There are a lot of eyes on the Big Ten Conference going into the 2025 college football season, with the Ohio State Buckeyes looking to defend their national championship with the Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, and Indiana Hoosiers work to repeat as College Football Playoff teams.
It will be a fun season in the conference, with a lot of new faces in new places and a handful of intriguing contenders trying to insert themselves into the top tier of teams alongside the Buckeyes, Ducks, Nittany Lions, and Hoosiers.
While those teams have much of the attention at the top, there are also some intriguing storylines throughout the conference. Will UCLA be able to take a step forward with Nico Iamaleava Jr. at the helm? Will Mark Gronowski be able to overhaul Iowa’s offense? Can Wisconsin get things going at long last this year under Luke Fickell? Will anyone step up and be this year’s version of 2024 Indiana?
All of those questions will be answered in months. Following the spring season, we took our stab at predicting the win-loss records for every Big Ten team, and with the release of ESPN’s Football Power Index earlier this month, we have another set of data points to work with.
Let’s take a look at how ESPN predicts the season will shake out for the Big Ten teams:
ESPN Record Projection: 3.2-8.8
Ducks Wire Record Projection: 2-10 (0-9 Big Ten)
Projected Wins: Ball State, Southern Illinois
Projected Losses: USC, Notre Dame, Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers, Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Indiana
Despite bringing in Barry Odom as the new head coach, I don’t think it will be a very successful year yet again for Purdue. They can pick up a couple of early non-conference wins, but I don’t see a quick turnaround coming any time soon.
ESPN Record Projection: 4.1-7.9
Ducks Wire Record Projection: 3-9 (1-8 Big…
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