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Ohio State just suffered their first loss, but ESPN’s computer model still thinks they’re the top-ranked team in the nation.
On Saturday, the Buckeyes lost to the Michigan Wolverines 30-24 and will likely be knocked out of the college football playoffs.
Despite their loss, ESPN’s Football Power Index has Ohio State ranked #1 overall in their college football rankings.
ESPN still has Ohio State ranked higher than Michigan in the FPI 😂 pic.twitter.com/w6s1GULdBE
— Trevor Woods (@WoodsFootball) November 26, 2023
Michigan fans were not happy with ESPN’s latest FPI rankings.
“ESPN’s FPI currently has Ohio State ranked #1 following their loss to Michigan. They also had Bama #1 following their home loss to Texas. I think it might be time to retire FPI as a reliable source of information.” said one fan.
“ESPN’s FPI rankings are a weekly source of entertainment,” commented another fan.
OSU has fallen to #6th overall in the weekly coaches poll.
New: Ohio State has dropped four places in the coaches poll after losing 30-24 to Michigan. Among the four one loss teams in contention for a playoff spot (Oregon, OSU, Texas, and Alabama), the Buckeyes have been ranked above two of them.
Full Rankings: https://t.co/U34ZepKrwl pic.twitter.com/vY1JyyC8l6
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) November 26, 2023
Thankfully, humans are the ones that decide the college football playoff rankings, not ESPN’s computers.