Where every B1G team ranks on ESPN’s updated Football Power Index rankings

With the calendar officially past the July 4 weekend and heading to the first full week of July, ESPN has updated its offseason Football Power Index rankings.

To little surprise, the top of the FPI features some very familiar faces in Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson in the top 4 slots. Notre Dame and Michigan also rounded out the top 6.

The Buckeyes also lead the way in terms of odds to win their conference with a 73.1% chance to win the B1G per the FPI. No other team is given a better than 59% chance to win their conference during the preseason.

In terms of the top 25, the B1G landed 5 teams with Michigan State also landing inside the top 15. Here is where all 14 B1G teams sit on the latest FPI:

• No. 2 – Ohio State
• No. 6 – Michigan
• No. 15 – Michigan State
• No. 16 – Penn State
• No. 21 – Wisconsin
• No. 32 – Nebraska
• No. 37 – Iowa
• No. 38 – Maryland
• No. 40 – Minnesota
• No. 41 – Purdue
• No. 68 – Indiana
• No. 75 – Illinois
• No. 81 – Northwestern
• No. 82 – Rutgers

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.