I saw this on Reddit and it was posted from somewhere else. I didn't do any of this work. But here's a comparison of the Coaches preseason poll and ESPN's preseason Football Power Index.
Taking a look at the preseason coach's poll compared to ESPN's "Preseason FPI rankings"
Coach Poll Rank...........FPI Rank...........Difference
1.......Ohio State..........1...Ohio St..............(NA)
2.......TCU....................2...Alabama............(+1)
3.......Alabama..............3...TCU...................(-1)
4.......Baylor..................4...LSU...................(+9)
5.......Oregon.................5...Baylor.................(-1)
6.......Michigan State......6...Oregon...............(-1)
7.......Auburn...................7...Notre Dame......(+4)
8.......Florida St................8...Ole Miss.............(+7)
9.......Georgia...................9...Georgia..............(NA)
10......USC.......................10..Arkansas..........(+10)
11......Notre Dame............11..Tex A&M...........(+16)
12......Clemson..................12..UCLA................(+2)
13......LSU.........................13..USC...................(-3)
14......UCLA.......................14..Tennessee.........(+11)
15......Ole Miss...................15..Oklahoma...........(+4)
16......Arizona State...........16..Mich. St..............(-10)
17......Georgia Tech............17..Stanford.............(+4)
18......Wisconsin.................18..Auburn...............(-11)
19......Oklahoma.................19..Clemson..............(-7)
20......Arkansas..................20..AZ State..............(-4)
21......Stanford....................21..Florida State......(-13)
22......Arizona......................22..Miss. St..............(+4)
23......Missouri......................23..Ga Tech.............(-6)
24......Boise State.................24..Mizzou...............(-1)
25......Tennessee..................25..Michigan............(1 vote in coaches poll)
26......Miss. St
27......Tex A&M
Of the 11 teams that were ranked higher in the FPI than in coaches poll, 7 were SEC teams.
Final disparity between polls by conference (# of spots moved):
ACC......(-26)
Big 10...(-10)
Big 12...(+2)
Pac 12...(-2)
SEC......(+46)
Link to Reddit thread
Taking a look at the preseason coach's poll compared to ESPN's "Preseason FPI rankings"
Coach Poll Rank...........FPI Rank...........Difference
1.......Ohio State..........1...Ohio St..............(NA)
2.......TCU....................2...Alabama............(+1)
3.......Alabama..............3...TCU...................(-1)
4.......Baylor..................4...LSU...................(+9)
5.......Oregon.................5...Baylor.................(-1)
6.......Michigan State......6...Oregon...............(-1)
7.......Auburn...................7...Notre Dame......(+4)
8.......Florida St................8...Ole Miss.............(+7)
9.......Georgia...................9...Georgia..............(NA)
10......USC.......................10..Arkansas..........(+10)
11......Notre Dame............11..Tex A&M...........(+16)
12......Clemson..................12..UCLA................(+2)
13......LSU.........................13..USC...................(-3)
14......UCLA.......................14..Tennessee.........(+11)
15......Ole Miss...................15..Oklahoma...........(+4)
16......Arizona State...........16..Mich. St..............(-10)
17......Georgia Tech............17..Stanford.............(+4)
18......Wisconsin.................18..Auburn...............(-11)
19......Oklahoma.................19..Clemson..............(-7)
20......Arkansas..................20..AZ State..............(-4)
21......Stanford....................21..Florida State......(-13)
22......Arizona......................22..Miss. St..............(+4)
23......Missouri......................23..Ga Tech.............(-6)
24......Boise State.................24..Mizzou...............(-1)
25......Tennessee..................25..Michigan............(1 vote in coaches poll)
26......Miss. St
27......Tex A&M
Of the 11 teams that were ranked higher in the FPI than in coaches poll, 7 were SEC teams.
Final disparity between polls by conference (# of spots moved):
ACC......(-26)
Big 10...(-10)
Big 12...(+2)
Pac 12...(-2)
SEC......(+46)
Link to Reddit thread
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