Updated ESPN FPI college football top 25 rankings after stunning Week 9
Another wild weekend of college football action around the country is in the books, and we must now wait for the updated AP Top 25 rankings ahead of Week 10. This weekend, we saw a stunning upset with USC knocking off No. 2 Ohio State.
With such a whirlwind of a weekend, there will be several shake-ups in the latest rankings. But first, before the official AP Top 25 poll is released later in the afternoon, the ESPN FPI rankings were updated to give us a taste at how the College Football Playoff could play out.
In the latest rankings, Notre Dame jumped to No. 1, while Ohio State fell just one spot to No. 2. Miami, Georgia, and LSU round out the top five.
Where does your favorite team stand after Week 9? A full look at the ESPN FPI Top 25 rankings ahead of Week 10 can be seen below.
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Updated ESPN FPI Top 25 Rankings After Week 9
Navy’s Alex Brewer, center, leads the team in its postgame tradition after a game vs. Notre Dame at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Miami
- Georgia
- LSU
- Alabama
- Texas
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Utah
- Wake Forest
- Oregon
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- USC
- BYU
- Nebraska
- Louisville
- Missouri
- Houston
- Iowa
- Florida
- Texas A&M
- Northwestern
- South Carolina
About the ESPN FPI
“The Football Power Index (FPI) 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. 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. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete.” – via ESPN.com.
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