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Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 8

Let’s look at where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s latest FPI rankings

Week 8 of the college football season is now complete and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team are coming off a home win over the Tennessee Volunteers.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index following the events of Week 8.

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!

Where every SEC team ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 8

See where all 14 SEC teams rank in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 8

Week 8 of college football featured some big-time matchups, which led to a few big upsets and near-devastating losses.

ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) offers a look at how strong, or weak, all 133 FBS are. Though the rankings everyone values highly are human-made polls, the FPI offers a non-biased, algorithmic look at the college football landscape.

With some losses and major wins, nearly all 14 teams in the SEC saw some movement in the power index rankings. Alabama improves, Georgia stays put and a few others swap places.

Here’s where the SEC teams stand heading into Week 9.

LSU moving up in latest ESPN Football Power Index top 25 after Auburn win

The Tigers delivered a much more complete performance in Saturday’s big win over Auburn.

The Tigers found themselves in three shootouts in a row early in SEC play, losing one of them to Ole Miss, but they turned in a much more complete performance in Week 7’s 48-18 home win over Auburn.

With that victory, as well as losses from team’s ranked above it, LSU is moving up in this week’s ESPN Football Power Index. The FPI rankings as a whole saw some changes this week with Oregon falling to Washington, Notre Dame upsetting USC and North Carolina surviving against Miami.

Here’s how the full top 25 looks in ESPN’s FPI following the conclusion of Week 7.

Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 7

Let’s see where Alabama football ranks in ESPN’s FPI following the road win in Week 7

Week 7 of the college football season is now complete and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team are coming off a home win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index following the events of Week 7.

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!

Where every SEC team ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 7

Some major SEC shakeups in the ESPN Football Power Index rankings following Week 7

Week 7 of college football was a wild one. Multiple top-10 teams lost and there were a few big shakeups in the latest polls. The SEC is currently being led by Alabama and Georgia, but that could all change in just a few weeks.

ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) offers a look at how strong, or weak, all 133 FBS are. Though the rankings everyone values highly are human-made polls, the FPI offers a non-biased, algorithmic look at the college football landscape.

With some losses and major wins, nearly all 14 teams in the SEC saw some movement in the power index rankings.

Here’s where the SEC teams stand heading into Week 8.

Texas moves into top five of latest FPI rankings

The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns remain on top of the conference’s Football Power Index rankings.

This week’s update in the Football Power Index saw some movement among 12 of the Big 12’s 14 teams. This included a jump into the top five for the idle Texas Longhorns. The burnt orange will jump back into action when they travel to Houston. The Cougars are coming off a last-second victory over West Virginia.

The TCU Horned Frogs had the biggest jump up as they moved seven spots to leapfrog the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 rankings. TCU took care of BYU, 44-11. The Cougars had the biggest drop falling 15 spots which allowed both Oklahoma State and Houston to pass them. The Cougars host the Red Raiders, who will make their first trip ever to Provo.

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The idle Oklahoma Sooners remained in the top spot of the conference and the No. 2 team in the country. They will host the UCF Knights this coming weekend, who remained in the No. 7 spot this week.

A full look at the Big 12 FPI rankings after Week 7:

Rank Team Record FPI Movement
1 Oklahoma 6-0 26.4 (2) –
2 Texas 5-1 23.8 (5) +1
3 Kansas State 4-2 14.2 (19) +3
4 TCU 4-3 10.8 (24) +7
5 Texas Tech 3-4 8.0 (32) -5
6 Iowa State 4-3 6.2 (39) +5
7 UCF 3-3 5.9 (40) –
8 West Virginia 4-2 4.9 (42) +1
9 Kansas 5-2 4.6 (44) -2
10 Cincinnati 2-4 4.0 (45) -6
11 Oklahoma State 4-2 3.6 (47) +5
12 Houston 3-3 -0.1 (66) +4
13 BYU 4-2 -0.5 (68) -15
14 Baylor 2-4 -3.0 (80) -1

Iowa State and Kansas will be off this week with the remaining 12 teams in action for Week 8.

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Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 6

Let’s see where Alabama football ranks in ESPN’s FPI following the road win in Week 6

Week 6 of the college football season is now complete and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team are coming off an exciting 26-20 road win over the Texas A&M Aggies.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index following the events of Week 6.

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!

Texas Tech jumps to No. 6, OU and Texas still lead the Big 12 per the FPI

No changes among the top five in this week’s FPI update for the Big 12.

Week 6 is firmly on the horizon as College Sports Wire checks in on each conference with the updated Football Power Index from ESPN. This time we are checking in on the Big 12.

It shouldn’t be a surprise to see Oklahoma and Texas firmly holding onto the top spots in the FPI ranking. The Sooners are No. 2 overall in FBS behind Ohio State and Texas sits at No. 4 behind Alabama, despite the head-to-head victory over the Tide in Week 2.

OU’s win-out percentage moved from 20.1 to 22.8 after the win over Iowa State. Their percentage to win the conference jumped from 49.2 last week to 51.9. UT jumped from 12.4 to 14.2 in win-out percentage and 38.7 to 40.8 in terms of winning the conference. Kansas State remains the only other team with a greater than 1% chance to win the Big 12.

The computers have remained somewhat optimistic about the Texas Tech Red Raiders despite the slow start to the season. They beat up a bad Houston team in Lubbock to jump from No. 9 to No. 6 this week. The win knocked Houston from No. 13 to No. 14 in the update. The seat of Dana Holgorsen is starting to warm as his team continues to lose games.

Here is how ESPN breaks it down:

Last Week Team Projected Record Win Out% Win Conf%
No. 1 Oklahoma 12-1 22.8 51.9
No. 2 Texas 11-2 14.2 40.8
No. 3 Kansas St 9-4 0.9 5.6
No. 4 TCU 6-6 0.1 0.7
No. 5 UCF 7-5 0.6 0.1
No. 9 Texas Tech 5-7 0.1 0.3
No. 6 Cincinnati 6-6 3.4 0.0
No. 8 West Virginia 7-5 0.0 0.6
No. 7 Kansas 6-6 0.0 0.0
No. 11 Iowa State 4-8 0.0 0.0
No. 10 BYU 6-6 0.0 0.0
No. 12 Oklahoma State 5-7 0.0 0.0
No. 14 Baylor 4-8 0.0 0.0
No. 13 Houston 4-8 0.0 0.0

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LSU stays put in ESPN’s Football Power Index despite losing to Ole Miss

The Tigers remain in the top 15 despite Saturday’s frustrating loss.

It was a disappointing result on Saturday night in Oxford for LSU, which fell 55-49 to Ole Miss despite a prolific offensive performance thanks to a porous outing on defense once again.

It was arguably the biggest result in an overall quiet weekend. Georgia and Notre Dame faced scares on the road against Auburn and Duke but ultimately survived.

With several top teams on byes and others not facing significant tests, we didn’t see much shakeup in this week’s updated Football Power Index from ESPN. LSU held its position from last week despite the loss.

Here’s how the full FPI top 25 looks right now as we prepare for Week 6.

Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 5

Alabama football has shown steady improvement this season, ESPN’s Football Power Index reflects that

Week 5 of the college football season is now complete and [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team are coming off an emphatic 40-17 road win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Now, it is time to see where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Football Power Index following the events of Week 5.

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!