ESPN FPI Rankings after Week 2: Texas falls from No. 1 spot, Alabama skyrockets
By Adam Spencer
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ESPN FPI rankings have been updated following an exciting Week 2 slate of games.
We saw some notable results on Saturday, including Florida losing to USF, Mississippi State stunning Arizona State, Mizzou coming from behind to beat Kansas in the return of the Border War, and much more.
ESPN’s Football Power Index has refreshed after a busy weekend, and there’s a new No. 1 team in town. The Oregon Ducks vaulted 6 spots after embarrassing Oklahoma State 69-3 on Saturday, bumping the Texas Longhorns down to No. 2.
In other FPI-related news, the Alabama Crimson Tide bounced back in a big way. After plummeting from the No. 3 spot last week all the way down to No. 13, the Tide rose to No. 4 this week with a 73-0 drubbing of an overmatched Louisiana-Monroe squad.
Here’s a look at the new top 25 FPI rankings, which feature 13 SEC squads:
- Oregon
- Texas
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- USC
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Auburn
- Mizzou
- Utah
- Texas A&M
- LSU
- Indiana
- BYU
- Arkansas
- TCU
- South Carolina
- Miami
- Oklahoma
- Florida
- Illinois
- Texas Tech
That means that the only 3 SEC teams not currently in the FPI top 25 are Vanderbilt (No. 27), Kentucky (No. 42) and Mississippi State (No. 51). And the fact that the Bulldogs actually fell 3 spots despite a ranked home win over Arizona State is, frankly, insane.
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Tune in next week to see how the FPI rankings react to Week 3 action.
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Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
