ESPN’s 2016 Preseason FPI Top 25

Nine teams from the SEC landed in the ESPN preseason FPI Top 25 1.0 that was recently unveiled. Here is how the preseason FPI is described, according to ESPN:

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Preseason FPI is designed to take the guesswork out of preseason ratings. It is an automated ranking intended to measure team strength going forward. It is not a ranking of who will have the highest win total (which is dependent on schedule) or who is most likely to make the College Football Playoff.

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Preseason FPI 1.0 Rankings
1. LSU
2. Florida State
3. Oklahoma
4. Clemson
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. Ole Miss
8. USC
9. Georgia
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan
12. Louisville
13. Washington
14. Texas A&M
15. Notre Dame
16. Baylor
17. Ohio State
18. Stanford
19. UCLA
20. North Carolina
21. Auburn
22. Mississippi State
23. Florida
24. West Virginia
25. Nebraska