Oregon Ducks earn a top-two ranking on ESPN’s 2024 preseason FPI Top 25
By Sam Fariss
The Oregon Ducks sit at No. 2 in the nation on ESPN’s 2024 preseason Football Power Index Top 25.
Dan Lanning and the Ducks have repeatedly found themselves near the top of many preseason top-25 rankings but the No. 2 spot is one of the highest the team has seen thus far.
Lanning’s incredible work in the transfer portal and during recruiting season has continued to boost Oregon’s chances of winning the long-sought-after national title.
With an FPI of 24.5, 10.8 projected wins, and national title odds of 12.9 percent, the Ducks only trail the Georgia Bulldogs.
ESPN Top Teams By 2024 FPI National Championship Odds
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Oregon Ducks
- Texas Longhorns
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Florida State Seminoles
- Missouri Tigers
- Michigan Wolverines
- Clemson Tigers
- LSU Tigers
- Kansas Jayhawks
The SEC and the Big Ten dominate the top 25, earning 52.5 percent and 32.3 percent of the chances for a national title, respectively. The ACC only makes up 6 percent of the list while the Big 12 makes up a minimal 3.6 percent.
With Notre Dame at No. 7 on ESPN’s ranking, independents have 5.1 percent of the national title odds.
Oregon has the greatest odds of securing a first-round bye in the 12-team College Football Playoffs at 36.2 percent, while the Bulldogs only have a 33.1 percent chance of doing the same.
The Ducks have two of the five biggest games of the year with their matchups against Big Ten opponents Ohio State (week 7) and Michigan (week 10).
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