ESPN FPI updates Top 25 following Week 3 action
Another crazy weekend in college football has resulted in some changes to ESPN’s Football Power Index Top 25 this weekend.
This week, the FPI has six B1G teams inside the Top 25 after Saturday’s action. Despite a loss to Oregon in Week 2, Ohio State leads the way for the conference, coming in at No. 4. Michigan has climbed up to No. 6 and Penn State also cracked the Top 10 at No. 9.
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Ten of the B1G’s 14 teams cracked the Top 50 this week, with Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern and Illinois being the outsiders. The Terrapins were the only team of that group to post a victory this weekend.
First, let’s take a look at the Top 25 from ESPN’s FPI:
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Michigan
- Florida
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Auburn
- Texas
- North Carolina
- Texas A&M
- Iowa
- Iowa State
- Ole Miss
- Michigan State
- Cincinnati
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
- Notre Dame
- Virginia Tech
- NC State
- USC
- Pitt
Since the FPI ranks every team at the FBS level, we’re able to see how every B1G team stands, too. Here’s a look at where all 14 teams stand through three weeks:
- No. 4: Ohio State
- No. 6: Michigan
- No. 9: Penn State
- No. 14: Iowa
- No. 17: Michigan State
- No. 19: Wisconsin
- No. 31: Nebraska
- No. 38: Minnesota
- No. 39: Purdue
- No. 42: Rutgers
- No. 51: Indiana
- No. 52: Maryland
- No. 70: Northwestern
- No. 88: Illinois