Ohio State football chances of making the CFP fall according to ESPN

In a perfect world, you'd be reading this week's roundtable as Ohio State gets set to bludgeon Iowa in the Big Ten championship game tomorrow. Instead, you're still likely all kinds of angsty and pissed off after the Buckeyes failed to get it done last weekend in Ann Arbor, ruining their shot at revenge and conference crown and likely doing the…

College football odds and metrics ebb and flow with the results on the field, and it's no different with Ohio State football and the ESPN FPI Matchup Predictor we like to check in on every week. When the ESPN sauce was originally made with some Scarlet and Gray at the beginning of the season, it was a savory one with the Buckeyes enjoying the…

For many years, the Eleven Warriors staff has compiled a preseason predictions piece centered around forecasting the four teams that will appear in the College Football Playoff and guessing the future Heisman Trophy winner for that particular season. We're back with another version of those predictions this year. But, this one feels like the final…

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Maybe ESPN needs to unplug its Football Power Index computer and try plugging it back in. That's the first conclusion I can draw from a model that projects Ohio State as an overwhelming favorite to win both the Big Ten and the national championship. To be clear, the Buckeyes will be quite capable of each task if Ryan Day successfully puts a few new…

Ohio State was the first national champion of the College Football Playoff era, as the Buckeyes captured the title at the end of the 2014 season. Georgia is the most recent national champion, with the Bulldogs winning their first title via the CFP format last season. Either Georgia or Ohio State will get another chance to play for a national…

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The Buckeyes aren't favored against unbeaten Georgia, but they're not remotely playing with house money, either. Ohio State has its normal wardrobe that rarely deviates. Then it makes the College Football Playoff and gets to dress up as an underdog. This is the Buckeyes' Halloween, the one time when they can step out of Big Ten behemoth…

Ohio State has its normal wardrobe that rarely deviates. Then it makes the College Football Playoff and gets to dress up as an underdog. This is the Buckeyes' Halloween, the one time when they can step out of Big Ten behemoth character. They have been favored in 98 of their last 104 games. The only exceptions have been Playoff games: Alabama and…

The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff from the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia, coming off its first SEC Championship win since 2017, opened as a -6.5 point favorite over the Buckeyes, per BetMGM. The over/under is set at 60.5. Ohio State is the only team in the CFP not to have…

Ohio State football is hoping to make the playoffs. They've enjoyed a successful 2022 season with the exception of last week's home defeat at the hands of rival Michigan. But is there still hope for their College Football Playoff chances? Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren got brutally honest on the Buckeyes CFP odds, per Ralph D. Russo. "When you…

Ohio State suffered a debilitating blow to its hopes of making the College Football Playoff in Week 13. Debilitating, but not fatal. The Buckeyes no longer control their Playoff destiny and won't be able to compete for a Big Ten championship after falling 45-23 at home to No. 2 Michigan. But that loss, even so late in the season, doesn't preclude…

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Well this weekend certainly didn't go as planned for the Ohio State Buckeyes, but you already know that. With an embarrassing loss to the Michigan Wolverines, Ryan Day's squad will now miss out on the first two of their self-stated goals of beating their rivals and winning the Big Tne Championship. However, they are still alive for the third and…

With just two weeks until "Selection Sunday," the latest College Football Playoff rankings have been released. How did the CFP Selection Committee view some close-fought wins? And was there any movement in the final four of the CFP rankings? For every team in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, you'll find a series of stats. Those…

It's dress rehearsal week for No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan as the Big Ten East rivals make their final preparations for their all-important showdown next week. The Buckeyes travel to Maryland as 27.5-point favorites while the Wolverines host Illinois as 18-point favorites in a game that, unfortunately, has lost some of its luster over the…

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) meet the Maryland Terrapins (6-4, 3-4) Saturday at SECU Stadium in College Park, Md. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Ohio State vs. Maryland odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions. The Buckeyes checked in…

There was not a ton of drama among the College Football Playoff hopefuls this past weekend, as every team seated within the top five in last week's rankings emerged with a win on Saturday. In fact, the only team among the top 10 that lost was No. 6 Oregon, who dropped a 37-34 affair at home to No. 25 Washington. As a result, we didn't expect much…

Heading into the final two games of the regular season, Michigan continues to hold steady in the updated ESPN Power Football Index (FPI) rankings. The Michigan Wolverines rank No. 4 in both the overall ranking and in combined offensive, defensive and special teams efficiency. They are two spots behind the Ohio State Buckeyes in both of those…

Ohio State and Notre Dame are set to kick off Week 1 of the college football schedule under the lights from Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The matchup pits a pair of elite teams in the top five of the AP top 25 rankings on the same field in an early College Football Playoff resume builder. What do the experts say about the matchup between the Buckeyes…

There's a lot at stake when the Utah Utes - ranked No. 23 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings - host the No. 3 Oregon Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. It's arguably the second-most important game of the weekend, in terms of postseason implications, behind only No. 4 Ohio State hosting No. 7 Michigan State. Saturday's result…

While Ohio State was picked to finish behind Michigan in the Big Ten East division according to Cleveland.com's annual media poll, ESPN still has the Buckeyes as the favorite to not only win the league, but win a national championship. According to ESPN's college football power index ahead of the 2023 season, Ohio State has a 36.7% chance of…

The Georgia Bulldogs face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Which team will win the game and advance to the National Championship Game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. MST and can be…