Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

2nd of 13011–2

Rank

2nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+27.7

90% range 18.6 to 36.9

Offense

48.3

1st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.6

17th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

not selected

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 8:00 PM ET at

Minnesota W 45–31

Rating change+1.1

Wk 2Sep 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs#24

Oregon L 28–35

Rating change−2.5

Wk 3Sep 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 41–20

Rating change−0.4

Wk 4Sep 25 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Akron W 59–7

Rating change+1.1

Wk 5Oct 2 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 52–13

Rating change+4.3

Wk 6Oct 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 66–17

Rating change+2.8

Wk 8Oct 23 · 7:30 PM ET at

Indiana W 54–7

Rating change+4.2

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs#19

Penn State W 33–24

Rating change−2.5

Wk 10Nov 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska W 26–17

Rating change−0.9

Wk 11Nov 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Purdue W 59–31

Rating change+0.1

Wk 12Nov 20 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 56–7

Rating change+4.1

Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET at#8

Michigan L 27–42

Rating change−3.3

PostJan 1 · 5:00 PM ET vs#5

UtahRose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X W 48–45

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Big Ten	3 of 127	29.3	47.6	18.4	7–1	Seed3
2019	Big Ten	3 of 130	37.4	50.3	12.9	13–1	Seed2
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