ESPN releases final Football Power Index rankings for 2020 college football season
The college football season has come to an end.
One of the most memorable years in the sport’s history came to an end Monday night, with Alabama defeating Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to give Nick Saban his seventh title as a college head coach.
With the season in the books, final rankings from the 2020 season have been released. The Associated Press Poll came out early Tuesday morning, and ESPN’s FPI was updated later in the day.
ESPN’s FPI ranks all teams that play at the FBS level. First, we’ll take a look at the Top 25, followed by where each B1G team finished overall. Here’s a look at the final Top 25:
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Clemson Tigers
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Texas Longhorns
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Florida Gators
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- BYU Cougars
- Cincinnati Bearcats
- Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Oregon Ducks
- USC Trojans
- Auburn Tigers
- Northwestern Wildcats
- TCU Horned Frogs
- UCF Knights
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Miami Hurricanes
And here’s where all 14 B1G teams ranked:
- No. 2: Ohio State Buckeyes
- No. 9: Wisconsin Badgers
- No. 12: Iowa Hawkeyes
- No. 16: Indiana Hoosiers
- No. 20: Northwestern Wildcats
- No. 24: Penn State Nittany Lions
- No. 42: Minnesota Golden Gophers
- No. 44: Nebraska Cornhuskers
- No. 48: Michigan Wolverines
- No. 50: Purdue Boilermakers
- No. 72: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- No. 78: Maryland Terrapins
- No. 81: Illinois Fighting Illini
- No. 83: Michigan State Spartans