UVA made easy work of The Tribe in Charlottesville, having a record day on the offensive side of the ball. The Hoos offense tallied a total of 700 yards, a program record that stood for 50 years. Virginia’s 55-point total was the most the program has scored since 2020. Focus now shifts to Saturday’s home matchup against the Stanford Cardinals.
Jumping Up In FPI
Even though UVA picked up the win in convincing fashion, the quality of their opponent obviously limits the amount they will jump up in this week’s FPI rankings. After falling three spots as a result of last week’s loss to NC State, UVA made up all the ground it lost. The Hoos jumped back to the 51st spot they held previously to their Week Two loss.
Virginia is the 7th-highest ranked ACC school, according to FPI. Looking specifically at only their conference, UVA sits ahead of the NC State team they lost to earlier this season. The Hoo’s sit behind a 2-0 Louisville team. However, the Cardinals are trending downward from the previous rankings while Virginia is on the come up.
According to ESPN, “FPI is a predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward. The ultimate goal of FPI is not to rank teams 1 through 128; rather, it is to correctly predict games and season outcomes. If Vegas ever published the power rankings it uses to set its lines, they would likely look quite a lot like FPI.”
Keeping the Momentum Going
Even though a jump of just three spots in the FPI is not massive, UVA head coach Tony Elliott believes the team got more out of the dominant win than just a bump in their ranking. Elliott says his players continue to show the right attitude regardless of the final score…