It sure looks like Ohio State is a team that’s starting to hit its stride right as the Big Ten season gets ready to get going full force. After a perceived slow start offensively, quarterback C.J. Stroud and the offense are now cooking with scarlet and gray gas after a few weeks under their belt.
Ohio State sits at 3-0 with the Wisconsin Badgers coming to town this weekend, and as long as the Buckeyes win out, you can bet that they’ll be in the College Football Playoff. Lose though, and all bets are off.
At that point, it’s not just what OSU does, but the rest of the country as well. To try and figure it all out, ESPN likes to flaunt its Allstate Playoff Predictor and updates the odds of college football teams making the CFP after each week’s set of games.
The Buckeyes were hovering around an 80% chance of making the playoffs from the preseason through last week’s game against Toledo, but now their chances have dropped. Here is a list of the top 13 teams with at least a 2% chance of making the College Football Playoff, with the new percentage of OSU getting in.
You can play around with different scenarios like winning out, having one-loss and still winning the conference and more for all the teams if you’d like by visiting ESPN and selecting the team you’d like to play around with.
Washington Huskies (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
3%
Last Week
Less than 2% (not available)
Utah Utes (2-1)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
3%
Last Week
5% (down by 2%)
Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
13%
Last Week
11% (up by 2%)
Ole Miss Rebels (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
13%
Last Week
Less than 2% (unavailable)
Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
15%
Last Week
6% (up by 9%)
Texas Longhorns (2-1)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
16%
Last Week
19% (down by 3%)
Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
18%
Last Week
5% (up by 13%)
USC Trojans (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
20%
Last Week
20% (no change)
Michigan Wolverines (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
31%
Last Week
25% (up by 6%)
Clemson Tigers (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
36%
Last Week
45% (down by 9%)
Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
67%
Last Week
80% (down by 13%)
Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
76%
Last Week
84% (down by 8%)
Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
ESPN’s chances of making the CFP
80%
Last Week
70% (up by 10%)
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