Gators stand pat in ESPN's Football Power Index after Week 2

Florida football earned its first win of the 2024 campaign in Week 2 against the Samford Bulldogs, but apart from freshman quarterback DJ Lagway‘s standout play, it was not an overly impressive effort. A win is a win, of course, but this one did very little to move the needle in ESPN’s Football Power Index.

The Gators remain ranked 44th in the updated FPI with a 4.4 rating — the same as last week. The Orange and Blue also stayed at No. 14 in the Southeastern Conference, ahead of only the Vanderbilt Commodores (54th, 3.1) and Kentucky Wildcats (55th, 2.8).

Napier and Co. are given a 16.1% chance of winning six games this fall — up 0.2% from last week — along with a 0% chance of winning the conference, a 0.4% chance of making the College Football Playoffs, a 0% chance of making the championship game and a 0% chance of winning the national title.

SEC teams in FPI

The SEC is represented among the top 25 by the top-ranked Texas Longhorns (27.4), followed by the Georgia Bulldogs (26.8) and Alabama Crimson Tide (2nd, 26.2), who took the top three spots, respectively.

The Tennessee Volunteers (5th, 21.8), Ole Miss Rebels (6th, 20.1), Missouri Tigers (9th, 16.4), Oklahoma Sooners (15th, 12.6), Texas A&M Aggies (19th, 10.8), LSU Tigers (20th, 10.2), Arkansas Razorbacks (23rd, 9.3) and Auburn Tigers (25th, 8.9).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (38th, 5.7) sit outside of the top 25 along with Florida and the other two.

About ESPN’s FPI

“The Football Power Index is 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,” according to ESPN. “FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule.”

Next up for the Gators

Florida will host Texas A&M inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC.