Tuesday, Oct. 27
Delaware at Western Kentucky, 7:00 PM, CBSSN
Sam Houston at Missouri State, 8:00 PM, ESPN2

Wednesday, Oct. 28
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, 7:00 PM, CBSSN
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State, 8:00 PM, ESPN2

Thursday, Oct. 29
Troy at James Madison, 7:30 PM, ESPN2
Florida Atlantic at North Texas, 7:30 PM, ESPN

Friday, Oct. 30
Tulane at Charlotte, 7:00 PM, ESPN2
Baylor at UCF, 7:30 PM, ESPN
Kent State at Sacramento State, 10:30 PM, ESPN2

Saturday, Oct. 31
Notre Dame at Navy (Foxborough, Mass.), 12:00 PM, ABC
SMU at Syracuse, 12:00 PM, ESPN2
California at NC State, 12:00 PM, ACC Network
Boston College at Duke, 12:00 PM, The CW
Arizona at Texas Tech, 12:00 PM, ESPN
Illinois at Maryland, 12:00 PM, FS1
Wisconsin at Iowa, 12:00 PM, FOX
UAB at USF, 12:00 PM, ESPNU
Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 12:00 PM, CBSSN
Michigan at Rutgers, 12:30 PM, BTN
Auburn at Ole Miss, 12:45 PM, SEC Network
Marshall at Old Dominion, 1:00 PM, ESPN+
Kansas State at Colorado, 2:00 PM, TNT/truTV
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State, 2:00 PM, ESPN+
UConn at Air Force, 3:00 PM, MW+
Temple at East Carolina, 3:00 PM, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama, 3:00 PM, ESPN+
Stanford at Louisville, 3:15 PM, ACC Network
Southern Miss at ULM, 3:30 PM, ESPN+
Arizona State at BYU, 3:30 PM, FOX
Kansas at TCU, 3:30 PM, FS1
Minnesota at Indiana, 3:30 PM, CBS
Northwestern at Oregon, 3:30 PM, Peacock
Florida vs Georgia (Atlanta), 3:30 PM, ABC
UTEP at North Dakota State, 3:30 PM, WDAY/MW+
Colorado State at Utah State, 3:30 PM, USA
FIU at Liberty, 3:30 PM, CBSSN
Utah at Cincinnati, 3:45 PM, ESPN
Virginia at Wake Forest, 3:45 PM, ESPN2
New Mexico at San Jose State, 4:00 PM, NBCS Bay/MW+
Nevada at UCLA, 4:15 PM, BTN
Purdue at Penn State, 4:15 PM, BTN
South Carolina at Oklahoma, 4:15 PM, SEC Network
App State at Georgia Southern, 6:30 PM, ESPN+
Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 7:00 PM, FS1
Clemson at Florida State, 7:00 PM, ACC Network
Washington State at San Diego State, 7:00 PM, CBSSN
Miami at North Carolina, 7:30 PM, ABC
Georgia Tech at Pitt, 7:30 PM, ESPN2
Ohio State at USC, 7:30 PM, NBC
Mississippi State at Texas, 7:30 PM, ESPN
Missouri at Arkansas, 7:45 PM, SEC Network
Washington at Nebraska, 8:00 PM, BTN
Army at Memphis, 8:00 PM, ESPNU
Texas State at Boise State, 10:00 PM, The CW
NIU at UNLV, 10:30 PM, CBSSN
Oregon State at Fresno State, 11:00 PM, USA

Off this week: Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Houston, West Virginia, Rice, Tulsa and UTSA, among others.

Here’s the FPI Top 25 with ratings from ESPN: https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi

1. Ohio State 28.2
2. Notre Dame 27.7
3. Miami 27.5
4. Georgia 26.5
5. Alabama 24.5
6. Indiana 24.1
7. LSU 24.0
8. Texas 24.0
9. Ole Miss 18.9
10. Utah 17.0
11. Oregon 17.0
12. Tennessee 16.8
13. Nebraska 16.7
14. Texas Tech 16.7
15. BYU 16.3
16. Wake Forest 15.1
17. Florida 14.5
18. Houston 14.4
19. Oklahoma 14.1
20. Northwestern 13.8
21. Louisville 13.6
22. Texas A&M 13.4
23. Arizona 13.3
24. Kentucky 13.1
25. USC 12.7

FPI stands for Football Power Index. It’s ESPN’s computer rating of how strong each team is, and it’s built to predict future performance rather than reward what a team has already done.

What the number means. A team’s FPI is the number of points it would be expected to win or lose by against an average FBS team on a neutral field. Ohio State at 28.2 means ESPN’s model expects it to beat an average team by about 28. To compare two teams, subtract their ratings. Ohio State (28.2) versus Miami (27.5) is roughly a 0.7-point edge for the Buckeyes on a neutral field, and home field adds a few points for the host.

How it’s built. ESPN says it’s based on how efficiently each team plays offense, defense and special teams, adjusted for the strength of the opponents faced. Early in the season it leans on preseason expectations (past performance, returning talent), and those fade as real games pile up. Ratings update daily.

How it differs from the polls. The AP poll and the CFP committee weigh wins, losses and résumé. FPI asks only “how good is this team right now, and how will it do going forward?” That’s why you see gaps like:

• Alabama is No. 5 at 6-2.

• Kentucky is only No. 24 at 7-1.

• Undefeated teams can rank well below one-loss teams.

A close win over a weak team can hurt a rating, and a loss to a top team can barely dent it.

The projection columns. ESPN takes the ratings and simulates the rest of the season 20,000 times to produce these:

• PROJ W-L: the average final record across the simulations.

• WIN OUT%: the chance of winning every remaining game.

• 6WINS%: the chance of reaching six wins and bowl eligibility.

• WIN DIV% / WIN CONF%: the chance of winning the division or conference.

• PLAYOFF%: the chance of making the College Football Playoff.

• MAKE NC% / WIN NC%: the chance of reaching or winning the national championship game.

• TREND: how many spots the team moved since last week.

One caution: FPI is a model, not a verdict. It can’t see injuries or lineup changes that haven’t shown up in results yet, and the playoff percentages are only as good as the ratings behind them. It’s best used as a second opinion next to the polls.