The Big Ten’s Toughest Schedules, According To ESPN

Here are the 14 teams in the Big Ten ranked by strength of schedule, per ESPN’s FPI ranking.

With the college football season still months away and the 2017-2018 schedules finalized, it’s time to take a look at the Big Ten and see which teams have the easiest roads and which have the toughest. Luckily, ESPN has done all the number-crunching to calculate each team’s strength of schedule using its FPI ranking.

The Maryland Terrapins have the No. 21 toughest schedule in the entire nation, and their schedule features matchups against Texas, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State.

Check out where all 14 Big Ten teams fall below:

1. Maryland

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, October 7

2. Michigan State

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, November 11

3. Purdue

Toughest matchup: Wisconsin — Saturday, October 14

4. Nebraska

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, October 14

5. Ohio State

Toughest matchup: Oklahoma — Saturday, September 9

6. Michigan

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, November 25

7. Iowa

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, November 4

8. Rutgers

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, September 30

9. Illinois

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, November 18

10. Penn State

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Saturday, October 28

11. Indiana

Toughest matchup: Ohio State — Thursday, August 31

12. Wisconsin

Toughest matchup: Michigan — Saturday, November 18

13. Minnesota

Toughest matchup: Wisconsin — Saturday, November 25

14. Northwestern

Toughest matchup: Wisconsin — Saturday, September 30

[ESPN]