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A dominant performance from Clemson over the weekend against Georgia Tech has catapulted the Tigers back to the top of ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) rankings, knocking Ohio State out of the top spot.
ESPN updated its FPI rankings on Sunday, following another week of the college football season. The Buckeyes still find themselves pretty high in the rankings, coming in at No. 2. Two other B1G teams cracked the top 10, with Wisconsin at No. 4 and Penn Stat in the No. 6 slot.
In total, seven B1G teams were ranked inside the top 25 this weekend. Here’s a look at ESPN FPI’s rankings (B1G in bold):
- Clemson Tigers
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Oregon Ducks
- Florida Gators
- USC Trojans
- Texas Longhorns
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Auburn Tigers
- UCF Knights
- Oklahoma Sooners
- LSU Tigers
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Michigan Wolverines
- Texas A&M Aggies
- BYU Cougars
- Miami Hurricanes
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Utah Utes
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Iowa Hawkeyes
Here’s where the other seven B1G teams ranked:
- No. 28: Minnesota Golden Gophers
- No. 40: Nebraska Cornhuskers
- No. 49: Purdue Boilermakers
- No. 60: Illinois Fighting Illini
- No. 72: Michigan State Spartans
- No. 81: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- No. 90: Maryland Terrapins
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