Big Ten ESPN FPI rankings for the 2025 CFB season:
1. Ohio St
2. Penn St
3. Oregon
4. Michigan
5. USC
6. Nebraska
7. Washington
8. Indiana
9. Wisconsin
10. Iowa
11. Minnesota
12. Illinois
13. UCLA
14. Rutgers
15. Michigan St
16. Maryland
17. Northwestern
18. Purdue
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) June 3, 2025
The Wisconsin Badgers landed at No. 9 among Big Ten teams in ESPN’s latest FPI rankings for the 2025 season on Tuesday.
The metric, which evaluates a college football team’s potential, placed the Badgers behind the Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Oregon Ducks, Michigan Wolverines, USC Trojans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Washington Huskies and Indiana Hoosiers. The outlet also considers UW the No. 38 overall team in the country and projects its win-loss mark at 5.6-6.5.
Notably, the Badgers were placed ahead of the No. 39-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, No. 43-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, No. 44-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini and No. 61-ranked Maryland Terrapins on the hierarchy. While Iowa and Minnesota handed the Badgers losses a season ago, Luke Fickell’s program will line up against all four programs during the 2025 slate.
If one were to simply abide by ESPN’s metrics, Wisconsin would finish with a 6-6 mark following the 2025 season with losses to Alabama, the No. 3 overall team in the FPI ranking, Michigan (No. 17), Ohio State (No. 4), Oregon (No. 6), Washington (No. 27) and Indiana (No. 31). Miami (Ohio), Wisconsin’s first opponent, holds the No. 79 distinction, while Middle Tennessee, Wisconsin’s second foe, is down at No. 134.
While numbers and projections are one discussion, what occurs on the field is certainly the more prudent component for the Badgers this coming season. Wisconsin went 3-6 in Big Ten play a season ago with its only wins against Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern, three of the lowest-rated teams…
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Publish date : 2025-06-04 10:03:00
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