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ESPN’s computer model, the Football Power Index, has released its Week 3 top 25 rankings on Sunday morning.
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Week 2 of the 2026 college football regular season was an eventful one. Ohio State blew a 20-point lead on the road to Texas, Michigan took down Oklahoam at the BIg House, Oregon got upset by Oklahoma State and more.
In the wake of Week 2 of teh 2026 college football season getting put in the books, ESPN’s computer model, the Football Power Index, has updated its Top 25 rankings on Sunday morning, September 13.
The Football Power Index, which is a projection-based model, is meant to be an indicator of who’s going to be the best team in the country moving forward, and not necessarily a ranking of the 25 most impressive teams to date.
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Alas, here are the country’s top 25 teams following Week 2, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index:
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Miami
- Indiana
- Alabama
- Texas A&M
- LSU
- USC
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Florida
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- BYU
- Utah
- Nebraska
- South Carolina
- Michigan
- Auburn
- SMU
- Virginia
How does ESPN’s FPI work?
ESPN’s Football Power Index is a projection-based model.
“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,” the FPI states.
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The new Week 3 Coaches’ Poll and AP Poll top 25s will be out later on Sunday.
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM.