• EA SPORTS College Football 25 - Toughest Places to Play

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    Published on 06-25-2024 12:03 PM
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    Rankings Week is underway for EA SPORTS College Football 25, kicking off with the Toughest Places to Play (TPTP). From the blog: "The Development Team worked to compile a list of the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play, factoring in historical stats such as home winning %, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more."

    The top five Toughest Places to Play are: 1. Texas A&M, 2. Alabama, 3. LSU, 4. Ohio State, and 5. Georgia.

    Continue on to see the Top 25 TPTP with their 10-year and 3-year records at home, as well as their current home winning streak, then share with the community your thoughts on the rankings.


    Last 10 Years Last Three Years Streak '23 Stadium Capacity:
    1. Texas A&M 49-18 17-5 W3 96.6% (#41)
    2. Alabama 65-3 20-1 W5 100.0% (#16)
    3. LSU 54-12 18-3 W10 98.5% (#29)
    4. Ohio State 61-5 19-2 W6 98.9% (#25)
    5. Georgia 56-6 19-0 W25 100.0% (#16)
    6. Penn State 54-14 17-4 W1 101.7% (#10)
    7. Wisconsin 51-14 13-8 W1 93.9% (#47)
    8. Oklahoma 53-8 17-2 W7 97.2% (#35)
    9. Florida State 47-18 14-6 W9 98.9% (#24)
    10. Florida 46-16 14-6 L2 101.2% (#12)
    11. Oregon 54-9 19-1 W8 103.5% (#5)
    12. Clemson 65-3 18-2 W4 99.8% (#22)
    13. Tennessee 47-24 18-4 L1 100.0% (#16)
    14. Auburn 49-21 12-10 L2 98.9% (#26)
    15. South Carolina 40-27 15-6 L1 100.4% (#14)
    16. Michigan 56-11 22-0 W22 102.2% (#6)
    17. Virginia Tech 37-26 10-8 W1 97.7% (#33)
    18. Utah 49-12 18-1 W2 102.1% (#7)
    19. Texas 41-19 15-4 W7 101.5% (#11)
    20. Iowa 50-17 16-5 W2 100.0% (#16)
    21. Notre Dame 52-11 15-4 W3 100.0% (#16)
    22. Michigan State 43-22 13-6 W1 93.6% (#48)
    23. Arkansas 37-31 14-7 L1 90.7% (#50)
    24. Boise State 50-12 13-6 W5 98.6% (#28)
    25. Mississippi State 45-23 14-8 L1 90.3% (#53)


    Others teams likely to be difficult at home:
    Last 10 Years Last Three Years Streak '23 Stadium Capacity: Possible reason excluded?
    Oklahoma State 50-15 19-2 W5 100.0% (#15) Lack of national reputation for HFA
    Washington 50-16 16-5 W14 98.0% (#32) EA predicting steep '24 decline following coaching change?
    NC State 49-18 18-3 W4 98.8% (#27) Lack of national reputation for HFA
    UCF 48-15 16-4 W2 97.2% (#38) 9-4 at home L2Y inc. three losses as 7+ pt fave
    Ole Miss 48-20 19-2 W7 99.5% (#23) Lack of national reputation for HFA
    Cincinnati 47-17 13-7 L6 95.5% (#44) Disastrous 1-6 in '23
    Missouri 47-21 17-5 W3 97.6% (#34) Home success relatively recent
    USC 47-15 14-7 L1 85.3% (#59) Poor attendance; disastrous 2-5 in '21

    * - 10-year, 3-year, and stadium capacity numbers courtesy Phil Steele's College Football '24 Preview Magazine.



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    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj - 06-25-2024, 12:24 PM
      From the blog: "The Development Team worked to compile a list of the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play, factoring in historical stats such as home winning %, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more."
      The "and more" is definitely carrying some weight in this list.

      Personally, I probably would have dropped VT, Mich St, & Arkansas and inserted Washington, Oklahoma State, and NC State.

      My hunch is that any school that got a very unique entrance or tradition(s) got a boost in this list.
    1. CLW's Avatar
      CLW - 06-25-2024, 02:57 PM
      This is just one of those gimmicks that EA does and it has no basis in reality.

      good to see haumiller still swings his power around ranking HIS team in the top ten despite AVERAGING nearly 2 home Lss a season for the past DECADE
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj - 06-25-2024, 07:12 PM
      Some takes from national media on the Toughest Places to Play list:



    1. CLW's Avatar
      CLW - 06-26-2024, 05:25 PM
      Lmfao Oklahoma state NEVER has 100% capacity that number is legit as a presidential election in N Korea