ESPN Model Drops Shock Pick for Most Overrated Preseason Top 25 Team—Is Your Favorite On the List?
Here we go — ESPN’s preseason top 25 has landed, and if you thought BYU was cruising comfortably at No. 10, hold onto your hats. The SP+ model, ESPN’s cold, calculating brainchild that crunches returning production, recruiting chops, and recent history, sees things a bit… differently. To put it mildly, the model suggests BYU is more like a long shot at No. 27, way down from that shiny top 10 spot. So the question begs: Are the Cougars genuinely underestimated by analytics, or are they just the prettiest kid in the preseason class who might trip on game day? There’s something fascinating about the disconnect between staunch optimism and statistical skepticism—and it got me thinking about how often those preseason polls gloss over the subtle cracks beneath the shiny surface. BYU’s promising returning talent and key transfers paint one picture, but ESPN’s model isn’t convinced they’ve got the grit for the College Football Playoff just yet. Intrigued? Yeah, me too. LEARN MORE.
ESPN’s model, the SP+, has made it clear who the most “overrated” team in the college football preseason top 25 is heading into the 2025 regular season.
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