten. The SEC and Big Ten occupy 8 of the top 10 slots to begin the year, with Notre Dame and Miami being the lone inclusions from outside of those 2 top leagues.
A staggering 13 SEC teams are included in the top-25 of FPI’s preseason rankings. That means over half of the nation’s top 25 teams come from the SEC, per the model. The Big Ten is second with 6 teams included in the top-25. The ACC has 3 who made the cut while the Big 12 has just 2.
Here’s a look at the full top-25 as of June 3:
- Texas
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Texas A&M
- Miami
- Tennessee
- Clemson
- LSU
- Ole Miss
- Auburn
- South Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Michigan
- Florida
- USC
- SMU
- Kansas State
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Arizona State
- Nebraska
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In addition to being ranked No. 1, Texas has the best odds to with the National Championship according to FPI at 24.1%. The model even gives the Longhorns an 8.9% chance of going undefeated this season — the highest of any team in the country despite an SEC schedule. The Longhorns also have an 83.9% chance to make the College Football Playoff, per FPI.
As for SEC Championship odds, Texas leads the way with a 34.1% chance to win the conference title. Georgia is not far behind, though, at 26.9%. Alabama, at 17.2%, is the only other SEC program with better than a 5% chance to win the SEC Championship Game, per FPI.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
