Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

2nd of 13612–2

Rank

2nd

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+32.0

90% range 22.8 to 41.3

Offense

38.5

6th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

6.4

1st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

Seed 2

the committee’s seed

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs#2

Texas W 14–7

Rating change−0.9

Wk 2Sep 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Grambling W 70–0

Rating change+0.7

Wk 3Sep 13 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ohio W 37–9

Rating change+1.6

Wk 5Sep 27 · 3:30 PM ET at

Washington W 24–6

Rating change+0.6

Wk 6Oct 4 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 42–3

Rating change+1.9

Wk 7Oct 11 · 12:00 PM ET at

Illinois W 34–16

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET at

Wisconsin W 34–0

Rating change+3.3

Wk 10Nov 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Penn State W 38–14

Rating change+1.3

Wk 11Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 34–10

Rating change−0.4

Wk 12Nov 15 · 7:30 PM ET vs

UCLA W 48–10

Rating change+0.4

Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 42–9

Rating change0.0

Wk 14Nov 29 · 12:00 PM ET at#18

Michigan W 27–9

Rating change+1.3

Wk 15Dec 6 · 8:00 PM ET vs#2

IndianaBig Ten Championship L 10–13

Rating change−0.3

PostDec 31 · 7:30 PM ET vs#6

MiamiQuarterfinals · Cotton Bowl L 14–24

Rating change−1.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	Big Ten	1 of 134	33.5	41.5	8.0	14–2	Seed8
2023	Big Ten	5 of 133	26.2	36.9	10.8	11–2	—
2022	Big Ten	2 of 131	30.3	48.5	18.2	11–2	Seed4
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