Florida holds steady in Football Power Index after Week 1 win over FAU.

As a result, the Gators saw some improvement in their Football Power Index numbers while holding steady in the overall rankings from last week . The FPI measures team strength and is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season; it shows how many points above or below average a team is.

Each team is assigned a rating that measures its true strength on a net points scale as well as expected point margin versus an average opponent on a neutral field. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the season using FPI and the schedule.

The Gators remain at No. 17 in ESPN's FPI rankings after Week 1 with a rating of 15.5 — up from 13.6 last week. That rating ties them with the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels , who fell three spots in the rankings, and puts them ahead of the No. 18 Tennessee Volunteers (15.3), who also fell three spots.

The FPI now predicts Florida to finish this fall's regular-season schedule with a 7.1-4.9 record but a 0% chance of winning out. The chances of finishing with six wins or more got a boost up to 80.1%, while the odds of winning the conference fell one tenth of a percent to 2.0%.