ESPN's 2018 FPI Preseason Rankings.

[4down20]

Bama takes a back seat to Clemson in FPI rankings


1 Clemson 25.5 7 1 27
2 Alabama 23.2 4 8 8
3 Georgia 23.1 2 9 9
4 Ohio State 22.4 6 7 3
5 Notre Dame 22.3 11 3 10
6 Washington 22.3 8 6 5
7 Auburn 20.1 18 4 13
8 Penn State 19.9 3 18 14
9 Oklahoma 19.0 1 30 35
10 Michigan State 18.8 15 10 6
11 Michigan 18.8 32 2 1
12 Wisconsin 17.4 10 17 16
13 Stanford 16.4 5 34 7
14 Miami (FL) 16.2 23 11 20
15 USC 15.0 28 13 4
16 Mississippi State 14.8 19 15 56
17 Texas 14.2 58 5 2
18 Florida State 13.1 16 27 52
19 Oregon 12.5 20 24 40
20 Texas A&M 12.5 25 23 23
21 Oklahoma State 12.4 13 35 43
22 Florida 12.2 31 16 36
23 Virginia Tech 11.5 46 14 17
24 Georgia Tech 10.8 9 50 67
25 Iowa 10.6 38 21 18
26 LSU 10.1 45 19 33
27 California 9.9 22 39 32
28 South Carolina 9.6 35 28 26
29 Missouri 9.5 12 57 59
30 Duke 8.7 50 22 37
31 West Virginia 8.6 26 41 69
32 Northwestern 8.5 57 20 19
33 Utah 8.4 53 26 11
34 TCU 8.4 72 12 24
35 Louisville 8.2 14 64 65
36 Boston College 8.2 42 29 41
37 Boise State 7.2 52 25 64
38 Texas Tech 6.8 44 32 61
39 Wake Forest 6.8 24 53 74
40 Baylor 6.8 36 42 42
41 Iowa State 6.7 40 38 39
42 Arizona 6.6 17 73 77
43 North Carolina State 6.4 21 62 79
44 Kansas State 6.3 30 69 12
45 Ole Miss 6.2 29 58 50
46 Memphis 4.9 34 67 31
47 North Carolina 4.9 62 36 21
48 Purdue 4.8 41 51 45
49 UCLA 4.7 48 47 51
50 Nebraska 4.0 49 63 15
51 Arizona State 3.8 27 78 53
52 Tennessee 3.6 59 49 28
53 UCF 3.3 37 68 73
54 Arkansas 3.1 33 75 44
55 Syracuse 2.8 47 65 62
56 Kentucky 2.3 66 48 30
57 Pittsburgh 2.1 82 33 47
58 San Diego State 1.7 67 45 57
59 Minnesota 1.5 84 37 25
60 Maryland 1.2 43 81 38
61 Washington State 1.2 95 31 46
62 Houston 0.5 78 44 66
63 Fresno State -0.2 73 56 63
64 South Florida -1.0 76 60 76
65 Marshall -1.3 85 55 22
66 Indiana -1.4 79 70 48
67 Northern Illinois -1.8 94 46 71
68 Rutgers -1.8 90 54 29
69 Florida Atlantic -2.0 81 72 58
70 Illinois -2.1 86 61 34
71 Utah State -2.5 102 43 60
72 Western Michigan -2.6 55 96 49
73 Ohio -2.8 51 98 84
74 Virginia -3.2 111 40 55
75 Louisiana Tech -3.2 63 85 106
76 Vanderbilt -4.3 65 87 94
77 Tulane -4.4 60 97 104
78 Navy -4.4 64 93 90
79 Colorado -4.5 87 74 75
80 Brigham Young -4.8 106 59 54
81 Temple -4.9 103 66 72
82 Kansas -5.0 97 71 95
83 Toledo -5.1 70 91 82
84 Middle Tennessee -5.3 91 76 78
85 Nevada -5.4 75 88 110
86 Tulsa -5.8 54 108 102
87 Wyoming -6.0 113 52 68
88 North Texas -6.0 56 107 98
89 Miami (OH) -6.1 92 79 93
90 Southern Methodist -6.7 80 95 107
91 Arkansas State -6.9 93 82 92
92 Massachusetts -7.1 61 105 130
93 Appalachian State -7.1 101 77 100
94 Cincinnati -7.2 88 89 85
95 UAB -7.9 74 102 124
96 Troy -8.4 96 90 105
97 Army -8.8 89 99 113
98 Buffalo -9.2 71 112 121
99 Louisiana-Monroe -9.5 39 129 116
100 Oregon State -9.7 104 101 70
101 Air Force -9.9 68 118 114
102 Georgia Southern -10.0 108 92 80
103 UNLV -10.1 77 116 119
104 Akron -10.3 115 80 96
105 Colorado State -10.7 83 117 101
106 Southern Miss -11.1 109 100 91
107 Eastern Michigan -11.3 120 84 81
108 Bowling Green -11.6 98 109 83
109 Central Michigan -11.7 118 86 103
110 East Carolina -11.8 69 125 122
111 New Mexico State -13.4 119 94 128
112 UTSA -14.0 126 83 99
113 Old Dominion -14.1 107 114 108
114 Western Kentucky -14.1 116 104 89
115 New Mexico -14.4 112 113 86
116 Florida International -16.2 110 123 88
117 Liberty -17.1 100 127 129
118 Coastal Carolina -17.4 114 120 125
119 Connecticut -17.7 105 128 118
120 San Jose State -17.9 121 119 117
121 Charlotte -18.0 125 110 87
122 South Alabama -18.0 128 103 97
123 Hawaii -18.2 122 122 111
124 Georgia State -18.3 123 115 127
125 Ball State -18.5 117 124 123
126 Louisiana-Lafayette -18.5 99 130 115
127 Texas State -18.8 127 106 126
128 Rice -21.9 124 126 112
129 Kent State -24.4 130 111 109
130 UTEP -24.6 129 121 120

Michigan #11 seems a bit high to me considering what they've done recently and that they've had to get a QB transfer from Ole Miss.

 

[BigFin]

Do they think Francois won't be back for FSU?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[Sgt Brutus]

130 UTEP -24.6 129 121 120

uh oh @Deep Creek

 

[BTHOtu]

Next year

 

[Codaxx]

Do they think Francois won't be back for FSU?

Maybe they are betting on the same OL being back

 

[Codaxx]

Bama takes a back seat to Clemson in FPI rankings


1 Clemson 25.5 7 1 27
2 Alabama 23.2 4 8 8
3 Georgia 23.1 2 9 9
4 Ohio State 22.4 6 7 3
5 Notre Dame 22.3 11 3 10
6 Washington 22.3 8 6 5
7 Auburn 20.1 18 4 13
8 Penn State 19.9 3 18 14
9 Oklahoma 19.0 1 30 35
10 Michigan State 18.8 15 10 6
11 Michigan 18.8 32 2 1
12 Wisconsin 17.4 10 17 16
13 Stanford 16.4 5 34 7
14 Miami (FL) 16.2 23 11 20
15 USC 15.0 28 13 4
16 Mississippi State 14.8 19 15 56
17 Texas 14.2 58 5 2
18 Florida State 13.1 16 27 52
19 Oregon 12.5 20 24 40
20 Texas A&M 12.5 25 23 23
21 Oklahoma State 12.4 13 35 43
22 Florida 12.2 31 16 36
23 Virginia Tech 11.5 46 14 17
24 Georgia Tech 10.8 9 50 67
25 Iowa 10.6 38 21 18
26 LSU 10.1 45 19 33
27 California 9.9 22 39 32
28 South Carolina 9.6 35 28 26
29 Missouri 9.5 12 57 59
30 Duke 8.7 50 22 37
31 West Virginia 8.6 26 41 69
32 Northwestern 8.5 57 20 19
33 Utah 8.4 53 26 11
34 TCU 8.4 72 12 24
35 Louisville 8.2 14 64 65
36 Boston College 8.2 42 29 41
37 Boise State 7.2 52 25 64
38 Texas Tech 6.8 44 32 61
39 Wake Forest 6.8 24 53 74
40 Baylor 6.8 36 42 42
41 Iowa State 6.7 40 38 39
42 Arizona 6.6 17 73 77
43 North Carolina State 6.4 21 62 79
44 Kansas State 6.3 30 69 12
45 Ole Miss 6.2 29 58 50
46 Memphis 4.9 34 67 31
47 North Carolina 4.9 62 36 21
48 Purdue 4.8 41 51 45
49 UCLA 4.7 48 47 51
50 Nebraska 4.0 49 63 15
51 Arizona State 3.8 27 78 53
52 Tennessee 3.6 59 49 28
53 UCF 3.3 37 68 73
54 Arkansas 3.1 33 75 44
55 Syracuse 2.8 47 65 62
56 Kentucky 2.3 66 48 30
57 Pittsburgh 2.1 82 33 47
58 San Diego State 1.7 67 45 57
59 Minnesota 1.5 84 37 25
60 Maryland 1.2 43 81 38
61 Washington State 1.2 95 31 46
62 Houston 0.5 78 44 66
63 Fresno State -0.2 73 56 63
64 South Florida -1.0 76 60 76
65 Marshall -1.3 85 55 22
66 Indiana -1.4 79 70 48
67 Northern Illinois -1.8 94 46 71
68 Rutgers -1.8 90 54 29
69 Florida Atlantic -2.0 81 72 58
70 Illinois -2.1 86 61 34
71 Utah State -2.5 102 43 60
72 Western Michigan -2.6 55 96 49
73 Ohio -2.8 51 98 84
74 Virginia -3.2 111 40 55
75 Louisiana Tech -3.2 63 85 106
76 Vanderbilt -4.3 65 87 94
77 Tulane -4.4 60 97 104
78 Navy -4.4 64 93 90
79 Colorado -4.5 87 74 75
80 Brigham Young -4.8 106 59 54
81 Temple -4.9 103 66 72
82 Kansas -5.0 97 71 95
83 Toledo -5.1 70 91 82
84 Middle Tennessee -5.3 91 76 78
85 Nevada -5.4 75 88 110
86 Tulsa -5.8 54 108 102
87 Wyoming -6.0 113 52 68
88 North Texas -6.0 56 107 98
89 Miami (OH) -6.1 92 79 93
90 Southern Methodist -6.7 80 95 107
91 Arkansas State -6.9 93 82 92
92 Massachusetts -7.1 61 105 130
93 Appalachian State -7.1 101 77 100
94 Cincinnati -7.2 88 89 85
95 UAB -7.9 74 102 124
96 Troy -8.4 96 90 105
97 Army -8.8 89 99 113
98 Buffalo -9.2 71 112 121
99 Louisiana-Monroe -9.5 39 129 116
100 Oregon State -9.7 104 101 70
101 Air Force -9.9 68 118 114
102 Georgia Southern -10.0 108 92 80
103 UNLV -10.1 77 116 119
104 Akron -10.3 115 80 96
105 Colorado State -10.7 83 117 101
106 Southern Miss -11.1 109 100 91
107 Eastern Michigan -11.3 120 84 81
108 Bowling Green -11.6 98 109 83
109 Central Michigan -11.7 118 86 103
110 East Carolina -11.8 69 125 122
111 New Mexico State -13.4 119 94 128
112 UTSA -14.0 126 83 99
113 Old Dominion -14.1 107 114 108
114 Western Kentucky -14.1 116 104 89
115 New Mexico -14.4 112 113 86
116 Florida International -16.2 110 123 88
117 Liberty -17.1 100 127 129
118 Coastal Carolina -17.4 114 120 125
119 Connecticut -17.7 105 128 118
120 San Jose State -17.9 121 119 117
121 Charlotte -18.0 125 110 87
122 South Alabama -18.0 128 103 97
123 Hawaii -18.2 122 122 111
124 Georgia State -18.3 123 115 127
125 Ball State -18.5 117 124 123
126 Louisiana-Lafayette -18.5 99 130 115
127 Texas State -18.8 127 106 126
128 Rice -21.9 124 126 112
129 Kent State -24.4 130 111 109
130 UTEP -24.6 129 121 120

Michigan #11 seems a bit high to me considering what they've done recently and that they've had to get a QB transfer from Ole Miss.

Does Patterson (QB) have to sit a year?

 

[tnapucco]

 

[Boise4Life]

Do they think Francois won't be back for FSU?

It’s based on the assumption he plays. Regardless if anything I would say 18 is being generous.

 

[Boise4Life]

Does Patterson (QB) have to sit a year?

It’s still uncertain at this point. The article stated this ranking is based off of the assumption that Patterson doesn’t play. Regardless to me if anything 11 is also being generous.

 

[DHoey]

FPI is for maggots and cucks....



















But Go Dawgs!!!!

 

[ericd7633]

Put a 2 in front of the 5 in front of Notre Dame, and I think that'd be a little more accurate as to how good we'll be next season.

 

[ralphiewvu]

WOW, defending national champ UCF will have a tough time holding their crown at 53.

 

[Codaxx]

It’s still uncertain at this point. The article stated this ranking is based off of the assumption that Patterson doesn’t play. Regardless to me if anything 11 is also being generous.

He is a good QB. Michigan with a decent offense should threaten the top 10 at least. If he plays and they don't have a decent offense, I would be very surprised

 

[Voltaire26]

It’s still uncertain at this point. The article stated this ranking is based off of the assumption that Patterson doesn’t play. Regardless to me if anything 11 is also being generous.

Way too generous!!! We've (Michigan) gotta prove something first. They did get one thing right we're #4 in our conference.

 

[Boise4Life]

Way too generous!!! We've (Michigan) gotta prove something first. They did get one thing right we're #4 in our conference.

Strong top 4 though, especially if Patterson is cleared. Then Wisconsin placed right behind them at 12 (which seems a bit low) making it five tough teams.