Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

3rd of 13013–1

Rank

3rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+37.4

90% range 28.1 to 46.7

Offense

50.3

2nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

12.9

4th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

13–1

Playoff

Seed 2

national champion

14 games, 13–1

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic W 45–21

Rating change+0.7

Wk 2Sep 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Cincinnati W 42–0

Rating change+4.0

Wk 3Sep 14 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 51–10

Rating change+2.5

Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 76–5

Rating change+1.8

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:30 PM ET at

Nebraska W 48–7

Rating change+3.0

Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs#20

Michigan State W 34–10

Rating change−0.8

Wk 8Oct 18 · 8:30 PM ET at

Northwestern W 52–3

Rating change+1.6

Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs#7

Wisconsin W 38–7

Rating change+2.1

Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 73–14

Rating change+1.4

Wk 12Nov 16 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 56–21

Rating change−0.1

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs#11

Penn State W 28–17

Rating change−1.7

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET at#8

Michigan W 56–27

Rating change+1.2

Wk 15Dec 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs#8

WisconsinNeutral W 34–21

Rating change−0.3

PostDec 28 · 8:20 PM ET vs#1

ClemsonSemifinals · Fiesta Bowl L 23–29

Rating change+0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	Big Ten	4 of 130	22.3	46.2	23.9	13–1	—
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