ESPN FPI Rankings after Week 9: New No. 1 team emerges after another Ohio State loss
By Adam Spencer
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Week 9 was another crazy one around the world of college football. Ohio State fell to USC without QB Julian Sayin. No. 1 Miami survived a scare against North Carolina. Indiana needed a 60-yard field goal to force overtime and earn an escape against Minnesota.
Now that we have another weekend of action in the books, the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) has been updated. Notre Dame jumped Ohio State for the No. 1 spot, while Georgia leads the way for the SEC, checking in at No. 4.
Here’s a look at the updated top 25:
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Miami
- Georgia
- LSU
- Alabama
- Texas
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Utah
- Wake Forest
- Oregon
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- USC
- BYU
- Nebraska
- Louisville
- Mizzou
- Houston
- Iowa
- Florida
- Texas A&M
- Northwestern
- South Carolina
That’s 10 SEC teams in the top 25, for those keeping track. The 6 SEC squads that didn’t make the cut were Kentucky (No. 26), Oklahoma (No. 30), Auburn (No. 37), Mississippi State (No. 42), Arkansas (No. 69) and Vanderbilt (No. 71).
What more does Kentucky have to do to crack the top 25? We’re not sure, but not having the Wildcats among the nation’s best squads seems like a major oversight.
Check back next week to see how the FPI rankings change following Week 10!
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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.
