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ESPN’s FPI ranks the most-anticipated games of 2025 college football season
By Sydney Hunte
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ESPN’s FPI is out for each FBS program, measuring the percentage chance each has of winning the College Football Playoff. Along with it comes the most-anticipated games of the 2025 season based on the metric.
The SEC takes 3 of the top 5 slots. Texas, with a 22.2 percent chance of winning the title, is at No. 1, while Georgia (17.5 percent) and Alabama (10.4 percent) are No. 2 and No. 5, respectively. Tennessee (10th, 2.3 percent) is the only other SEC team in the Top 10.
The Longhorns and Bulldogs meet on Nov. 15, a game that projects to be one of the blockbusters of the season. And it’s atop ESPN’s most anticipated games based on FPI ratings with a 99.3 game quality score. The Longhorns are involved in the No. 2 rated game, its season opener at Ohio State on Aug. 30, which has a 98.9 game quality score.
The 3rd- and 4th-ranked games are SEC league affairs. Alabama at Georgia, scheduled for Sept. 27, has a 97.6 quality score. Georgia at Tennessee, set for Sept. 13, is at 96.2.
Meanwhile, the 5th-rated game, a Big Ten contest, is Penn State at Ohio State (Nov. 1; 96.1 quality score).
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
