According to ESPN’s Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings, a predictive college football power-ranking system, the best teams in the country based solely on their performances in 2025 are Texas Tech, Oregon, Penn State and BYU, in that order.

In the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday, Texas Tech is No. 17, Oregon is No. 6, Penn State is No. 2 and BYU is nowhere to be found.

Actually, the Cougars (2-0) are receiving votes from media members across the country and would be No. 26 if the survey extended that far. In the LBM Coaches poll, which many suspect is mostly a survey of sports information directors voting for coaches, BYU fell from No. 25 last week to among the teams receiving votes this week after being idle last Saturday.

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