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Alabama Football gets big boost up in the latest ESPN FPI

After college football's Week 2, seven SEC football teams dropped in ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). Alabama Football moved in the opposite direction, up nine spots to a current ranking of No. 4. Only one SEC team is ranked higher than the Crimson Tide: Texas at No. 2.

With a 69-3 thumping of Oklahoma State, the Oregon Ducks zoomed up to the FPI's No. 1 ranking. The second-biggest moves up the FPI were the Vanderbilt Commodores and the South Florida Bulls, jumping 17 spots. The Commodores beat Virginia Tech in Blacksburg 44-20, and South Florida upset the Florida Gators in The Swamp 18-16.