The Texas Longhorns completed a wild comeback over the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday night in Austin, overcoming a 20-point 4th quarter deficit to earn a thrilling 24-23 victory.
It was a statement win for Steve Sarkisian and company, but ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) wasn’t impressed, apparently.
After the Longhorns’ win, Texas was leapfrogged by… Ohio State. That’s right, the Buckeyes reclaimed the No. 1 FPI spot over Texas.
Here’s a look at how the entire top 25 shook out following Week 2 action:
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 VirginiaThat’s 11 SEC teams in the top 25, which leads all conferences. The 5 SEC schools not in the top 25 are Mizzou (No. 26), Mississippi State (No. 27), Vanderbilt (No. 39), Kentucky (No. 51) and Arkansas (No. 77).
Oklahoma and Arkansas were the only SEC teams to lose to nonconference opponents through the first 2 weeks of the season. Kentucky also has a loss, but that was to Alabama.
Who will rank No. 1 in the FPI standings this time next week? We’ll see what excitement Week 3 brings!
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ESPN FPI Rankings after Week 2: Texas falls from top spot despite win over Ohio State Saturday Down South.
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