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Ohio State

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Rank

1st

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+29.6

90% range 22.3 to 36.9

Offense

40.2

5th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

10.7

1st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–1

10.0–2.0 projected over the regular season

Playoff

90%

chance to make the field

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 5 · 12:30 PM ET vs Ball State W 56–3
Rating change0.0
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Texas L 23–24
Rating change−0.8
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Kent State W 59–3
Rating change+0.6
Wk 4Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs Illinois W 42–19
Rating change−0.2
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#18 Iowa W 31–14
Rating change+0.9
Wk 6Oct 10 · 4:15 PM ET vs Maryland W 45–16
Rating change+0.6
Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9 Indiana W 19–15
Rating change−0.5
Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#16 USC Est. 73%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Oregon Est. 74%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Northwestern Est. 91%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Nebraska Est. 73%
Wk 13Nov 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs Michigan Est. 89%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
10.0–2.0
Conference record
8.0–1.0
Make the playoff
90%
First-round bye
65%
Conference title game
79%
Win the conference
56%
Reach the quarterfinal
82%
Reach the semifinal
53%
Reach the final
32%
Win it all
19%

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big Ten2 of 13632.038.56.412–2Seed2
2024Big Ten1 of 13433.541.58.014–2Seed8
2023Big Ten5 of 13326.236.910.811–2—
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