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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/AccordingGain182 on 2025-01-12 21:43:26+00:00.

There has been some interesting discourse around the sport regarding Ohio State being one of the”weaker” national title contenders ever because they lost 2 games and didnt win the big ten.

But since Ohio State began conference play in week 4, they have played 6 games against non-playoff teams and will have played Seven games against playoff teams after the game against Notre Dame on January 20th.

Since their first playoff team matchup on October 12th, Ohio state has only Played 4 games against non-playoff teams.

EDIT: Since some people are acting like this will be common going forward- This required a combination of 3 regular season playoff games, not earning a bye, AND making the title game. This will not be a frequent occurrence, even with an expanded playoff.

OSU schedule since conference play (Playoff teams highlighted in bold)

  1. MSU (09.28)
  2. Iowa (10.05)
  3. Oregon (10.12)
  4. Nebraska (10.26)
  5. Penn State (11.02)
  6. Purdue (11.09)
  7. Northwestern (11.16)
  8. Indiana (11.23)
  9. Michigan (11.30)
  10. Tennessee (12.21)
  11. Oregon (01.01)
  12. Texas (01.10)
  13. Notre Dame (01.20)

Ohio state is currently 5-1 against playoff teams with their sole loss coming to #1 Oregon on the road by 1 point, a loss they avenged in the Rose Bowl by 20 points.

Ohio State is also tied for the most top 5 wins in one season (4) with a chance to set the record against Notre Dame. 2019 LSU was the last team to win 4 top 5 matchups.