Part of the process of generating a power ranking is keeping the inputs as fresh as possible. To an average fan, it might seem as if the rankings change for no reason, but the main goal of updating rankings and projections is to increase their accuracy with the newest information.
In that vein, ESPN’s Sports Analytics Group has rerun preseason FPI to update each team’s returning starters and account for recent schedule changes.
Although there were not too many changes, there are a few (including one big one) we want to highlight.
Why we are updating?