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ESPN updates FPI rankings after Week 15, B1G lands 6 in Top 25
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Six B1G teams are holding firm in ESPN’s updated Football Power Index rankings. This comes after Week 15 action in college football, which includes the eighth week of the B1G season.
Ohio State is still sitting near the top, behind only Alabama this week. The Buckeyes did not play this weekend, with Saturday’s game against Michigan being canceled due to COVID-19 issues for the Wolverines.
Just one other B1G team cracked the Top 10, and it’s a surprising name. Despite a 2-3 season and a loss to Iowa on Saturday, Wisconsin is standing in the the No. 7 spot, ahead of both Indiana and Iowa.
Here’s a look at the complete Top 25 after Saturday’s action:
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Wisconsin
- Florida
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Iowa
- Iowa State
- Indiana
- USC
- Cincinnati
- BYU
- Oregon
- Auburn
- UCF
- Oklahoma State
- Arizona State
- TCU
- Northwestern
- North Carolina
- Penn State
ESPN’s FPI ranks every team at the FBS level. Here’s where the remaining eight B1G teams fell following Week 8 in the conference:
- No. 46: Michigan
- No. 48: Nebraska
- No. 50: Minnesota
- No. 51: Purdue
- No. 67: Rutgers
- No. 72: Illinois
- No. 76: Maryland
- No. 79: Michigan State
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