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
Yelp: 4.5 stars, 4 reviews
Tripadvisor: N/A
Google: 4.8 stars, 388 reviews
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
Yelp: 5 stars, 2 reviews
Tripadvisor: N/A
Google: 4.7 stars, 714 reviews
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
Yelp: 4.3 stars, 3 reviews
Tripadvisor: N/A
Google: 4.7 stars, 623 reviews
25. Wyoming ‒ War Memorial Stadium
Yelp: 4.4 stars, 8 reviews
Tripadvisor: N/A
Google: 4.7 stars, 728 reviews
