We’re inching closer to the 2022 college football season. Many preseason rankings come out in the summer months after spring games are in the books and analyzed. ESPN, however, is getting an early start on preseason rankings with its updated Football Power Index, ranking all FBS teams.

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The 14 Big Ten teams range from No. 2 Ohio State to No. 83 Rutgers. Here’s where all 14 teams check in:

  • Ohio State – No. 2
  • Michigan – No. 7
  • Penn State – No. 12
  • Michigan State – No. 16
  • Wisconsin – No. 21
  • Nebraska – No. 35
  • Iowa – No. 38
  • Minnesota – No. 40
  • Maryland – No. 43
  • Purdue – No. 44
  • Indiana – No. 66
  • Illinois – No. 73
  • Northwestern – No. 82
  • Rutgers – No. 83

Alabama is the No. 1 overall team in the preseason FPI rankings. Defending national champion Georgia is the No. 3 team. The full list of all 131 FBS teams can be viewed here.

ESPN defines the FPI is a simulation-based predictive rating system that measures team strength:

The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.