Now is a good time to assess the most important game on each top 25 team's schedule. Week-by-week performance matters more than ever in the expanded College Football Playoff era, as the 12-team format creates more opportunities for at-large teams outside the top four.

College football teams are coming out of spring practice and on the other side of the spring transfer portal window, marking an ideal time for ESPN to update it

ESPN's updated way-too-early 2025 CFB rankings currently include an impressive 9 SEC squads in the top 25 after spring football.