- Top 25 Games of 2014 Concludes with Top 5 Games July 31 – Aug 2 on ESPNU
- Ohio State-Alabama, TCU-Baylor, Auburn-Ole Miss, and Notre Dame-Florida State Round Out Top 5
- Fans Determined Order of Top 5 Games
Fans have voted Michigan State’s thrilling, come-from-behind, 42-41 victory over Baylor in the Cotton Bowl Classic as the No. 1 college football game of 2014 and, as a result, it will conclude The Top 25 College Football Games of 2014 on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 10 p.m. on ESPNU. The remaining top 5 games, which will all air between Friday, July 31 and Aug. 2 on ESPNU, are as follows:
- 2: College Football Playoff Semifinal/Sugar Bowl: Ohio State’s 42-35 victory over Alabama
- 3: Baylor’s 61-58 victory over TCU
- 4: Auburn’s 35-31 over Ole Miss
- 5: Florida State’s 31-24 victory over Notre Dame.
The Top 5 games will bring to an end the two-week Top 25 College Football Games of 2014 series which began on Monday, July 20. The remaining programming schedule is as follows:
ESPNU Top 25 College Football Games of 2014 Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Ranking | Matchup |
| Tue, July 28 | 7 p.m. | No. 14 | Clemson (17) at Florida State (23) (overtime) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 13 | Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) | |
| Wed, July 29 | 7 p.m. | No. 12 | Auburn (44) vs. Alabama (55) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 10 | Arizona (31) at Oregon (24) | |
| Thu, July 30 | 7 p.m. | No. 9 | Texas A&M (41) at Auburn (38) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 8 | Georgia Tech (30) at Georgia (24) | |
| Fri, July 31 | 7 p.m. | No. 6 | Alabama (17) at Ole Miss (23) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 5 | Notre Dame (27) at Florida State (31) | |
| Sat, Aug 1 | 7 p.m. | No. 4 | Auburn (35) at Ole Miss (31) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 3 | TCU (58) at Baylor (61) | |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 | CFP Semifinal/Sugar Bowl: Alabama (35) vs. Ohio State (42) |
| 10 p.m. | No. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic: Michigan State (42) vs. Baylor (41) |
No. 11 and No. 7 will not be televised due to rights restrictions
After ESPN’s Stats & Info determined games No. 25 through No. 6, fan voting was utilized to determine the order of the top 5 games.
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; Derek.Volner@ESPN.com and @DerekVolner
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