ESPN FPI: Illinois surges, Nebraska plummets in latest rankings
Saturday’s outcome in Champaign resulted in some major changes in ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). As you might’ve guessed, the biggest changes involved the two B1G teams that took the field.
Illinois registered a 30-22 victory in Week 0, starting the Bret Bielema era off at 1-0. Nebraska, on the other hand, is now just 12-21 under head coach Scott Frost.
Thanks to the win, the Fighting Illini saw quite a surge in the latest FPI rankings from ESPN. They climbed nine spots up to No. 71 in a system that ranks all 130 FBS programs. The Huskers fell down 10 spots to No. 53.
Yes, there’s still an 18-spot gap in favor of Nebraska despite the outcome.
Here’s a look at where every B1G team ranks in ESPN’s updated FPI now that we’ve seen a handful of teams competing in Week 0:
- No. 4: Ohio State
- No. 14: Penn State
- No. 15: Wisconsin
- No. 23: Indiana
- No. 24: Iowa
- No. 28: Michigan
- No. 34: Northwestern
- No. 38: Michigan State
- No. 41: Minnesota
- No. 53: Nebraska
- No. 57: Purdue
- No. 64: Maryland
- No. 71: Illinois
- No. 77: Rutgers
You can view ESPN’s complete FPI rankings here.