Here are the top 25 games to watch in week 1. Included are the times and television channel. Week 1 spans over 5 days – From Thursday to Monday. Week 1 is packed with some great games including Louisville vs Alabama and 3 games where top 25 teams play each other. Have a great holiday weekend!

Thursday, Aug. 30

No. 21 UCF (-24) at UConn
7 p.m., ESPNU 

Friday, Aug. 31

Utah State at No. 11 Michigan State (-23)
7 p.m., Big Ten Network  

Western Kentucky at No. 4 Wisconsin (-34.5) 
9 p.m., ESPN 

San Diego State at No. 13 Stanford (-14.5) 
9 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Saturday, Sept. 1

Oregon State at No. 5 Ohio State (-37) 
12 p.m., ABC 

FAU at No. 7 Oklahoma (-21.5) 
12 p.m., FOX 

Southern at No. 16 TCU (N/A) 
12 p.m., N/A 

No. 23 Texas (-10)  at Maryland 
12 p.m., FS1 

Furman at No. 2 Clemson (N/A) 
12:20 p.m., ACC Network

Austin Peay at No. 3 Georgia (N/A) 
3:30 p.m., ESPN

No. 6. Washington vs. No. 9 Auburn (-3) 
3:30 p.m., ABC 

Appalachian State at No. 10 Penn State (-24) 
3:30 p.m., BTN 

No. 17 West Virginia (-9.5) vs. Tennessee 
3:30 p.m., CBS 

UNLV at No. 15 USC (-25.5) 
4 p.m., Pac-12 Network 

No. 22 Boise State (-10.5) at Troy 
6 p.m., ESPN News 

No. 14 Michigan (-1.5) at No. 12 Notre Dame 
7:30 p.m., NBC 

Stephen F. Austin at No. 18 Mississippi State (N/A) 
7:30 p.m., ESPNU 

Bowling Green at No. 24 Oregon (-31) 
8 p.m., Pac-12 Network 

No. 1 Alabama (-25.5) vs. Louisville 
8 p.m., ABC 

Sunday, Sept. 2

No. 8 Miami (-3) vs No. 25 LSU 
7:30 p.m., ABC  

Monday, Sept. 3

No. 20 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Florida State (-5.5) 
8 p.m., ESPN