Florida football snapped its two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 21-14 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on a cold evening at Kroger Field. Now 6-4 overall with bowl eligibility clinched along with a 4-4 record in SEC play, the Gators moved up a couple of spots in ESPN's Football Power Index rankings and sit just outside the top 25.
The FPI measures team strength and is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season; it shows how many points above or below average a team is. Each team is assigned a rating that measures its true strength on a net-points scale, as well as its expected point margin against an average opponent on a neutral field.
Projected results are based on 20,000 season simulations using FPI
and the schedule. Take a look at how Florida's numbers shake out after Week 11's upset victory.
Where Florida football ranks in ESPN's FPI after Week 11
Florida rose two spots to No. 26 in ESPN's FPI rankings after the Week 11 win, and its rating rose by 0.2 points to 12.7. Sumrall and Co. now sit between No. 25 UCLA (12.7) and No. 27 Oklahoma State (12.1) in the standings.
The FPI now projects the Gators to finish this fall's regular-season schedule with a 7.4-4.6 record — a 0.5-win increase — and an improved 48.8% chance of winning out. Florida's chances of finishing with six wins are obviously 100%, while the odds of winning the conference remain at nil.
The Gators have no chance of making the College Football Playoff, much less reaching the national championship game or winning a national title.
Football Power Index top 25 rankings after Week 11
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Miami Hurricanes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Texas Longhorns
- LSU Tigers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Oregon Ducks
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Utah Utes
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- BYU Cougars
- Louisville Cardinals
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- USC Trojans
- Duke Blue Devils
- Arizona Wildcats
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Northwestern Wildcats
- UCLA Bruins
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