Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

2nd of 13111–2

Rank

2nd

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+30.3

90% range 21.0 to 39.5

Offense

48.5

1st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.2

13th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

Seed 4

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 · 7:30 PM ET vs#7

Notre Dame W 21–10

Rating change+0.3

Wk 2Sep 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Arkansas State W 45–12

Rating change−0.6

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Toledo W 77–21

Rating change+2.7

Wk 4Sep 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs#22

Wisconsin W 52–21

Rating change+2.4

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 49–10

Rating change−0.2

Wk 6Oct 8 · 4:00 PM ET at

Michigan State W 49–20

Rating change+1.9

Wk 8Oct 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Iowa W 54–10

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET at#12

Penn State W 44–31

Rating change−1.1

Wk 10Nov 5 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern W 21–7

Rating change−2.9

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana W 56–14

Rating change−0.4

Wk 12Nov 19 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 43–30

Rating change−1.6

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs#3

Michigan L 23–45

Rating change−1.1

PostDec 31 · 8:00 PM ET vs#1

GeorgiaSemifinals · Peach Bowl L 41–42

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Big Ten	2 of 130	27.7	48.3	20.6	11–2	—
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