ESPN Computer's Top 25 Heading Into Bowl Season
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Bowl season is upon us.
The final game of the 2025 college football regular season took place on Saturday afternoon. Army and Navy squared off in the annual armed forces rivalry game. Navy topped Army, 17-16, in a classic rivalry game.
But now it is time for bowl season. The College Football Playoff is set to start next weekend with the first round games. The rest of bowl season is set to get underway later this week, as well. Who are the country's top teams heading into bowl season?
ESPN's computer model, the Football Power Index, shared the latest top 25 heading into bowl season.
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Texas Tech
- Georgia
- Miami
- Alabama
- Utah
- Texas A&M
- USC
- Ole Miss
- Texas
- Vanderbilt
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Washington
- South Florida
- SMU
- LSU
How does the FPI work?
"The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete," ESPN writes.
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