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Why is Mississippi State a top-10 team in ESPN’s FPI?

By Brandon Marcello, 247Sports: I am wary of preseason rankings, particularly those aggregated by a computer. Still, I’m like anyone. I’m curious. I love seeing numbers next to team names and digging into the hows and whys.

Like any college football reporter, I like to rank teams, too. I’m right. I’m wrong. Either way, the exercise sparks discussion and, more importantly, gets me thinking and leads to more research. That education, more than anything, is the fun of it.

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