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Ohio State

Your complete Ohio State season intelligence view.

Julian Sayin, eight returning offensive starters and elite portal quality support the nation's highest rating despite coordinator change.

MPR #1Projected Wins #3Big Ten MPR #1Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating32.8National #1
Projected Wins10.37National #3
Schedule Strength#10National SOS rank
Projected Offense35.8Points per game
Projected Defense14.3Points allowed
Point Differential+21.5Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR32.8 → 32.8
Projected Wins10.37 → 10.37
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (11 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total9.5
Effective Market9.77
Adjusted Edge+0.60
SignalLean
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 5Ball StateHome · Nonconference100%Win %46–4Baseline score+42.0Margin49.1TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 12TexasAway · Nonconference65%Win %28–22Baseline score+6.6Margin50.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Kent StateHome · Nonconference100%Win %46–4Baseline score+55.3Margin50.5TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 26IllinoisHome · Big Ten96%Win %39–13Baseline score+26.3Margin52.0TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 3IowaAway · Big Ten87%Win %32–16Baseline score+16.9Margin48.0TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 10MarylandHome · Big Ten98%Win %40–9Baseline score+30.7Margin48.9TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 17IndianaAway · Big Ten63%Win %28–23Baseline score+4.8Margin50.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31USCAway · Big Ten82%Win %34–20Baseline score+13.5Margin54.3TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 7OregonHome · Big Ten68%Win %29–22Baseline score+6.9Margin51.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 14NorthwesternHome · Big Ten97%Win %38–9Baseline score+29.4Margin46.8TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 21NebraskaAway · Big Ten93%Win %36–14Baseline score+21.7Margin50.1TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 28MichiganHome · Big Ten89%Win %34–15Baseline score+18.3Margin49.1TotalHighFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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