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ESPN preseason football power index - 5 SEC schools in top 10
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:16 pm
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Top 10
1 Ohio State
2 Alabama
3 LSU
4 Baylor
5 Oregon
6 TCU
7 Notre Dame
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 Arkansas
Everybody else
11 Texas A&M
14 Tennessee
18 Auburn
22 Mississippi State
24 Missouri
27 Florida
40 South Carolina
48 Kentucky
52 Vanderbilt
So Bama and LSU playoff locks?
Top 10
1 Ohio State
2 Alabama
3 LSU
4 Baylor
5 Oregon
6 TCU
7 Notre Dame
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 Arkansas
Everybody else
11 Texas A&M
14 Tennessee
18 Auburn
22 Mississippi State
24 Missouri
27 Florida
40 South Carolina
48 Kentucky
52 Vanderbilt
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FPI is an estimate of team strength – not a ranking of who will have the highest win total (which is dependent on schedule) and not who is most likely to make the College Football Playoff. Preseason FPI is calculated using three major components for each FBS team: prior years’ offense, defense and special teams efficiencies; returning starters and head coach information; and recruiting rankings.
Last season, the top three teams in Preseason FPI (Florida State, Oregon and Alabama) made the inaugural College Football Playoff.
So Bama and LSU playoff locks?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:18 pm to hawgfaninc
FPI and the metrics have their holes but generally they are in line on average.
Tennessee at 14.....
Tennessee at 14.....
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:19 pm to hawgfaninc
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So Bama and LSU playoff locks?
Probably just the winner of that game.
Auburn will be in the mix if they can beat either of them, too.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:19 pm to hawgfaninc
they must think Braxton is headed to BR 

Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:21 pm to cas4t
vs 3 LSU
vs 8 Ole Miss
@ 9 Georgia
vs 10 Arkansas
@ 11 Texas A&M
vs 14 Tennessee
@ 18 Auburn
@ 22 Mississippi State
Pretty easy conference schedule for Alabama this season.
vs 8 Ole Miss
@ 9 Georgia
vs 10 Arkansas
@ 11 Texas A&M
vs 14 Tennessee
@ 18 Auburn
@ 22 Mississippi State
Pretty easy conference schedule for Alabama this season.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:22 pm to hawgfaninc
4 from the SWC in top 11..
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:22 pm to hawgfaninc
LSU, Ole Miss, Georgia, Arkansas, A&M, and Tennessee all over Auburn?
damn
the most surprising is LSU. where the hell do they think the strengths of that team are?
damn
the most surprising is LSU. where the hell do they think the strengths of that team are?
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:23 pm to hawgfaninc
Last year's fpi.
South Carolina at 7
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1 Florida State
2 Oregon
3 Alabama
4 UCLA
5 Auburn
6 Stanford
7 South Carolina
8 Baylor
9 USC
10 Oklahoma
11 LSU
12 Ohio State
13 Clemson
14 Georgia
15 Mississippi St
16 Texas A&M
17 Arizona State
18 Michigan
19 North Carolina
20 Ole Miss
South Carolina at 7
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:24 pm to hawgfaninc
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14 Tennessee
Teh frick?
I really wish these polls wouldn't set up our fans for disappointment like this

Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:25 pm to SummerOfGeorge
the same formula predicted both bama and auburn to win their bowl games
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:26 pm to hawgfaninc
Ole Miss football is back
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:28 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
quote:College Station.
the most surprising is LSU. where the hell do they think the strengths of that team are?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:30 pm to auburnphan23
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the same formula predicted both bama and auburn to win their bowl games
They pretty clearly note it isn't a one-game gambling metric. It's an overall "team strength" metric. Certain one game matchups have specific matchups that wouldn't be brought into play with an overall ranking.
If you are using the RPI of F+ to pick an individual game then that's on you.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:34 pm to hawgfaninc
Was skeptical at LSU at 3, stopped reading at ND at 7
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:34 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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the most surprising is LSU. where the hell do they think the strengths of that team are?
Best Backfield,WRS,Oline, and DBs in the league. Any kind of QB production puts LSU in contention
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:37 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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the most surprising is LSU. where the hell do they think the strengths of that team are?
Really? Our strength is everywhere but qb
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:37 pm to Dlab2013
Best Oline and backfield huh?
Lulz
Lulz
Posted on 2/8/15 at 1:37 pm to Dlab2013
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Best Backfield,WRS,Oline, and DBs in the league
I'll take WILCO and Arky's o-line over any other group out there. But yeah, LSU is good there as well.
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