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per ESPN:
As the 2015 college football season approaches, ESPN Stats & Information will preview each Power 5 conference from the perspective of preseason FPI. As a refresher, preseason FPI is a rating based on a number of factors that have been found to be predictive for the coming season (previous years’ efficiencies, returning starters, recruiting rankings and coaching tenure). An explanation of preseason FPI can be found here and here, and full season projections are available at espn.com/fpi.
Today we will analyze the upcoming season in the Big Ten.
• Closest projected game of the year: Minnesota at Iowa (Nov. 14) – Minnesota 50.2 percent chance to win
The last four meetings between Iowa and Minnesota have been split with an average margin of victory of one point per game. FPI expects another close matchup but gives Minnesota the slightest edge, even on the road, because of its offense, which averaged a season-high 3.9 points per drive against the Hawkeyes last season.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/121604/fpi-previews-the-big-ten-season
Go Gophers!!
As the 2015 college football season approaches, ESPN Stats & Information will preview each Power 5 conference from the perspective of preseason FPI. As a refresher, preseason FPI is a rating based on a number of factors that have been found to be predictive for the coming season (previous years’ efficiencies, returning starters, recruiting rankings and coaching tenure). An explanation of preseason FPI can be found here and here, and full season projections are available at espn.com/fpi.
Today we will analyze the upcoming season in the Big Ten.
• Closest projected game of the year: Minnesota at Iowa (Nov. 14) – Minnesota 50.2 percent chance to win
The last four meetings between Iowa and Minnesota have been split with an average margin of victory of one point per game. FPI expects another close matchup but gives Minnesota the slightest edge, even on the road, because of its offense, which averaged a season-high 3.9 points per drive against the Hawkeyes last season.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/121604/fpi-previews-the-big-ten-season
Go Gophers!!