Hello Bear Fans! This is the first post of what should be a weekly discussion of statistical trends around the Pac-12. I’ll be tracking the statistical rankings of our conference foes across two major stats sets: S&P+ and ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Both sets include each team’s overall “score” as well as scores for offense, defense, and special teams.
FPI defines its score as “The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is.