After their closer-than-expected win over North Dakota in Week 1 of the college football season, Nebraska took a slight dip in ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) rankings.
The metric, according to ESPN, “measures team’s true strength on a net points scale; expected point margin vs. average opponent on neutral field.” The FPI also projects teams’ record, chances to win out, chances of winning out the rest of the season, including conference championship games, winning their conference, making the College Football Playoff, and winning the National Championship.
Overall, it was an average week for the Big Ten in the rankings, with five teams moving upwards, six teams moving downwards and three teams staying in the same position that they were at last week.
Read below to see updated FPI metrics for Nebraska and the rest of the Big Ten: