Clemson ranked in Top 5 of ESPN's 2016 FPI |
Clemson is ranked 4th in the nation in the
ESPN 2016 Football Power Index released on Thursday.
The top five for 2016 were LSU, Florida State, Oklahoma, Clemson and Tennessee according to the FPI. I won't believe the yearly Tennesse hype until I actually witness it on the field. ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for a season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is, and projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Clemson finished this past season with a final AP ranking of #2 which was the school's highest ranking since 1981. According to FPI, here are the top five college football teams for 2016: ICYMI: Here is the final 2015 ESPN Football Power Index: ESPN Football Power Index 1 Alabama, SEC 14-1 14.0 - 1.0 -- 100.0 -- 27.4 2 Oklahoma, Big 12 11-2 11.0 - 2.0 -- 100.0 -- 26.2 3 OSU, Big Ten 12-1 12.0 - 1.0 -- 0.0 -- 24.9 4 Ole Miss, SEC 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 23.6 5 Clemson, ACC 14-1 14.0 - 1.0 -- 100.0 -- 22.3 6 Baylor, Big 12 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 21.8 7 Stanford, Pac-12 12-2 12.0 - 2.0 -- 100.0 -- 21.4 8 LSU, SEC 9-3 9.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 20.6 9 Tennessee, SEC 9-4 9.0 - 4.0 -- 0.0 -- 20.5 10 TCU, Big 12 11-2 11.0 - 2.0 -- 0.0 -- 20.5 11 Notre Dame, FBS Indep. 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- -- -- 19.1 12 USC, Pac-12 8-6 8.0 - 6.0 -- 0.0 -- 18.8 13 FSU, ACC 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 18.0 14 Arkansas, SEC 8-5 8.0 - 5.0 -- 0.0 -- 17.4 15 Michigan, Big Ten 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 17.2 16 UNC, ACC 11-3 11.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 17.0 17 Miss St, SEC 9-4 9.0 - 4.0 -- 0.0 -- 16.7 18 Michigan State, Big Ten 12-2 12.0 - 2.0 -- 100.0 -- 16.6 19 Georgia, SEC 10-3 10.0 - 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 15.9 20 UCLA, Pac-12 8-5 8.0 - 5.0 -- 0.0 -- 14.7
#1- LSU
#2 - Florida St
#3 - Oklahoma
#4 - Clemson
#5 - Tennessee
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