TN #5 2016 FPI Ranking

[Neyland Law Vol]

ESPN's latest Football Power Index is out. This new index includes the latest recruiting and roster information for 2016. You can see it ignores a team's upcoming schedule and ranks them based on strength.

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.

The model comprises four major components: the last four seasons of performance on offense, defense and special teams, with the most recent season counting most; information on offensive and defensive returning starters, with special consideration given to a team returning its starting quarterback or gaining a transfer quarterback with experience; a four-year average recruiting ranking of four systems (ESPN, Scouts, Rivals and Phil Steele); and head coaching tenure. These four components interact and are assigned different weights depending on the team to produce preseason FPI.

The FPI has TN at #5 for 2016, which is #2 in the SEC!

1 LSU 26.7 3 13.1 2 12.1
2 Florida State 26.5 1 15.6 8 9.4
3 Oklahoma 24.9 4 12.8 4 10.6
4 Clemson 24.8 2 14.4 7 9.6
5 Tennessee 23.0 6 11.4 10 9.1
6 Alabama 22.8 22 7.0 1 14.0
7 Ole Miss 19.8 13 9.4 9 9.1
8 USC 19.5 8 11.1 24 7.1
9 Georgia 18.5 12 9.7 18 7.8
10 Oklahoma State 17.7 7 11.3 32 5.4
11 Michigan 17.1 26 6.8 12 8.7
12 Louisville 16.9 18 7.4 11 8.7
13 Washington 16.8 36 4.4 3 10.8
14 Texas A&M 16.6 33 5.0 6 9.7 1
5 Notre Dame 16.5 9 10.6 35 4.8
16 Baylor 16.4 5 11.5 36 4.6
17 Ohio State 16.3 27 6.4 15 8.3
18 Stanford 15.1 17 8.0 31 6.0
19 UCLA 15.0 32 5.4 14 8.4
20 North Carolina 14.7 10 10.3 48 3.2
21 Auburn 14.1 24 6.9 29 6.0
22 Mississippi State 14.0 19 7.3 30 6.0
23 Florida 13.9 45 2.6 5 9.9
24 West Virginia 13.3 20 7.3 33 5.2
25 Nebraska 12.8 21 7.2 37 4.4

Most importantly, according to this power ranking, TN is rated higher than all teams on our 2016 schedule! :good!:

12-0! :rock:

LSU sit atop Preseason FPI 1.0 - Stats & Info- ESPN

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

Crazy to see us ranked ahead of Bama in that poll.

Could be a special year on Rocky Top!

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Utter silliness. Using the criteria they listed, how does one rank Alabama under anyone?

 

[Daloth]

Notice the enormous drop off from #2 to #3, #4 to #5, and #6 to #7 in point differentials. That shows they feel there is an enormous difference between the top most of college ball this year to elite, from elite to great, and from great to good. A 2 point difference on a 25-30 point max is insane, and the fact they have #1 as more than double #25 shows they feel the top is on a different level completely than the majority of even really good teams.

 

[CMcEver]

ESPN loves us?

 

[EweTVol]

Awesome thread

 

[RollerVol]

Awesome thread

Then why was I the one to give him the like?

:lolabove::lolabove:

...what he said...

GO VOLS!

 

[JwolfeVFL]

Good thread. Problem is that its already been posted like 2 weeks ago.

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

Good thread. Problem is that its already been posted like 2 weeks ago.

Check the date of the article before you post. This is an updated FPI incorporating the new recruiting class and was published today!

 

[VOLywood]

We are #12 in ESPN's updated Way Too Early Top 25. Alabama Crimson Tide moves to top in post-signing day Way-Too-Early Top 25

 

[VolsnRavens]

In b4 "We should be in the playoffs" Calm down everyone. I bleed orange and wear orange colored shades but until I see the product with the new pieces on the field, I'm gonna say we should be very good, but it all will come down to injuries and breaks on the field. Go Vols!! Let's get to the O&W game already!!!!!