ESPN released their 2017 preseason Football Power Index (FPI), and as usual we see the heavyweights at the top. The Group of Five conferences get shown no love in these early preseason rankings, but we all know there will be at least two in the running for the coveted New Years Six bowl as the season draws to a close.
Last year we saw teams such as Houston (47), South Florida (44), and San Diego State (58), finish slightly higher in the final rankings but it still seemed like they did not deliver the huge impact of past underdogs trying to break in with the big boys.