Quite a few Big Ten teams enjoyed a bye this weekend, but there was enough drama to shake things up in ESPN's Football Power Index.

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.

The Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers secured big-time ranked wins this week, though neither moved as much as one would expect.

Iowa was the biggest faller as the Hawkeyes dropped 10 spots, and then Nebraska and Northwestern kept trending in the right direction while Indiana and Oregon dropped one spot each.

Every Big Ten football team ranked after Week 8, according to ESPN's FPI

Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover (10) runs for a touchdown against Michigan during overtime at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
  1. Ohio State Buckeyes: 28.2 (FBS Rank: 1)
  2. Indiana Hoosiers: 24.1 (FBS Rank: 6)
  3. Oregon Ducks: 17.0 (FBS Rank: 11)
  4. Nebraska Cornhuskers: 16.7 (FBS Rank: 13)
  5. Northwestern Wildcats: 13.8 (FBS Rank: 20)
  6. USC Trojans: 12.7 (FBS Rank: 25)
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions: 11.9 (FBS Rank: 30)
  8. UCLA Bruins: 11.7 (FBS Rank: 31)
  9. Michigan Wolverines: 11.1 (FBS Rank: 34)
  10. Iowa Hawkeyes: 11.1 (FBS Rank: 35)
  11. Wisconsin Badgers: 10.7 (FBS Rank: 36)
  12. Illinois Fighting Illini: 6.4 (FBS Rank: 48)
  13. Washington Huskies: 4.5 (FBS Rank: 54)
  14. Purdue Boilermakers: 2.2 (FBS Rank: 58)
  15. Michigan State Spartans: 1.2 (FBS Rank: 64)
  16. Minnesota Golden Gophers: 0.7 (FBS Rank: 65)
  17. Maryland Terrapins: -3.9 (FBS Rank: 84)
  18. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: -4.4 (FBS Rank: 87)

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