The 2023-24 college football season draws to an official end on Monday night when Michigan takes on Washington in the national championship game.
It’s a Michigan team that was been viewed as one of the best in the nation all year against a Washington team that seems to do a mighty-fine Rodney Dangerfield impression and “get no respect” despite running the table to a 14-0 mark so date.
Who wins tonight is very much up for debate. We’re split here at Fighting Irish Wire while many other outlets have the same, unsure views.
ESPN FPI is a power rating system that updates each week following games. They use a formula to rank every team in the nation and as hard as it is to believe, actual wins and losses don’t factor in majorly to this.
Instead, its used almost as a guide of which team would be favored against any other team.
After the season concluded for every team besides Michigan and Washington, ESPN FPI updated their numbers. Notre Dame fans might be pleasantly surprised to see where the power ratings system ranked the Irish (hint: it’s significantly higher than they’ll be in any final AP or Coaches Poll).
Below is the final top 25 from ESPN FPI: