Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

7th of 12811–2

Rank

7th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+24.8

90% range 15.1 to 34.5

Offense

39.4

16th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.6

4th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

Seed 3

the committee’s seed

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 77–10

Rating change+5.4

Wk 2Sep 10 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 48–3

Rating change+0.4

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:30 PM ET at#6

Oklahoma W 45–24

Rating change+2.8

Wk 5Oct 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 58–0

Rating change+2.3

Wk 6Oct 8 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 38–17

Rating change−2.3

Wk 7Oct 15 · 8:00 PM ET at#17

Wisconsin W 30–23

Rating change−0.9

Wk 8Oct 22 · 8:00 PM ET at

Penn State L 21–24

Rating change−2.5

Wk 9Oct 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northwestern W 24–20

Rating change−2.0

Wk 10Nov 5 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 62–3

Rating change+4.1

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 62–3

Rating change+4.7

Wk 12Nov 19 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan State W 17–16

Rating change−1.9

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs#3

Michigan W 30–27

Rating change−1.2

PostDec 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs#2

ClemsonSemifinals · Fiesta Bowl L 0–31

Rating change−3.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	Big Ten	4 of 128	23.1	38.8	15.7	12–1	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

OSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles