Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

2nd of 13012–2

Rank

2nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+27.5

90% range 18.1 to 37.0

Offense

43.8

4th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

16.2

8th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

—

national champion

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 8:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 49–21

Rating change+0.3

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:30 PM ET vs#10

Oklahoma L 16–31

Rating change−3.4

Wk 3Sep 16 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Army W 38–7

Rating change+1.6

Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

UNLV W 54–21

Rating change+1.5

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 56–0

Rating change+2.2

Wk 6Oct 7 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 62–14

Rating change+2.5

Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:30 PM ET at

Nebraska W 56–14

Rating change+3.0

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs#4

Penn State W 39–38

Rating change+0.9

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Iowa L 24–55

Rating change−6.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs#25

Michigan State W 48–3

Rating change+3.0

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Illinois W 52–14

Rating change−0.6

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at#11

Michigan W 31–20

Rating change+0.3

Wk 14Dec 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs#9

WisconsinNeutral W 27–21

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 29 · 8:30 PM ET vs#18

USCNeutral W 24–7

Rating change−0.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	Big Ten	7 of 128	24.8	39.4	14.6	11–2	Seed3
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