What is the toughest schedule in the 2025 college football season?

The Florida Gators are expected to have the toughest schedule in the country, facing a stretch of three consecutive games against top 10 opponents - at No. 9 LSU, at No. 10 Miami, and home against No. 1 Texas.

Which team has the most ranked opponents on their 2025 schedule?

According to the article, Mississippi State has seven games against teams ranked in the preseason poll, including matchups with No. 11 Arizona State, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 21 Texas A&M, No. 17 Florida, and No. 1 Texas.

How many ranked opponents will Arkansas face in the 2025 season?

The Razorbacks will have to play six games against teams ranked in the preseason poll, including visits to No. 18 Tennessee and No. 9 LSU, as well as a home game against No. 21 Texas A&M.

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Top College Football Teams Brace for Grueling Preseason Matchups

6 Aug

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Purdue faces 3 ranked opponents in last 4 games
Rutgers hosts Oregon, visits Ohio State and Penn State
Vanderbilt plays at Alabama, hosts LSU, visits Texas

Top College Football Teams Brace for Grueling Preseason Matchups

As the 2025 college football season rapidly approaches, the release of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll has revealed that several top teams will face an extremely challenging road ahead. According to the inaugural rankings, a select group of squads are bracing for a grueling campaign filled with marquee non-conference matchups, hostile road trips, and brutal stretches of ranked opponents.

Purdue, under new head coach Barry Odom, will have a particularly difficult welcome as they take on a daunting schedule. After opening Big Ten play against USC, the Boilermakers travel to No. 5 Notre Dame on September 20th, followed by a home game against No. 12 Illinois. Purdue's season then concludes with three of their final four games against ranked foes, including trips to No. 14 Michigan and a home clash with No. 2 Ohio State.

Elsewhere, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano is tasked with leading his team to a third consecutive bowl game, but the second half of the Scarlet Knights' schedule could prove to be their undoing. Rutgers will host No. 7 Oregon and visit No. 12 Illinois, before ending the year with a trip to No. 2 Ohio State and a home game against No. 19 Penn State.

In Nashville, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia will look to build on the program's first bowl win since 2013, but the Commodores face a daunting October stretch that includes games against No. 13 South Carolina, No. 8 Alabama, and No. 1 Texas.

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