This is a guest post by friend of the blog Justin Packard. It’s a good reminder that not all was lost last weekend in Stillwater.
Oklahoma State entered this season ranked eighth in ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) preseason rankings, its highest preseason rank since ESPN expanded the FPI to the preseason. Wondering if the FPI really just likes the Cowboys, or if we should be expecting another big season, I decided to look into how accurate the FPI preseason rankings have been over the past few seasons.
A little bit of background on the FPI rankings.