ESPN Computer Releases Its Final Top 25 Rankings

Chris Rosvoglou
Mac Jones celebrates a touchdown.
Mac Jones celebrates a touchdown.

Last night, Alabama put the finishing touches on the 2020 college football season by blowing out Ohio State in the national championship game. It was as impressive of a performance that we’ve seen from Nick Saban’s squad.

Now that college football is officially entering the offseason, ESPN has released its final Football Power Index rankings. As we all expected, Alabama is at the top by a convincing margin.

For those that don’t remember, the FPI is considered 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.”

Unlike traditional rankings, the FPI usually grades teams on a different scale. While teams like Notre Dame and Texas A&M are well inside the top six for the final AP Poll, the FPI actually has Oklahoma and Georgia ranked above them.

Here’s how the top 25 looks for ESPN’s FPI:

  1. Alabama

  2. Ohio State

  3. Clemson

  4. Oklahoma

  5. Georgia

  6. Texas

  7. Notre Dame

  8. Texas A&M

  9. Wisconsin

  10. Iowa State

  11. Florida

  12. BYU

  13. Cincinnati

  14. Oklahoma State

  15. Indiana

  16. Oregon

  17. USC

  18. Auburn

  19. Northwestern

  20. TCU

  21. UCF

  22. Arizona State

  23. Penn State

  24. Miami

  25. North Carolina

It’s bizarre to see Texas as high as No. 6 for the final FPI rankings. That being said, the program has a bright future ahead of itself with Steve Sarkisian at the helm.

College football fans can check out the full FPI rankings here.

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