Fans Determine Order of Top 5 Games Through SportsNation Poll
With the start of the 2014 college football season on the horizon, ESPNU will televise the Top 25 College Football Games of 2013. Games No. 25 through No. 6 – in descending order — will be aired each weekday (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET) between Monday, July 21, and Thursday, July 31. Game No. 5 will be televised on Friday, August 1 (7 p.m.) and the countdown concludes with No. 4 and No. 3 on Saturday, August 2 (6 p.m. and 9 p.m.) and No. 2 and No. 1 on Sunday, August 3 (6 p.m. and 9 p.m.).
Fans can vote on the order of the top 5 games through a SportsNation poll. Voting concludes Monday, July 28, and results will be announced that night on @ESPNCFB. ESPN’s Stats & Info team determined the top 25 games. Due to rights restrictions, games No. 16, No. 13, No. 9, and No. 6 will not be televised.
Top 5 College Football Games of 2013
(Order to be determined by fan vote)
- Auburn (34) vs. Alabama (28)
- Auburn (43) vs. Georgia (38)
- BCS Championship: Florida State (34) vs. Auburn (31)
- Ohio State (42) vs. Michigan (41)
- Chick-fil-A Bowl: Texas A&M (52) vs. Duke (48)
Top 25 College Football Games of 2013
(No. 25 – No. 6)
No. 25 Rose Bowl: Michigan State (24) vs. Stanford (20)
No. 24 New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State (48) vs. Washington State (45)
No. 23 Alabama (49) vs. Texas A&M (42)
No. 22 Fresno State (52) vs. Rutgers (51) (Overtime)
No. 21 Navy (58) vs. San Jose State (52) (Three Overtimes)
No. 20 Georgia (44) vs. LSU (41)
No. 19 Orange Bowl: Clemson (40) vs. Ohio State (35)
No. 18 Arizona State (32) vs. Wisconsin (30)
No. 17 Auburn (45) vs. Texas A&M (41)
No. 16 Oregon State (51) vs. Utah (48) (Overtime)
No. 15 Georgia (34) vs. Tennessee (31) (Overtime)
No. 14 Penn State (43) vs. Michigan (40) (Four Overtimes)
No. 13 Notre Dame (38) vs. Navy (34)
No. 12 Rutgers (55) vs. SMU (52) (Overtime)
No. 11 Ole Miss (39) vs. Vanderbilt (35)
No. 10 Oklahoma (33) vs. Oklahoma State (24)
No. 9 Big Ten Championship: Michigan State (34) vs. Ohio State (24)
No. 8 UCF (38) vs. Louisville (35)
No. 7 South Carolina (27) vs. Missouri (24) (Two Overtimes)
No. 6 Oregon (36) vs. Oregon State (35)
@ESPNCFB will provide highlights, stats, and anecdotes throughout the countdown. Fans can interact by tagging their tweets #CFBTop25
ESPNU Top 25 College Football Games of 2013 Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Ranking | Matchup |
| Mon, July 21 | 7 p.m. | No. 25 | Rose Bowl: Michigan State vs. Stanford |
| 10 p.m. | No. 24 | New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Washington State | |
| Tue, July 22 | 7 p.m. | No. 23 | Alabama vs. Texas A&M |
| 10 p.m. | No. 22 | Fresno State vs. Rutgers | |
| Wed, July 23 | 7 p.m. | No. 21 | Navy vs. San Jose State |
| 10 p.m. | No. 20 | Georgia vs. LSU | |
| Thur, July 24 | 7 p.m. | No. 19 | Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Ohio State |
| 10 p.m. | No. 18 | Arizona State vs. Wisconsin | |
| Fri, July 25 | 7 p.m. | No. 17 | Auburn vs. Texas A&M |
| Mon, July 28 | 7 p.m. | No. 15 | Georgia vs. Tennessee |
| 10 p.m. | No. 14 | Penn State vs. Michigan | |
| Tue, July 29 | 7 p.m. | No. 12 | Rutgers vs. SMU |
| 10 p.m. | No. 11 | Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt | |
| Wed, July 30 | 7 p.m. | No. 10 | Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State |
| 10 p.m. | No. 8 | UCF vs. Louisville | |
| Thur, July 31 | 7 p.m. | No. 7 | South Carolina vs. Missouri |
| Fri, Aug 1 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 | Ohio State vs. Michigan |
| Sat, Aug 2 | 6 p.m. | No. 4 | Chick-fil-A Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Duke |
| 9 p.m. | No. 3 | Auburn vs. Georgia | |
| Sun, Aug 3 | 6 p.m. | No. 2 | BCS Championship: Florida State vs. Auburn |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 | Auburn vs. Alabama |
Games No. 16, No. 13, No. 9, and No. 6 will not be televised due to rights restrictions
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