Colorado drops in ESPN FPI rankings after Week 10 loss
Colorado drops in ESPN FPI rankings after Week 10 loss
Charlie Strella, Buffaloes WireThu, November 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC
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A sixth loss and fifth Big 12 loss, this time a road loss against Arizona State, the Colorado Buffaloes saw their standing in ESPN's Football Power Index fall slightly.
The Buffs fell one spot and remain the Big 12's last-ranked team, eight spots below Kansas State. CU is ranked No. 74 nationally with a -1.8 FPI score.
FPI dropped Colorado's projected record from 4.3-7.7 to 3.9-8.1, suggesting even one more win is a slight stretch for the 3-6 program. The probability of reaching six wins, which would guarantee a bowl game, fell to its lowest mark this year, from 10.9% down to 2%. Colorado needs to win out to reach six wins.
If Colorado wins out, it will finish 6-6 (4-5 Big 12), which FPI currently views as a 2% possibility.
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With three games left, the Buffaloes' toughest game is this week against No. 14 Houston, which FPI views as the fifth-best team in the Big 12 and the No. 21 team nationally
Colorado football's FPI ranking after Week 10 -
FPI Rank: No. 74 (last in Big 12)
Projected win-loss record: 3.9-8.1
Six-win chance: 2%
Win-out chance: 2%
ESPN FPI win chances for Colorado's remaining schedule -
vs. Houston: 17%
at Cincinnati: 24%
vs. UCF: 44%
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