ESPN’s updated FPI after Week 6 has 8 SEC teams in top 25
By Andrew Olson
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The results of Week 6 had a big impact on both division races in the SEC. Alabama and Georgia remain undefeated, but the chase to each division leader has a different look after the LSU-Florida, Auburn-Mississippi State and Kentucky-Texas A&M games.
AP voters will have their hands full deciding which teams belong where based on records and resumes. ESPN’s Football Power Index rankings, on the other hand, are metric-based. The FPI, based on 10,000 simulations, is defined as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season.”
With the Week 6 dust settled, the updated FPI as of Sunday morning has eight SEC teams ranked in the top 25:
- No. 1 – Alabama
- No. 3 – Georgia
- No. 10 – Florida
- No. 13 – Mississippi State
- No. 15 – Auburn
- No. 16 – LSU
- No. 18 – Texas A&M
- No. 25 – Missouri
Just missing the cut is Kentucky at No. 26. The full rankings of all 130 FBS teams, including the rest of the SEC, can be found on ESPN’s website.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
