Where Georgia ranks in ESPN's latest FPI rankings

ESPN’s FPI (Football Power Index) rankings are officially out after Week 7’s spectacle. There were several matchups between teams on this list, but in the end, a familiar team remains on top.

According to ESPN, FPI is defined as “a predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward.” In the FPI top 25 rankings, there are 10 teams in the SEC, including four in the top 10, showing how much competition Georgia has to deal with in the top conference in college football.

Speaking of Georgia, they stay put on the fourth spot, despite playing in a close 41-31 game against Mississippi State, a team Georgia was favored by 33.5 to beat. Several fans voiced displeasure after the win, but Georgia stays put. Let’s see if they can hold serve against Texas next week.

The biggest matchup was between two top 10 teams in this chart: Ohio State vs. Oregon. In a battle of Big Ten supremacy that “College GameDay” attended, it was close all the way through. Oregon got a late score and the Buckeyes were not able to mount a late drive to win, resulting in a 32-31 Oregon win. Despite it, this matchup had no bearings on the FPI rankings, as both teams stayed put.

The Penn State-USC game was close too, but Penn State was able to keep their undefeated season alive with a game-winning field goal in overtime. Ole Miss-LSU came down to overtime too, but on LSU’s first possession, Garrett Nussmeier fired a rocket to Kyren Lacy to clinch the 29-26 win for the LSU Tigers.

One game that wasn’t close was the Texas-Oklahoma matchup. Oklahoma may be a good team, but Texas was on another level, demolishing the Sooners 34-3 in Quinn Ewers’ return. As a result, Oklahoma dropped three spots, which is the biggest drop of the group.

Texas remains the top team in the FPI rankings ahead of the Texas-Georgia game.

ESPN’s Top 25 FPI Rankings after Week 7

1. Texas (29.7 FPI)
2. Ohio State (26.9 FPI)
3. Alabama (23.7 FPI)
4. Georgia (22.5 FPI)
5. Ole Miss (21.6 FPI)
6. Notre Dame (20.9 FPI)
7. (20.2 FPI)
8. Oregon (19.2 FPI)
9. Penn State (18.3 FPI)
10. Miami (17.7 FPI)
11. Clemson (16.8 FPI)
12. Texas A&M (15.6 FPI)
13. USC (14.8 FPI)
14. LSU (14.5 FPI)
15. Indiana (14.1 FPI)
16. Louisville (14.0 FPI)
17. Iowa State (13.2 FPI)
18. SMU (12.8 FPI)
19. Missouri (12.7 FPI)
20. Oklahoma (11.9 FPI)
21. Kansas State (11.8 FPI)
22. Boise State (11.6 FPI)
23. Iowa (11..0 FPI)
24. Tulane (10.1 FPI)
25. Arkansas (9.6 FPI)