With one game left and a victory needed to continue their bowl streak, the Seminoles picked the right time of the year to see a significant uptick in their S&P+ ranking. These forward looking, predictive rankings formulated by SB Nation advanced-stat guru Bill Connelly had Florida State at No. 87 last week, but the ’Noles vaulted 13 spots after defeating the Boston College Eagles, to No. 74.
The only other team to equal that dramatic of a rise over the weekend was BYU, which also jumped 13 spots, from No.