• EA SPORTS College Football 25 - Offensive & Defensive Power Rankings

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    Rankings Week continues for EA SPORTS College Football 25.

    Thursday, EA released the Top 25 offenses and defenses (according to overall rating) in the game.

    Offensively, Georgia and Oregon lead the way with a 94 OVR. Defensively, Ohio State tops out with a 96 OVR. As expected, the list has provided plenty of discussion and debate within the community, led by Colorado with a #8 offense and #20 defense.

    Continue on to see the Top 25 Teams for Offense and Defense, as well as their '23 PPG rankings and also their projected number of returning starters.

    OFF. OVR '23 PPG (Rank) Ret. Starters
    1. Georgia 94 OVR 39.5 (5) 7*
    2. Oregon 94 OVR 41.4 (4) 8*
    3. Alabama 91 OVR 31.5 (31) 7*
    4. Texas 91 OVR 35.8 (13) 7*
    5. Ohio State 89 OVR 30.2 (35) 7*
    6. LSU 89 OVR 43.3 (1) 6
    7. Miami 89 OVR 30.1 (38) 10*
    8. Colorado 89 OVR 28.2 (57) 8*
    9. Missouri 89 OVR 32.3 (25) 9*
    10. Clemson 87 OVR 26.8 (59) 9*
    11. Utah 87 OVR 22.5 (93) 6*
    12. Penn State 87 OVR 34.0 (15) 6*
    13. Ole Miss 87 OVR 31.9 (28) 10*
    14. Kansas 87 OVR 33.7 (18) 7*
    15. Arizona 87 OVR 34.3 (14) 8*
    16. NC State 87 OVR 24.7 (74) 8*
    17. Notre Dame 85 OVR 37.8 (8) 6*
    18. Texas A&M 85 OVR 32.9 (21) 9*
    19. Memphis 85 OVR 38.0 (7) 10*
    20. SMU 85 OVR 36.4 (10) 8*
    21. UCF 85 OVR 29.9 (39) 7*
    22. Florida State 83 OVR 32.8 (23) 5*
    23. Oklahoma 83 OVR 41.7 (3) 7
    24. Virginia Tech 83 OVR 29.5 (45) 11*
    25. USC 83 OVR 41.8 (2) 5

    * indicates a returning starter at QB (at school or elsewhere via portal.)

    DEF. OVR '23 PPG All. (Rank) Ret. Starters
    1. Ohio State 96 OVR 11.6 (2) 9
    2. Georgia 94 OVR 16.3 (7) 7
    3. Oregon 90 OVR 17.2 (10) 9
    4. Alabama 90 OVR 19.7 (16) 6
    5. Clemson 90 OVR 21.4 (24) 5
    6. Notre Dame 90 OVR 17.0 (9) 9
    7. Michigan 90 OVR 10.4 (1) 5
    8. Texas 88 OVR 18.9 (12) 8
    9. Penn State 88 OVR 14.0 (3) 7
    10. Utah 88 OVR 20.3 (20) 9
    11. Florida State 88 OVR 19.8 (17) 5
    12. Oklahoma 88 OVR 23.5 (41) 8
    13. Iowa 88 OVR 14.8 (4) 8
    14. Virginia Tech 86 OVR 23.9 (46) 10
    15. Wisconsin 86 OVR 20.2 (19) 8
    16. USC 86 OVR 34.4 (117) 9
    17. Auburn 86 OVR 23.4 (40) 8
    18. LSU 84 OVR 29.5 (86) 6
    19. Texas A&M 84 OVR 23.1 (39) 9
    20. Colorado 84 OVR 34.8 (119) 8
    21. Oklahoma State 84 OVR 29.8 (91) 9
    22. Louisville 84 OVR 22.9 (37) 7
    23. North Carolina 84 OVR 29.0 (79) 7
    24. Kansas State 84 OVR 22.8 (32) 8
    25. Florida 84 OVR 29.5 (85) 6
    Note: Returning starter information courtesy Phil Steele's College Football '24 Preview.



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    1. CLW's Avatar
      CLW - 06-27-2024, 01:07 PM
      Man EA is flat out STUPID with these ratings. Worse part community CANNOT edit the rosters to fix it
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj - 06-27-2024, 01:58 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
      Man EA is flat out STUPID with these ratings. Worse part community CANNOT edit the rosters to fix it
      - The offensive ratings had some questions, but I think the defensive list might be the more questionable of the two.

      - They must be putting weight into player ratings (star ratings) out of HS/portal, especially on that defensive list. We've heard how they want five-stars to outperform two-star players, so is it possible that's affecting player ratings of existing players as well?

      - They are expecting MASSIVE leaps defensively by Colorado and USC (under a first year DC!).

      - Is it possible for teams to have talent in-game but poor schemes with that Coaching AI system?

      - The OVR is likely not taking depth into any account. Lack of depth hurt CU last year and in-game could be a factor with Wear & Tear.

      - It looks like having returning starters (esp. QB) could be a boost. In his show today, Andy Staples stated as much from his visit to EA a few weeks back.

      - Some of these rankings explain the TPTP list from Tuesday (or maybe vice versa.) They assume teams that have high OVRs will be good at home and vice versa, getting some inflation. They could also be placating predicted popular user teams, IE: Colorado.

      - It's going to be real interesting to see how quickly they are willing to adjust player ratings if/when some of these teams vastly underperform.
    1. Wisey105's Avatar
      Wisey105 - 06-27-2024, 03:28 PM
      From my understandings with the old games, only the starters are used to determine the Offensive and Defensive ratings. So, teams with more returning starters, will have a boost.

      Also, scheme difference may make a few points difference when calculating. For example, many teams don't really use a Fullback, but one still needs to be set. So, it will usually be a backup TE or something similar to get a player into the position. This potentially lower ranked player would make a calculation lower.

      Many of the Team ratings are closer than you think, but the overall team ratings are normalized for Play Now ratings to make gap between teams is a little larger.

      Also, I don't envy the people making the rosters for this game. It was hard enough trying to finalize rosters by the first week or April back when the players "weren't real." I can't imagine the stress of trying to do it now.
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj - 06-27-2024, 04:17 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Wisey105 View Post
      From my understandings with the old games, only the starters are used to determine the Offensive and Defensive ratings. So, teams with more returning starters, will have a boost.
      Did OL/DL factor in much to the team OVRs? If these lists (esp. offense) are only looking at the starters at the skill positions, that might explain Colorado being so high. It would basically be implying they have the fifth best skill guys in the country. (That's a bit more believable since their OL & depth are their biggest concerns/unknowns.)
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj - 06-27-2024, 10:17 PM
      Some takes on the Offensive & Defensive rankings from national media:









    1. CLW's Avatar
      CLW - 06-28-2024, 12:00 PM
      Man who knew a “bankrupt” kid trying to not payout a judgment against him that holds the ball too long and 1 first round talent playing both ways is all you need to be a top 15 team in the game