Ohio State moved to 9-0 with a win at Rutgers on Saturday. With games at home against Michigan State and Minnesota over the next two weeks before a trip to Michigan, Ohio State could be locked into the playoff at 11-0 before the massive rivalry game to win the Big Ten East for a final time. Ohio State trailed Rutgers 9-7 at halftime on Saturday but a pick-six by Jordan Hancock early in the third quarter sparked the easy 35-16 win. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night thanks to wins over Notre Dame and Penn State. The Buckeyes haven’t looked invincible this season but were at No.
We like the chances of the Big Ten East getting two teams into the CFP for a second straight season. Here is how we’d rank those 11 teams in order of their chances of making the playoff. And some teams have far better chances of making the four-team playoff than others.
Their losses leave us with 11 Power Five teams with one loss or fewer entering the final three weeks of the regular season.
