The Flagship: Charting Ole Miss’ path to the College Football Playoff
“The Flagship”, presented by College Corner, is back! After a weekend full of fun, activities and recruiting, Grayson Weir is back in the booth to talk Ole Miss football. This season is full of hype and excitement. But, ESPN’s Football Power Index is trying to ruin it.
On this episode, we discuss the projections for the Rebels’ season and what we think about them. OMSpirit’s Jake Thompson discussed it as well.
The Football Power Index (FPI) that ESPN uses to help calculate how good a team’s year might be released its 2024 preseason numbers on Monday and the Rebels are not receiving as much love from the ‘Worldwide Leader in Sports’ computers as everyone else.
There is a lot of data to parse through when looking at the FPI but the two key numbers for Ole Miss is ranked No. 16 in its Top 25 and the projected win-loss totals.
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Being outside the Top 10, let alone the Top 15 is not something the Rebels are accustomed to with all the preseason polls and rankings.
Of course, the AP, Coaches Polls and the CFP rankings are all that matters. But, the FPI data does raise an eyebrow.
Another surprising data point is the win-loss average. The FPI has Ole Miss averaging a record of 7.9 wins and 4.2 losses, essentially projecting an 8-4 season.
