College Football Rankings Week 12
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The LSU Tigers (5-4, 2-3 SEC) dropped a Week 11 SEC matchup to the Alabama Crimson Tide after a 20-9 loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In interim coach Frank Wilson
ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) was updated after all the dust had settled on Week 11. Alabama was the top SEC team in the rankings, checking in at No. 4, still sitting behind a trio of Big Ten teams at the top. The SEC had 11 teams represented in the top 25. Check out the full FPI top 25 below:
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ESPN's FPI rankings are significantly higher on the Tennessee Vols than other polls
The Tennessee Vols were ranked No. 25 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. Tennessee's loss to the Oklahoma Sooners last weekend essentially crippled the Vols' College Football Playoff hopes.
The Ole Miss Rebels (9-1, 5-0 SEC) remain squarely in the mix for a College Football Playoff berth with the program handling business in a 49-0 win on Saturday
The 5 SEC teams that didn’t make the cut for the top 25 were: Auburn (No. 27), South Carolina (No. 39), Mississippi State (No. 40), Arkansas (No. 41) and Kentucky (No. 50). How will these rankings change after Week 11? Check back here next week to find out!
According to ESPN's FPI, Alabama also currently has a projected win/loss record of 10.9-2.0, and have a 31.5% chance to win out. The Crimson Tide also have a 54.2% chance to win the SEC, 92.5% to make the College Football Playoff, 24.4% to make the national title game, and 11.7% to win it.
As of Monday, Oct. 27, ESPN's FPI ranks Alabama as the nation's No. 4 overall team following their win over South Carolina with a rating of 22.7. Alabama drops one spot from last week, a ranking where the Crimson Tide sat No. 3 with a 23.0 rating.
This past Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama Crimson Tide picked up their fourth consecutive win against a ranked opponent via a 37-20 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. Yet another impressive performance, Alabama improved to 6-1 overall this ...