ESPN’s Football Power Index has received its latest updates following the second week of college football action and reranked the Big Ten.
At the top, Ohio State and Penn State remain the leaders, but from there, there has been quite a bit of shuffling, including Indiana making a huge jump, while Wisconsin continues to fall down the FPI rankings following a close win over South Dakota.
Overall, the Big Ten has three teams ranked inside the top ten, five inside the top 25, and eight inside the top 50, but where do the Huskers enter the mix? Scroll below to look at the FPI breakdown of the entire Big Ten Conference.
18
Northwestern Wildcats
W-L: 1-1
FPI: -1.1
Rank: 70
Trend: -3
Proj W-L: 4.4-7.6
Six Wins: 21.5%
17
Michigan State Spartans
W-L: 2-0
FPI: -0.1
Rank: 66
Trend: +13
Proj W-L: 5.6-6.4
Six Wins: 49.3%
16
Wisconsin Badgers
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 1.6
Rank: 63
Trend: -16
Proj W-L: 5.2-6.8
Six Wins: 41.6%
15
UCLA Bruins
W-L: 1-0
FPI: 2.0
Rank: 60
Trend: -8
Proj W-L: 4.5-7.5
Six Wins: 29.4%
14
Minnesota Golden Gophers
W-L: 1-1
FPI: 2.8
Rank: 56
Trend: +5
Proj W-L: 5.2-6.8
Six Wins: 41.6%
13
Illinois Fighting Illini
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 3.6
Rank: 52
Trend: +1
Proj W-L: 6.7-5.3
Six Wins: 76.0%
12
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 3.6
Rank: 51
Trend: +7
Proj W-L: 6.8-5.3
Six Wins: 76.1%
11
Purdue Boilermakers
W-L: 1-0
FPI: 3.8
Rank: 48
Trend:-2
Proj W-L: 5.0-7.0
Six Wins: 39.3%
10
Iowa Hawkeyes
W-L: 11
FPI: 5.8
Rank: 37
Trend: -5
Proj W-L: 6.4-5.6
Six Wins: 70.8%
9
Maryland Terrapins
W-L: 1-1
FPI: 6.9
Rank: 34
Trend: -8
Proj W-L: 6.3-5.7
Six Wins: 70.8%
8
Nebraska Cornhuskers
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 8.3
Rank: 28
Trend: +5
Proj W-L: 76-4.5
Six Wins: 89.5%
7
Indiana Hoosiers
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 8.8
Rank: 26
Trend: +47
Proj W-L: 7.9-4.2
Six Wins: 91.3%
6
Washington Huskies
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 9.7
Rank: 22
Trend: +3
Proj W-L: 7.2-4.8
Six Wins: 82.6%
5
Michigan Wolverines
W-L: 1-1
FPI: 11.8
Rank: 17
Trend: -3
Proj W-L: 7.2-4.9
Six Wins: 84.7%
4
Oregon Ducks
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 13.5
Rank: 13
Trend: -3
Proj W-L: 8.7-3.5
Six Wins: 96.3%
3
USC Trojans
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 16.5
Rank: 8
Trend: +7
Proj W-L: 9.2-3.1
Six Wins: 97.7%
2
Penn State Nittany Lions
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 22.0
Rank: 7
Trend: -2
Proj W-L: 9.7-2.6
Six Wins: 99.4%
1
Ohio State Buckeyes
W-L: 2-0
FPI: 26.0
Rank: 4
Trend: –
Proj W-L: 11.3-1.4
Win Out: 22.7%
Six Wins: 100%
