Internet is up in arms about ESPN FPI rankings, but everyone is missing one key point

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As we inch closer to the start of the college football season, one of the byproducts of this point in the offseason is the introduction of preseason polls and predictions.

With conference media days popping up, media members of each respective league will attempt to prognosticate and predict where each team will finish in the standings while other polls will rank the teams on a number of different criteria before the start of the year.

One of the most infamous and controversial "polls" is ESPN's Football Power Index — FPI for short — and the latest edition of it was just unleashed on an unsuspecting and incensed public.

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These 25 teams and their placement in the FPI has caused more consternation on social media than anything outside of maybe politics, as many angry fans from all over have directed their ire towards the power index, but they're missing a key point in their anger.

The Football Power Index is exactly what the name suggests: a power index for football teams.

It's not a predicted finish for the top 25 at the end of the season, which is exactly what I see people bring up.

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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field during the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"Texas was number one in last year's preseason FPI, and they didn't even make the