College football rankings: Football Power Index updated following Week 8 action

College football rankings are getting updated coming out of all the Week 8 action. That includes ESPN’s Football Power Index top 25 with a B1G program still at the top of the list.

That team is Ohio State, No. 1 on the FPI and percentage points ahead of Alabama. Despite a loss to Tennessee, the Crimson Tide still check in at No. 2 with a 28.2 rating, trailing only the Buckeyes with a 28.8 rating.

The only other team to achieve better than a 23 rating after Week 8 is Georgia at No. 3 with a 27.8 grade by the FPI. Michigan is No. 4 but substantially behind the top 3 with a 22.1 grade.

Here is how the FPI top 25 looks following Week 8:

College football rankings: ESPN’s FPI Top 25

1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Michigan
5. Tennessee
6. Texas
7. Clemson
8. Utah
9. LSU
10. USC
11. Penn State
12. Ole Miss
13. Oregon
14. Oklahoma State
15. TCU
16. Mississippi State
17. Baylor
18. Syracuse
19. Wake Forest
20. Florida State
21. Notre Dame
22. Minnesota
23. Kansas State
24. Wisconsin
25. Maryland

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.