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ESPN ranks Top 20 football teams with best chance to win National Championship in 2025

Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:20 pm
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
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Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:20 pm
ESPN

1. Texas, 22.2%
2. Georgia, 17.5%

3. Ohio State, 11.6%
4. Alabama, 10.4%
5. Penn State, 7.6%
6. Oregon, 4.8%
7. Clemson, 3.8%
8. Miami, 3.2%
9. Notre Dame, 2.4%
10. Tennessee, 2.3%
11. Texas A&M, 2.1%
12. LSU, 1.8%
13. Ole Miss, 1.5%
14. Auburn, 1.1%

15. Michigan, 1%
16. South Carolina, 0.8%
17. Oklahoma, 0.7%

18. SMU, 0.6%
19. Florida, 0.6%
20. Kansas State, 0.5%
Posted by BuckeyeGoon
Member since Jan 2025
362 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:26 pm to
Initial reaction is penn state is too high, LSU is too low. Both should be in the back half of the top 10.
Posted by OKinTX21
Member since Sep 2024
373 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:29 pm to
Lmao Penn state has no business on this list.
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
9654 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:36 pm to
Is the Right Reverend Freeze about to work a miracle?
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
75912 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:37 pm to
Aggies at 11? 8-4 gets you to the natty these days?
Posted by AwgustaDawg
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Member since Jan 2023
11665 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:41 pm to
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1. Texas, 22.2%
2. Georgia, 17.5%
3. Ohio State, 11.6%
4. Alabama, 10.4%
5. Penn State, 7.6%
6. Oregon, 4.8%
7. Clemson, 3.8%
8. Miami, 3.2%
9. Notre Dame, 2.4%
10. Tennessee, 2.3%
11. Texas A&M, 2.1%
12. LSU, 1.8%
13. Ole Miss, 1.5%
14. Auburn, 1.1%
15. Michigan, 1%
16. South Carolina, 0.8%
17. Oklahoma, 0.7%
18. SMU, 0.6%
19. Florida, 0.6%
20. Kansas State, 0.5%



Other than SMU and K State this is a pretty good list of the 30 or so programs who are actually playing CFB at the highest level and committed to doing so. That list may be about 48 or so teams but there is definitely a separation between this top 20 minus K State and SMU and the bottom 90 or so teams who are not playing the same game as 18 of these....
Posted by FireDanMullen
Member since Dec 2020
4147 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 1:41 pm to
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19. Florida, 0.6%


Too high.
Posted by PeleofAnalytics
Member since Jun 2021
4117 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:17 pm to
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Aggies at 11? 8-4 gets you to the natty these days?

Not sure LSU's 2024 resume was all that much better but you don't seem to be complaining about being at 12.
Posted by BigLeague
Member since Jun 2025
81 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:20 pm to
Whale whale whale. Espn seems to know that we upgraded at QB but we are still under dawgs overall. Right where we want to be. The 2025 Tennessee offense will move just as fast as the 2022 version.
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
5571 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:27 pm to
I don't see any legit reason that Georgia should be 6%+ higher than Ohio State or Alabama based on departures and returning players. Unless they think Georgia's schedule is just way easier... in which case, why is Clemson so low with all of their returning starters and an ACC schedule?
This post was edited on 6/4/25 at 2:28 pm
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
51392 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:31 pm to
so there’s a chance
Posted by Dawg4Life47
Beach
Member since Sep 2013
10686 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:38 pm to
highest rated team of athletes and its not close.

This team will lose only 1 game in the regular season at most
Posted by Dawg4Life47
Beach
Member since Sep 2013
10686 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:38 pm to
Welcome new Serraneaux alter
Posted by Dawg4Life47
Beach
Member since Sep 2013
10686 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:39 pm to
Bama is starting a first time QB, so no go there.

OSU lost nearly everyone but Smith

Clemson is back to Clempsoning
Posted by Naked Bootleg
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Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:41 pm to
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17. Oklahoma, 0.7%



Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
7092 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:43 pm to
LSU seems low to me tbh
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
5571 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:45 pm to
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Bama is starting a first time QB, so no go there.



Stockton barely has more experience than whoever Bama or Ohio St is going with. He didn't exactly light it up.

Bama has more players returning. Better up front on both sides going into the season at least.

Ohio State has the best WR room in the country and probably the best defensive player.
Posted by HorninHouston
Member since Sep 2024
1392 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:47 pm to
We don't even know what we have in Arch yet. This is stupid. We lost a lot on defense and who knows what our WR group looks like this season.

Clickbait bullshite. Typical ESPN
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
5571 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:47 pm to
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This team will lose only 1 game in the regular season at most



I see UGA with 2-3 losses
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
5571 posts
Posted on 6/4/25 at 2:49 pm to
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Whale whale whale. Espn seems to know that we upgraded at QB but we are still under dawgs overall. Right where we want to be. The 2025 Tennessee offense will move just as fast as the 2022 version.



Lol. I mean, we are in a heap of other teams with between a 1.5-3% chance. That isn't being particularly high on us.
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