All 18 Big Ten football schools ranked by ESPN's FPI after Week 3

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Each and every week, ESPN updates its Football Power Index based on a number of variables.

Remember, the FPI is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date and the remaining schedule.

Ohio State remains No. 1 in the nation despite losing to Texas in Week 2.

In total, three Big Ten schools are in the nation's top 10, and the conference has seven schools in the top 25.

Through Week 3, here's an updated look at where all 18 Big Ten schools are ranked.

Every Big Ten football team ranked, according to ESPN's FPI

  1. Ohio State: 28.1 (FBS Rank: No. 1)
  2. Indiana Hoosiers: 24.6 (FBS Rank: No. 5)
  3. Oregon Ducks: 19.2 (FBS Rank: No. 9)
  4. Penn State Nittany Lions: 18.2 (FBS Rank: No. 11)
  5. USC Trojans: 15.4 (FBS Rank: No. 18)
  6. Michigan Wolverines: 14.9 (FBS Rank: No. 20)
  7. Nebraska Cornhuskers: 14.2 (FBS Rank: No. 21)
  8. Iowa Hawkeyes: 12.1 (FBS Rank: No. 28)
  9. Northwestern Wildcats: 9.3 (FBS Rank: No. 33)
  10. UCLA Bruins: 7.4 (FBS Rank: No. 40)
  11. Illinois Fighting Illini: 6.0 (FBS Rank: No. 44)
  12. Washington Huskies: 5.8 (FBS Rank: No. 47)
  13. Maryland Terrapins: 5.5 (FBS Rank: No. 48)
  14. Wisconsin Badgers: 4.8 (FBS Rank: No. 53)
  15. Michigan State Spartans: 4.2 (FBS Rank: No. 56)
  16. Minnesota Golden Gophers: 0.9 (FBS Rank: No. 62)
  17. Purdue Boilermakers: -1.6 (FBS Rank: No. 75)
  18. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: -5.6 (FBS Rank: No. 90)

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