Updated ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) Rankings After Week 8

LSU remains at No. 4 in ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) Rankings after last Saturday's 36-13 win over Mississippi State.

The current FPI gives LSU a 9.0-percent chance to win out.

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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 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.

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LSU:
Projected W-L: 10.9 - 1.4
Probability to win out: 9.0%
Probability to win conference: 16.5%
Remaining Strength of schedule rank: 9
FPI: 25.3

Rank, Team, FPI:
1. Ohio State, 31.7
2. Alabama, 29.9
3. Clemson, 27.8
4. LSU, 25.3
5. Oklahoma, 24.0
6. Georgia, 23.4
7. Penn State, 22.9
8. Auburn, SEC 22.6
9. Oregon, 21.4
10. Wisconsin, 21.1
11. Notre Dame, 20.6
12. Florida, 19.3
13. Utah, 16.8
14. Washington, 15.2
15. Michigan, 15.2
16. Iowa State, 14.5
17. Texas A&M, 14.0
18. USC, 13.4
19. Iowa, 12.4
20. Baylor, 12.0
21. Mich. St., 11.9
22. Missouri, 11.8
23. UCF, 11.3
24. Texas, 11.2
25. S Carolina, 11.0