A big measure of what makes a college football team good any given year is returning experience. While not all teams are created equal and not all experience is good experience, more often than not, players get better at football by playing football.

ESPN's Bill Connelly released his annual returning production rankings, offering an early look at potential team performance in the upcoming season. The rankings, while subject to change after spring practice and transfers,

College football is becoming more and more of a monolith with expanded conferences and playoffs, and the Big Ten is one of the conferences leading the charge there. Now entering its second season with 18 teams, we're taking a look at how ESPN ranks all 18 programs, while ranking them against each other.

The 2025 college football season begins with a bang. So we've ranked the 12 best games in the first month of the season.

Where things stand in the ESPN top 25 college football rankings as we look ahead to the start of spring practice for the 2025 season.