Another wild week in college football brought a fresh shakeup to ESPN’s Football Power Index, and Oklahoma State made the loudest move of all. After a 66-28 rout of Kansas State, the Cowboys surged 13 spots to No. 21 in the Week 11 rankings.
That kind of leap comes with a statement win attached. Oklahoma State didn’t just handle Kansas State - it blasted the Wildcats by 38 points, and the FPI took notice.
The Cowboys’ offense was the driving force, pouring in 66 points and continuing a season-long run that has them ranked third nationally in scoring. When a team is stacking points like that, the model is going to reward it.
The Cowboys’ climb gives them one of the biggest boosts in the latest update, and it leaves them with a chance to prove the performance was no fluke. They’ll try to carry that momentum forward and show the offensive explosion is part of something bigger than one big Saturday.
At the top, Notre Dame held firm at No. 1 after beating Miami in a major showdown. Georgia stayed right behind at No. 2, followed by Alabama at No. 3 and Miami at No.
- Ohio State rounds out the top five.
The rest of the top 25 features Texas at No. 6, LSU at No.
7, Indiana at No. 8, Oregon at No. 9 and Utah at No.
- Tennessee sits at No. 11, with Ole Miss at No.
12, Wake Forest at No. 13, Texas Tech at No. 14 and Louisville at No.
USC checks in at No. 16, followed by BYU at No. 17, Iowa at No.
18, South Carolina at No. 19 and Houston at No. 20.
After Oklahoma State at No. 21, the back end of the rankings includes Oklahoma at No. 22, Nebraska at No.
23, Texas A&M at No. 24 and Missouri at No. 25.
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