The MRI
2026 · Week 2
MRI Champion · 4 football titles 2014, 2017, 2019, 2024

Ohio State

Big Ten · 1–1 · MRI Classic #28

Power+32.7#2 of 138
Résumé+0.01#68 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #3 last week
Best winBall State (56–3)
Worst lossTexas (23–24)
Schedule faced+2.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.6 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Ball State W 56–3 +57.5 -4.5
2 at Texas L 23–24 +3.9 -4.9

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Kent State +61.7 100%
4 vs Illinois +28.9 96%
5 at Iowa +11.0 75%
6 vs Maryland +29.5 96%
7 at Indiana -6.1 36%
9 at USC +9.9 73%
10 vs Oregon +16.8 85%
11 vs Northwestern +35.1 98%

Season by season

Best finish: #1 in 2024. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 75 2003: #20 of 117 (11-2)2004: #27 of 117 (8-4)2005: #5 of 119 (10-2)2006: #2 of 119 (12-1)2007: #9 of 120 (11-2)2008: #10 of 120 (10-3)2009: #6 of 120 (11-2)2010: #4 of 120 (12-1)2011: #53 of 120 (6-7)2012: #7 of 124 (12-0)2013: #7 of 126 (12-2)2014: #1 of 128 (14-1)2015: #2 of 128 (12-1)2016: #3 of 128 (11-2)2017: #1 of 130 (11-2)2018: #4 of 130 (13-1)2019: #1 of 130 (13-1)2020: #2 of 128 (7-1)2021: #3 of 130 (11-2)2022: #2 of 131 (11-2)2023: #3 of 133 (11-2)2024: #1 of 134 (14-2)2025: #2 of 136 (12-2) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 75 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025 2 of 136 12–2 33.70 Power
2024 1 of 134 14–2 33.66 Power
2023 3 of 133 11–2 29.06 Power
2022 2 of 131 11–2 31.64 Power
2021 3 of 130 11–2 29.87 Power
2020 2 of 128 7–1 31.82 Power
2019 1 of 130 13–1 169.63 MRI
2018 4 of 130 13–1 95.29 MRI
2017 1 of 130 11–2 113.74 MRI
2016 3 of 128 11–2 114.93 MRI
2015 2 of 128 12–1 112.73 MRI
2014 1 of 128 14–1 123.96 MRI
2013 7 of 126 12–2 87.84 MRI
2012 7 of 124 12–0 78.23 MRI
2011 53 of 120 6–7 28.53 MRI
2010 4 of 120 12–1 114.22 MRI
2009 6 of 120 11–2 93.28 MRI
2008 10 of 120 10–3 80.65 MRI
2007 9 of 120 11–2 92.26 MRI
2006 2 of 119 12–1 111.69 MRI
2005 5 of 119 10–2 105.52 MRI
2004 27 of 117 8–4 59.69 MRI
2003 20 of 117 11–2 69.19 MRI