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Ranking the Big Ten’s toughest football schedules for the 2025 season

January 26, 2025

By Cody Nagel, 247Sports: The Big Ten flexed its muscles on the rest of college football with its second consecutive national title. The expanded conference got four teams in the College Football Playoff with Ohio State taking the crown with a dominant run. As the page turns to 2025, one of the natural steps is to analyze the schedules, identifying which teams could face the toughest paths and which ones might have a smoother road to success. The sheer depth of the Big Ten makes navigating its gauntlet a daunting task for every program.

While awaiting the full release of projected win totals for teams in 2025, one way to assess schedule difficulty is looking at how opponents performed in the previous season. Obviously given the current landscape of college football, team strength can shift year over year with so much turnover. However, past success offers a valuable benchmark to view upcoming opponents.

So, which Big Ten  football teams face the most challenging schedules in 2025?

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Ranking the Big Ten’s toughest football schedules for the 2025 season

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