ESPN FPI

[tatedog]

Has anyone else noticed that Ohio State and Penn State are #2 and #3 on that right now? I keep refreshing my screen thinking it's locked on two weeks ago or something, but it remains.

 

[WrapItDog]

1. Bama
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. Washington
5. Notre Dame
6. UGA
7. Clemson
8. Auburn
9. Oklahoma
10. Wisconsin

13. Miami

17. Miss State

http://www.espn.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

 

[DawgatAuburn]

5. Notre Dame
6. UGA
http://www.espn.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

They might want to tweak the formula.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

They might want to tweak the formula.

The FPI is forward-looking, not backward-looking. It predicts a future (or hypothetical future) rather than representing how well a team has done so far.

An 0-7 team with 7 1-point losses is only going to come in a little bit lower than they would if they had 7 1-point wins instead.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Well if OSU loses two more games

Has anyone else noticed that Ohio State and Penn State are #2 and #3 on that right now? I keep refreshing my screen thinking it's locked on two weeks ago or something, but it remains.

They might not make the playoffs**

 

[o_1984Dawg]

You get extra points for each graduate working at ESPN.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

It is ESPN duty to drum up as much support for a saban meyer game as possible.

 

[patdog]

But the only information you have to predict the future is the past. And based on what we've all seen from OSU and PSU, they're not in the top 4 in the country. ESPN's FPI is nothing but another example of Garbage In Garbage Out. Their model sucks.

 

[HumpDawgy]

ESPN is going the way of Mtv. SEC network might want to start making plans to become a stand alone product in the near future (their hand might be forced anyway).

 

[thatsbaseball]

I was trying to think of a nice way to say this^^and couldn't. Good job