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Where Colorado ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 12

Colorado’s special teams efficiency ranks well in ESPN’s updated Football Power Index

Week 11 is complete and Coach Prime and the CU Buffs are fresh off yet another heartbreaking Pac-12 loss. With a 34-31 defeat at the hands of Arizona, Colorado dropped to 4-6 on the season.

Now, it’s time to see where Colorado ranks in ESPN’s updated Football Power Index following the events of Week 11.

According to ESPN, its FPI is defined as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.”

Let’s take a look at where the Buffs currently stand in a number of different categories:

Where Alabama football ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 12

Alabama’s FPI rankings prove they are among the best in college football

[autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team took care of business on the road against Kentucky in Week 11 with a 49-21 win over the Wildcats.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 12.

According to ESPN, FPI is defined as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.”

Let’s take a look at where Alabama currently stands!

Arkansas heavy favorites over FIU despite Saturday’s embarrassing performance

Arkansas is favored to…win? According to ESPN’s FPI prediction model, the Hogs are far from underdogs this week. Here’s the reason why.

Arkansas is one of the worst teams in the SEC, and it showed this past Saturday in an embarrassing 48-10 defeat at the the hands of Auburn. Luckily for [autotag]Sam Pittman[/autotag]’s team, their opponent this week is not very good either.

That’s why, despite the Hogs looking abysmal against Auburn, ESPN’s FPI prediction model is giving them a 97.3% chance to win on Saturday.

Florida International (FIU) is 4-6 on the season and have lost five of their last six games. The lone victory in that span coming against a winless Sam Houston squad. On top of that, FIU ranks 110th in the country in total offense, averaging just 319 yards per game, and even worse on the defensive side. The Panthers rank 116th in total defense, giving up over 430 yards per game.

Keeping those numbers in mind, it’s pretty hard to argue with making the Razorbacks clear favorites going into this one. There’s a lot of noise surrounding Pittman’s job security and the future of the program, but even then, this is a game you shouldn’t lose.

If the Hogs do fail to win this game, that will likely just expedite the impending end of his tenure in Fayetteville.

Auburn jumps to No. 25 in ESPN FPI after win vs. Arkansas

Auburn catapults to No. 25 in this week’s Football Power Index

The Auburn Tigers secured their second three-game win streak of the year on Saturday, bullying the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville 48-10.

Auburn’s offense was able to sustain drives throughout the game, while the defense held Arkansas out of the end zone until garbage time late in the fourth quarter.

The dominant win catapulted Auburn up the ESPN Football Power Index, as the Tigers have cracked the top 25 for the first time since week one.

The FPI ranks each college football team by a variety of factors; Strength of record, strength of schedule, offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency, and overall efficiency.

Here is where Auburn ranks in each category ahead of senior day on the Plains.

Where Colorado ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 11

Here’s where Colorado ranks in a number of different categories in ESPN’s latest Football Power Index:

Week 10 of the college football season is now complete and head coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes are coming off another disappointing loss, this time at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers.

Now, it’s time to see where Colorado ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index following the events of Week 10.

According to ESPN, its FPI is defined as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.”

Let’s take a look at where the Buffs currently stand in a number of different categories:

After the historic win last week, Arkansas is favored to beat Auburn on Saturday

Following their huge win over Florida last week, the Hogs are slight favorites to beat Auburn on Saturday, according to ESPN.

It’s been just one game since [autotag]Arkansas football[/autotag] was favored to win a game, even though it feels like it’s been a lot longer. Following their historic overtime win in Gainesville last week, the Hogs are the favorite entering this week’s game against Auburn.

ESPN’s FPI prediction model gives the Razorbacks a 54.4% chance to beat the Auburn Tigers. Though, as it was alluded to earlier, they were last favored to beat Mississippi State and we all know what transpired there.

Even though this Arkansas team is listed as the favorites on Saturday, it’s virtually a toss-up. That’s comes with good reason since both teams have really struggled at times throughout the season.

Despite having five wins, Auburn (5-4, 2-4 SEC) has yet to win a single game against a FBS team with a winning record thus far. For Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC), their issues this season have been very well-documented. Both teams are leaning on their defense to keep things close while their offenses continue to figure things out.

Saturday has all the makings for an entertaining contest as both program’s bowl season hopes hang the balance. Kickoff from Fayetteville is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on SEC Network.

Auburn stays put at No. 31 in ESPN FPI following win vs. Vanderbilt

The Tigers remain in a familiar spot heading into Arkansas.

The Auburn Tigers won another game last weekend, thumping the Vanderbilt Commodores 31-15 in Nashville.

[autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]’s squad was clearly the better team in the first half of the game but struggled in the second half, allowing Vandy to make things interesting in the fourth quarter.

Despite covering the spread and winning the game by 16, ESPN’s Football Power Index was not convinced enough to move the Tigers up the rankings this week.

Auburn should be able to finally crack the top 30 with a win as a road underdog in Arkansas this week.

The FPI ranks each college football team by a variety of factors; Strength of record, strength of schedule, offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency, and overall efficiency.

Here is where Auburn ranks in each category ahead of their trip to Arkansas.

 

Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 11

Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s FPI entering Week 11

Week 10 of the college football season is now complete and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team are fresh off their impressive 42-28 win over the LSU Tigers.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index entering Week 11.

According to ESPN, FPI is defined as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.”

Let’s take a look at where Alabama currently stands!

ESPN FPI now has Rutgers football favored in one of their last three Big Ten games

ESPN FPI now has projections for Rutgers football’s final three games.

Following a tight -and tough – loss on Saturday to No. 1 Ohio State, the eyeball test says that Rutgers football should be able to compete in their remaining three games and potentially grab another win or perhaps two. And ESPN would agree with that assessment.

With the loss on Saturday, Rutgers is now 6-3 (3-3 Big Ten).

The analytic measurement ESPN FPI is projecting for the first time this season that Rutgers will win their season finale against Maryland. In their update following this weekend’s games, ESPN has Rutgers at 51.2 percent to beat Maryland in their regular-season finale.

Rutgers remained at No. 44 in the national FPI rankings despite the loss, an indicator of the quality of their opponent this weekend as well as their overall strong performance in defeat. Maryland, however, was handled by Penn State and they tumbled eight spots to No. 40 in the ESPN FPI rankings.

Maryland had the biggest drop of any team in the top 50 of the FPI rankings.

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As for Rutgers, their next two games…well…the ESPN FPI projections are not as kind. All three of their remaining games are in the Big Ten:

The projected win/loss total for Rutgers is 7.0-5.0, which would represent their best season since they joined the Big Ten in 2014.

Notre Dame football’s chances of winning 10 games per ESPN FPI

The computers and formulas are liking the Irish more and more…

Notre Dame has just three games remaining in 2023’s regular season with the most challenging task coming Saturday at Clemson.  Sure, the Tigers are just 4-4 but do bring one of the nation’s more talented rosters and best home environments to battle.

At Fighting Irish Wire we gave our predictions to what happens in the game but now we check in on a source that uses straight statistical analysis, not feeling or opinion.

That source is ESPN’s Football Power Index which is updated on a weekly basis.  How does it feel about Notre Dame’s chances to win on Saturday following Clemson’s loss to North Carolina State?

And are the Irish a shoe-in for 10 wins this regular season, something they’d have to win out to accomplish?

Here is what ESPN FPI says about Notre Dame’s remaining slate.