HX opens Week 1 with Georgia on top — and Ohio State as the consensus counterweight

The live Top 25 still reads Georgia 7.89, Ohio State 7.85. Preseason AP has Ohio State No. 1 and Georgia No. 3. ESPN’s preseason FPI posts Ohio State No. 1 (FPI 28.7) with the highest national-title odds; Georgia sits fifth in that title-odds ordering. Bill Connelly’s final preseason SP+ crowned Ohio State No. 1 (32.7) with Georgia around No. 4 (26.4).

Roster talent composite still lists Georgia first (94.3). Ohio State hosts Ball State Saturday (11:30 CT, BTN) as a −68.7 HX smash. HX is a talent-and-efficiency prior, not a résumé poll. That 0.04 gap is the brand disagreement.