ESPN FPI: Ducks now favored to beat USC and Utah; win probability drops vs. Washington

A lot of movement in ESPN’s FPI this week. Oregon now favored over USC, and hold 8th best chances to make the College Football Playoff.

The national view of the Oregon Ducks is starting to rise.

While their win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Week 2 may not have been as impressive as it could have been, I think most common fans respect the ability to go into a hostile environment and come back to beat a decent squad. The win over Hawaii will not get you many brownie points in general, but it’s the way they won — dominating all three facets of the game — that was the most impressive.

Now, as we enter conference play, the Ducks are in a pretty good spot, finally cracking the top 10 in the Associated Press rankings and rolling with quite a bit of momentum.

After each week of the season, we look at the ESPN FPI and see how the projections change based on the previous result. For the Ducks, projections are currently pretty high. The probability that they win the Pac-12, make it to the College Football Playoff and ultimately play for a national championship game rose over the weekend.

Take a look at the latest FPI predictions following Week 3: