The updated strength of schedule rankings from ESPN FPI were released earlier this week. While FPI power rankings have proven to be a deeply flawed set of rankings and metrics, the strength of schedule numbers remain important. That’s because they’re the exact rankings that the CFP committee uses as guidelines when determining the actual college football playoff field.
Like usual, the latest rankings are very SEC heavy. Eight teams from the conference rank in the top ten remaining strength of schedules with teams like Alabama and Oklahoma set to face ranked opponents in every, or nearly every, remaining conference game on their schedule.
Here’s a look at the rankings after week three.
No. 1 – Florida
No. 2 – Mississippi State
No. 3 – Oklahoma
No. 4 – Auburn
No. 5 – Arkansas
No. 6 – Alabama
No. 7 – South Carolina
No. 10 – LSU
No. 11 – Kentucky
No. 13 – Vanderbilt
No. 16 – Missouri
No. 18 – Texas
No. 19 – Georgia
No. 21 – Texas A&M
No. 28 – Tennessee
No. 33 – Ole Miss
