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Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

5th of 13311–2

Rank

5th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+26.2

90% range 17.1 to 35.3

Offense

36.9

13th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

10.8

3rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

not selected

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 3:30 PM ET at Indiana W 23–3
Rating change−1.0
Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs Youngstown State W 35–7
Rating change−3.2
Wk 3Sep 16 · 4:00 PM ET vs Western Kentucky W 63–10
Rating change+1.6
Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Notre Dame W 17–14
Rating change−2.0
Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs Maryland W 37–17
Rating change−0.5
Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET at Purdue W 41–7
Rating change+1.6
Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 Penn State W 20–12
Rating change+0.4
Wk 9Oct 28 · 7:30 PM ET at Wisconsin W 24–10
Rating change+0.5
Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at Rutgers W 35–16
Rating change−1.3
Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:30 PM ET vs Michigan State W 38–3
Rating change+0.5
Wk 12Nov 18 · 4:00 PM ET vs Minnesota W 37–3
Rating change0.0
Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Michigan L 24–30
Rating change+0.4
PostDec 29 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 MissouriGoodyear Cotton Bowl Classic L 3–14
Rating change−3.0

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022Big Ten2 of 13130.348.518.211–2Seed4
2021Big Ten2 of 13027.748.320.611–2—
2020Big Ten3 of 12729.347.618.47–1Seed3
2019Big Ten3 of 13037.450.312.913–1Seed2
2018Big Ten4 of 13022.346.223.913–1—
2017Big Ten2 of 13027.543.816.212–2—
2016Big Ten7 of 12824.839.414.611–2Seed3
2015Big Ten4 of 12823.138.815.712–1—

Profile

OSU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com