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Six B1G teams land in ESPN’s way-too-early Top 25

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Everyone is starting to look ahead to the 2020 college football season. That means taking a shot at predicting next year’s preseason top 25.

Shortly after the national championship game on Monday night, ESPN released its way-too-early top 25 for the 2020 season. Six B1G teams were included, with Ohio State and Penn State both cracking the top 10.

There were no major surprises from a B1G perspective in ESPN’s rankings. All six teams who finished the season ranked in the final Associated Press poll were included in ESPN’s top 25.

Here’s a look at ESPN’s complete top 25 just a few days after the 2019 season concluded:

  1. Clemson
  2. Ohio State
  3. Alabama
  4. LSU
  5. Oregon
  6. Georgia
  7. Florida
  8. Oklahoma
  9. Penn State
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Texas A&M
  12. Auburn
  13. Oklahoma State
  14. Wisconsin
  15. Michigan
  16. Iowa State
  17. Cincinnati
  18. Boise State
  19. Minnesota
  20. Baylor
  21. Memphis
  22. North Carolina
  23. Iowa
  24. Texas
  25. Tennessee
Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB