“Unveiling the Unexpected: Which College Football Team is Predicted to Hit Rock Bottom by 2025?”

As the 2025 college football regular season inches closer, anticipation builds—and with it, the burning question lingers: which teams will rise to greatness, and which will fumble under pressure? While powerhouses like Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama seem poised for another exciting showdown atop the rankings, the real curiosity lies in the murky waters of mediocrity and despair. Who will be the team that earns the infamous title of the “worst” in college football next season? Drawing insights from ESPN’s SP+ model, it appears Kent State could be lining up for a rough ride. With a challenging schedule and a shaky roster, will they be the team that prompts fans to reach for the remote or, worse, the bottle? Buckle up, folks—the 2025 season promises to be a rollercoaster. LEARN MORE.

The 2025 college football regular season will be here before you know it.

College football teams across the country are wrapping up spring practices. Before you know it, summer will be here, teams will be getting ready to report to fall camp and the start of the regular season will be right around the corner.

Who will be the country’s best team in 2025? Most projections have Ohio State, Texas and Alabama leading the way next season. The Buckeyes are losing a lot from their national title team in 2024, though they return Jeremiah Smith, Caleb Downs and bring in a bunch of new talent, too.

But while the country’s best teams are the most fun to talk about, not everyone can be good. Who will be college football’s worst team in 2025?

ESPN’s model, the SP+, has released its initial rankings for the 2025 season.

The SP+ rankings are based on three factors: returning production, recent recruiting and recent history.

“Using a chunk of information from previous seasons gives us a good measure of overall program health. It stands to reason that a team that has played well for one year is less likely to duplicate that effort than a team that has been good for years on end (and vice versa), right? This factor accounts for a little more than 20% of the projection, and it focuses only on what happened within the past three seasons. I used to use a weighted history stretching back five years, but that’s a less effective approach now with the changes in the sport,” ESPN’s Bill Connelly wrote.

With that said, who will be the country’s worst team in 2025?

According to ESPN’s model, it’ll be Kent State. The Flashes are projected to be the country’s second worst team on offense and the fourth worst team on defense. Together, it makes for the worst team in the country.

Kent State has a tough 2025 schedule, too, with games against Texas Tech, Florida State and Oklahoma in the non-conference.

It could be a tough year for the MAC program.