Texas Tops ESPN FPI Rankings as College Football Season Kicks Off

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Texas Tops ESPN FPI Rankings as College Football Season Kicks Off

ESPN's updates FPI rankings are out for Week 1 of the 2025 season, with Texas at No. 1 and Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State close behind, setting the stage for early-season battles and

Tennessee Football is a Top 10 Team According to this Metric

Is Tennessee football a top 10 team in the country? According to the updated ESPN FPI rankings that were released on the Sunday before the Vols’ 2025 season opener, the answer is yes. In the ‘Football Power Index,’ Tennessee clocks in as the No. 8 team in the sport. This mark is good for fourth […] The post Tennessee Football is a Top 10 Team According to this Metric appeared first on Rocky Top Insider.

ESPN FPI rankings after Week 0: Early results cause shuffle involving SEC teams

Week 0 is officially in the books, and that means ESPN’s FPI rankings got an update following Saturday’s results. UNLV was a big loser, as Dan Mullen’s squad dropped 12 spots in the Football Power Index after barely beating FCS Idaho State. Some of the other Saturday results, including Kansas State losing to Iowa State in Dublin, led to some reshuffling in the FPI rankings. That led to some SEC squads moving up and down as a result. The top 3 te…

ESPN releases updated FPI Top 25 rankings after Week 0 of college football season

The latest ESPN FPI top 25 rankings are here following the preseason edition in the middle of August. We got some Week Zero action.