ESPN's FPI predicts every B1G Week 2 game
The Big Ten Week 1 slate is in the books. So why not take a little peek ahead to Week 2?
Week 2 will begin with five B1G games kicking off at 12 PM ET. 13 B1G programs will be playing Saturday with Northwestern idle for an early Week 2 bye. There is one conference matchup on tap between Iowa and Rutgers.
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As we look ahead to Week 2, here is how ESPN’s Football Power Index is predicting every B1G team to fare in their season opener (Ranking listed is FPI ranking):
- No. 5 Penn State: 98.9 percent win probability vs. Buffalo
- No. 6 Michigan: 96.2 percent win probability vs. Army
- No. 14 Ohio State: 75.8 percent win probability vs. Cincinnati
- No. 17 Wisconsin: 97.4 percent win probability vs. Central Michigan
- No. 18 Michigan State: 86.1 percent win probability vs. Western Michigan
- No. 21 Iowa: 90.5 percent win probability vs. Rutgers
- No. 33 Maryland: 66.8 percent win probability vs. Syracuse
- No. 35 Minnesota: 62.6 percent win probability vs. Fresno State
- No. 43 Nebraska: 48.8 percent win probability vs. Colorado
- No. 48 Indiana: 98.5 percent win probability vs. Eastern Illinois
- No. 61 Purdue: 54.9 percent win probability vs. Vanderbilt
- No. 63 Illinois: 92.3 percent win probability vs. UConn
- No. 81 Rutgers: 9.5 percent win probability vs. Iowa