There are historic venues among the top 25 college football stadiums with the best reviews and ratings, but two Big 12 home fields are atop the list.
Oklahoma State has been playing college football in what is now called Boone Pickens Stadium for more than 100 years. It's the oldest home field in the Big 12. But the money infused by the Cowboys' biggest booster and stadium namesake (before he died in 2019) transformed the place into a state-of-the-art facility over the past 20 years ‒ and to rave reviews.
The feedback is in at this point and the changes have been a big hit. Boone Pickens Stadium had the best reviews of any college football venue in the country ahead of the 2025 season as judged by the ratings systems at Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google. It had a 4.8 (out of 5) star rating based on more than 1,700 combined entries on the three services.
Famous fields like Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium and LSU's Tiger Stadium from the SEC, The Big House at Michigan and Clemson's Memorial Stadium were also among the familiar favorites that landed in the top 25 based on the reviews by users. But the list was slightly different than traditional surveys of the country's best college football stadiums, with a few notable snubs that just missed the list. Boone Pickens Stadium, for instance, slotted in at No. 25 in USA TODAY's recent ranking of college football stadiums.
The Big 12 actually had the two best-reviewed stadiums among the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision schools based on the average combined ratings doled out on Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor over the years. Kansas State's Bill Snyder Family Stadium had the second-best combined rating in the country.
The SEC did lead the way with four of the top 10 best-reviewed stadiums and six of the top 25 best stadiums in college football, according to Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor. The Big 12 followed closely with five stadiums on the list, while the Big Ten had four. There were also seven Group of Six conference schools with stadiums that made the top 25 based on ratings and reviews, with Hancock Whitney Stadium, where Sun Belt Conference member South Alabama plays its home games, finishing among the top five overall.
Here's a full breakdown of the top 25 college football stadiums in the country based on Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings entering the 2025 season:
College football stadium rankings 2025
Note: Rankings based on average star ranking at Google, Yelp and/or Tripadvisor. Ratings as of Wednesday, August 6
1. Oklahoma State ‒ Boone Pickens Stadium
- Yelp: 4.8 stars, 6 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.8 stars, 37 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 1,683 reviews
2. Kansas State ‒ Bill Snyder Family Stadium
- Yelp: 4.5 stars, 13 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.9 stars, 34 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 1,619 reviews
3. Alabama ‒ Bryant-Denny Stadium
- Yelp: 4.6 stars, 68 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.8 stars, 668 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 5,539 reviews
4. South Alabama ‒ Hancock Whitney Stadium
5. Texas A&M ‒ Kyle Field
- Yelp: 4.4 stars, 42 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.8 stars, 429 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,279 reviews
6. LSU ‒ Tiger Stadium
- Yelp: 4.4 stars, 73 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.8 stars, 902 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,843 reviews
7. Clemson ‒ Memorial Stadium
- Yelp: 4.9 stars, 16 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 266 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 2,868 reviews
8. Auburn ‒ Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Yelp: 4.1 stars, 43 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.8 stars, 237 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,151 reviews
9. Virginia Tech ‒ Lane Stadium
- Yelp: 4.5 stars, 20 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 161 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 1,932 reviews
10. Nebraska ‒ Memorial Stadium
- Yelp: 4.5 stars, 59 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 523 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 4,761 reviews
11. Michigan ‒ Michigan Stadium
- Yelp: 4.4 stars, 150 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 774 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 8,988 reviews
12. BYU ‒ Lavell Edwards Stadium
- Yelp: 4.1 stars, 37 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.2 stars, 26 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 2,826 reviews
13. Georgia ‒ Sanford Stadium
- Yelp: 4.5 stars, 50 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 387 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,295 reviews
14. Iowa ‒ Kinnick Stadium
- Yelp: 4.3 stars, 28 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.4 stars, 133 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,297 reviews
15. Oklahoma ‒ Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Yelp: 4.3 stars, 29 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.6 stars, 266 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 3,054 reviews
16. Army ‒ Michie Stadium
- Yelp: 4.4 stars, 15 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.6 stars, 112 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 928 reviews
17. West Virginia ‒ Milan Puskar Stadium
- Yelp: 4.6 stars, 5 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.6 stars, 242 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 1,472 reviews
18. Notre Dame ‒ Notre Dame Stadium
- Yelp: 4.2 stars, 102 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.6 stars, 557 reviews
- Google: 4.8 stars, 5,038 reviews
19. Coastal Carolina ‒ Brooks Stadium
- Yelp: 5 stars, 2 reviews
- Tripadvisor: N/A
- Google: 4.7 stars, 668 reviews
20. Liberty ‒ Williams Stadium
21. Jacksonville State ‒AmFirst Stadium
- Yelp: N/A
- Tripadvisor: N/A
- Google: 4.7 stars, 669 reviews
22. Troy ‒ Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Yelp: N/A
- Tripadvisor: N/A
- Google: 4.7 stars, 544 reviews
23. Wisconsin ‒ Camp Randall Stadium
- Yelp: 4.6 stars, 68 reviews
- Tripadvisor: 4.7 stars, 430 reviews
- Google: 4.7 stars, 3,392
24. Appalachian State ‒ Kidd Brewer Stadium
25. Wyoming ‒ War Memorial Stadium
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football stadiums ranked by Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor reviews
Category: General Sports
