WSU is No. 58 in ESPN’s new 2020 college football rankings

Last season, Washington State finished No. 31 in ESPN’s Football Power Index. This season, if the FPI is correct, the Cougs are in for a slide. ESPN recently released its 2020 FPI projections and WSU checked in at No. 58.

At No. 58, the Cougars would be the No. 10 team in the Pac-12 and projected to win 5.6 games 2020. The FPI does give the Cougars a 52% chance of winning six games and becoming bowl eligible. WSU has just a 0.8% chance to win the Pac-12 North and a 0.1% chance to win the Pac-12.

The FPI projects three Pac-12 teams to be in the top 25, led by Oregon at No. 8. ESPN projects the Ducks will win 10.6 games with a whopping 86.2% chance to win the Pac-12 North. Washington at 5.7%, Stanford at 4.8% and California at 2.3% sit above WSU in the Pac-12.

Heading into the 2019 season, the FPI predicted WSU would win 7.4 games. The Cougars slightly underperformed that estimate finishing the season with six wins.

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