ESPN has released their Football Power Index for the 2022 season. FPI is ESPN's analytic tool used to calculate a team's strength against common opponents. Based on the FPI score ESPN makes projections on everything from W-L to odds of winning the National Championship.
For the Big Ten, ESPN has Ohio State the clear cut favorite giving them a 73.6% chance to win the conference and a 27.4% chance at winning the National Championship. The next closest program is Michigan, with only a 1.3% chance to win the National Championship.
ESPN once again expects the East division to dominate the B1G with the top 4 spots going to OSU, Michigan, Penn State, and Michigan State. The highest ranked West Division team is Wisconsin, but ESPN actually gives Nebraska the slight edge 29.2%-28.9% to win the division.
Top 25 Rankings
ESPN projects five B1G teams to be ranked in the top 25;
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes
#7 Michigan Wolverines
#12 Penn State Nittany Lions
#16 Michigan State Spartans
#21 Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten Standings
Team FPI
Here is how each B1G team ranks in ESPN's FPI, how they project in W-L, 6+ wins, and division, conference, and playoff chances.
#14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
#13 Northwestern Wildcats
#12 Illinois Fighting Illini
#11 Indiana Hoosiers
#10 Purdue Boilermakers
#9 Maryland Terrapins
#8 Minnesota Golden Gophers
#7 Iowa Hawkeyes
#6 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#5 Wisconsin Badgers
#4 Michigan State Spartans
#3 Penn State Nittany Lions
#2 Michigan Wolverines
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes
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