Coming out of a Statement Saturday full of upsets and prove-it moments for would-be contenders, let’s get a check-up on the Top 25 college football rankings heading into Week 12, courtesy of the ESPN analytics department.

ESPN's computer-generated college football rankings, known as the Football Power Index (FPI), have left fans scratching their heads every week throughout the 2024 season. Not much changed after Week 10, as the FPI continued to confuse fans with its strange rankings .

According to ESPN, FPI is defined as “a predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward.” In the FPI, nine of the top 25 teams are in the SEC, including six of the top twelve. The SEC is again looking like the best conference in college football