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On ESPN college football reporter Bill Connelly’s final 2024 preseason SP+ rankings – “a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that predicts the best teams in the sport heading into the season – Ohio State remains near the top.
Connelly has the Buckeyes as his second-ranked team behind No. 1 Georgia and ahead of No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Texas. According to the rankings, Ohio State has the No. 25 offense, the No. 2 defense and the No. 20-ranked special teams in the sport, with 65% of its production returning.
Ohio State also has 29.7% odds of winning the Big Ten.
But what about the teams Ohio State is set to face?
According to the final SP+ rankings, Ohio State is set to face three top-10 teams – No. 3 Oregon, No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Michigan – along with the No. 1 defense in Iowa, and the No. 1 offense in the Ducks.
Western Michigan is the only team on Ohio State’s 2024 schedule not listed in the final SP+ rankings.
Ohio State opens the 2024 season against Akron at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 on CBS.
Here’s a look at the SP+ rankings for each team on Ohio State’s 2024 schedule.
Ohio State SP+ rankings: How good are the teams on OSU 2024 schedule?
Akron: No. 133 (No. 134 offense, No. 76 defense, No. 131 special teams)
Western Michigan: N/A
Marshall: No. 95 (No. 83 offense, No. 105 defense, No. 120 special teams)
Michigan State: No. 71 (No. 121 offense, No. 26 defense, No. 16 special teams)
Iowa: No. 24 (No. 114 offense, No. 1 defense, No. 30 special teams)
Oregon: No. 3 (No. 1 offense, No. 15 defense, No. 85 special teams)
Nebraska: No. 42 (No. 106 offense, No. 6 defense, No. 106 special teams)
Penn State: No. 6 (No. 24 offense, No. 4 defense, No. 28 special teams)
Purdue: No. 68 (No. 70 offense, No. 63 defense, No. 128 special teams)
Northwestern: No. 75 (No. 117 offense, No. 29 defense, No. 105…
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Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2024-08-13 14:25:24
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