Being a college football fan, you listen to the term FPI. Right? Even you may see the FPI ranking list, which is composed of predictive offensive, defensive, and special teams’ value. But till now, you may have no detailed idea about the term ‘FPI’.

Today we will give you an overall concept of it so that next time when you go through the FPI rankings, you will definitely get some interesting factors to know. It not only amazes you but also grows your interest in regarding season outcomes. Let’s delve deep into it.

Get ideas related to FPI in College Football 

Fans are eager to know every minute details regarding College Football. In that list of knowing, a place is taken by FPI. It stands for Football Power Index and was developed by ESPN in 2013. Not to forget, in the era of college football, it is popularly recognized as a predictive rating system that is designed to measure team strength as well as project performance going forward. The primary aim of FPI is not to provide a ranking of teams from 1 to 128; rather, it focuses on predicting games and season outcomes. 

However, many are curious to know how it is used or which purposes are fulfilled through this unique system. Let me tell you that the FPI prediction of a team depends on some unique inputs such as on-field performance in previous games, distance traveled, extra days of rest, and many more. Alongside this, we can say EPA (a function of expected points added) is the foundation for FPI. Although there is a difference between NFL FPI and CFB FPI, the first one is dependent on the altitude of the game, any quarterback injury, and seasonal effects, whereas the 2nd one is more reliant on the prior includes data on the last four seasons. Take a look at this year’s updated FPI list.

ESPN’s FPI release after Saturday

Before starting off this season, analysts predicted the 2024 CFB season would be all about big changes and the prediction came true partially after the raucous Week 1 of it. On Saturday, ESPN updated its FPI ranking and as per their prediction Georgia Bulldogs has taken the first place.

Following Georgia, Alabama and Texas have taken the second and third place, respectively. However, these rankings are not fixed as the game can be changed at any time during the season. So, you might see changes in the next release. What do you think will Georgia be in the first place? Let me know your thoughts in the comment box.