Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

4th of 13013–1

Rank

4th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+22.3

90% range 13.4 to 31.1

Offense

46.2

3rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.9

34th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

13–1

Playoff

—

national champion

14 games, 13–1

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Oregon State W 77–31

Rating change0.0

Wk 2Sep 8 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 52–3

Rating change+2.7

Wk 3Sep 15 · 8:00 PM ET vs#13

TCUNeutral W 40–28

Rating change−0.8

Wk 4Sep 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulane W 49–6

Rating change+0.4

Wk 5Sep 29 · 7:30 PM ET at#6

Penn State W 27–26

Rating change−0.2

Wk 6Oct 6 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Indiana W 49–26

Rating change−1.7

Wk 7Oct 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 30–14

Rating change−2.9

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:30 PM ET at

Purdue L 20–49

Rating change−3.8

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 36–31

Rating change−2.2

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

Michigan State W 26–6

Rating change+1.2

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET at

Maryland W 52–51

Rating change0.0

Wk 13Nov 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs#3

Michigan W 62–39

Rating change+2.1

Wk 14Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

NorthwesternNeutral W 45–24

Rating change−0.1

PostJan 1 · 5:00 PM ET vs#13

WashingtonROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL W 28–23

Rating change−0.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	Big Ten	2 of 130	27.5	43.8	16.2	12–2	—
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