ESPN is one of many sites that utilize tools such as the Football Power Index (FPI) to help predict what teams will do both before college football season starts as well as during the season itself.

Advanced analytics like these can be useful predictors, but of course, they’re not always accurate. In 2021, Michigan football used the 1% chance to win the Big Ten as a rallying cry helping to propel it to its first conference championship since 2004. But still, such tools can be good measuring sticks, helping fans understand where their team may be in the pecking order.

This week, ESPN updated its popular FPI for the 2022 season. Here’s where each Big Ten team stacks up against each other as well as where it stands compared to the rest of the college football landscape.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Overall: 83
Projected record: 4-8
Win conference: 0%
Make playoff: 0%

Northwestern Wildcats

Overall: 82
Projected record: 4.3-7.7
Win conference: 0%
Make playoff: 0%

Illinois Fighting Illini

Overall: 73
Projected record: 4.5-7.5
Win conference: 0%
Make playoff: 0%