Spring football has wrapped up in East Lansing, Mich. and the same can be said for most around the college football world.
With the conclusion of spring ball, many have already begun to turn their focus to the 2023 season — that includes those behind ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). A new batch of updated FPI rankings were released this week, with the Spartans coming in near the top of the Big Ten.
For those unfamiliar, ESPN’s FPI is a predictive rating system developed by ESPN that measures team strength and uses it to forecast game and season results. So it essentially factors in a number of elements and spits out a record prediction and ranking for all of the teams in college football.
So how high in the Big Ten are the Spartans listed? Take a look below:
Rutgers
Big Ten ranking: No. 14
National ranking: No. 78
Predicted record: 4-8
Indiana
Big Ten ranking: No. 13
National ranking: No. 75
Predicted record: 4-8
Northwestern
Big Ten ranking: No. 12
National ranking: No. 67
Predicted record: 5-7
Nebraska
Big Ten ranking: No. 11
National ranking: No. 52
Predicted record: 6-6
Purdue
Big Ten ranking: No. 10
National ranking: No. 50
Predicted record: 5-7
Illinois
Big Ten ranking: No. 9
National ranking: No. 45
Predicted record: 7-5
Maryland
Big Ten ranking: No. 8
National ranking: No. 44
Predicted record: 7-5
Iowa
Big Ten ranking: No. 7
National ranking: No. 37
Predicted record: 7-5
Minnesota
Big Ten ranking: No. 6
National ranking: No. 33
Predicted record: 6-6
Michigan State
Big Ten ranking: No. 5
National ranking: No. 31
Predicted record: 7-5
Wisconsin
Big Ten ranking: No. 4
National ranking: No. 20
Predicted record: 9-4 (predicted to reach Big Ten Championship Game)
Penn State
Big Ten ranking: No. 3
National ranking: No. 10
Predicted record: 9-3
Michigan
Big Ten ranking: No. 2
National ranking: No. 6
Predicted record: 10-2
Ohio State
Big Ten ranking: No. 1
National ranking: No. 1
Predicted record: 12-1 (predicted to reach Big Ten Championship Game)
Complete rankings
Click here to see the complete FPI rankings from ESPN
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