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We’re still over four months away from the first kickoff of the 2021 college football season, but ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index (FPI) rankings are already out.
This week, ESPN’s FPI was updated, ranking every team at the FBS level. Five teams from the B1G cracked the Top 25 and 10 were listed inside the Top 50 for the upcoming season.
Ohio State leads the way for the league at No. 5 after a 7-1 season in 2020, making an appearance in the national championship. Despite a 4-5 campaign last year, Penn State also rounded out the Top 10 with a No. 10 ranking.
Here’s a look at the Top 25 from ESPN’s FPI:
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Clemson
- Iowa State
- Ohio State
- Texas A&M
- Georgia
- Mississippi State
- Oklahoma State
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- North Carolina
- Florida
- Wisconsin
- Auburn
- Oregon
- LSU
- TCU
- Miami
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Iowa
- West Virginia
- Indiana
Here’s a look at where every B1G team currently ranks:
- No. 5: Ohio State
- No. 10: Penn State
- No. 15: Wisconsin
- No. 23: Iowa
- No. 25: Indiana
- No. 30: Northwestern
- No. 40: Michigan
- No. 46: Nebraska
- No. 49: Minnesota
- No. 50: Purdue
- No. 55: Maryland
- No. 56: Michigan State
- No. 79: Rutgers
- No. 87: Illinois
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