Many of the “usual suspects” are at the top of ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) when it comes to percentages of winning a Big Ten title and making the College Football Playoff. As is often the case, Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon, and Michigan are among the highest-ranked teams heading into the 2025 season.
This week, ESPN updated its FPI as the 2025 college football season approaches. It provided projections for the overall record, percentage of winning the Big Ten title, percentage of making the College Football Playoff, and percentage of winning the national championship.
Below is the season projection and percentages for all 18 teams in the Big Ten, per ESPN’s FPI.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oregon Ducks
Michigan Wolverines
USC Trojans
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Washington Huskies
Indiana Hoosiers
Wisconsin Badgers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Illinois Fighting Illini
UCLA Bruins
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Michigan State Spartans
Maryland Terrapins
Northwestern Wildcats
Purdue Boilermakers
PLAYOFF MOVING TO STRAIGHT SEEDING: Changes are being made to the College Football Playoff. According to reports, a “straight seeding” mode will be implemented, and there’s a strong possibility that this will be the last year of a 12-team format. CLICK HERE
