In an analytics-driven world, the release of ESPN’s Football Power Index is an anticipated event.
Well, the day has arrived. And if you’re a University of Toledo fan, it’s time to celebrate another Mid-American Conference championship and perhaps a playoff berth.
At least that’s what the FPI says, as the Rockets have the best odds of winning the MAC (28.1 percent) and fifth-best (5.2 percent) Group of Five playoff chances, behind Boise State (25.2), Tulane (24.3), UNLV (21.3), and Memphis (6.5).
The only programs with better percentage odds to win their conferences are Boise State, Tulane, Ohio State, Liberty, UNLV, Texas, Clemson, and Miami (Fla.