ESPN’s Football Power Index ranks every Power 5 division

Which division is the best in the nation heading into the 2018 season?

ESPN recently attempted to answer that question and if ESPN’s Football Power Index is to be believed, it’s the SEC West. While they didn’t really give much analysis outside of saying the FPI “have ranked” the divisions. What the numbers below mean is anyone’s best guess when it comes to what is really going to happen in the coming season.

Here’s what ESPN came up with using the average FPI score for the teams in each division:

#1 SEC West

• Average Football Power Index Score: 13.3

#2 Big Ten East

• Average Football Power Index Score: 11.4

#3 ACC Atlantic

• Average Football Power Index Score: 10.1

#4 Pac-12 North

• Average Football Power Index Score: 9.4

#5 Big 12

• Average Football Power Index Score: 8.4

#6 SEC East

• Average Football Power Index Score: 8.2

#7 ACC Coastal

• Average Football Power Index Score: 7.3

#8 Big Ten West

• Average Football Power Index Score: 6.3

#9 Pac-12 South

• Average Football Power Index Score: 6.1

SDS Staff

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