The early advanced stats projections have Ohio State and (surprise) Alabama leading the race for the 2017 playoff. Bill’s S&P+ projections has Ohio State at second and ESPN’s FPI puts the Buckeyes on top.
Earlier we looked at exactly what went in to Ohio State’s S&P+ projections — now we’ll look at why that ranking is justified both within the Big Ten and compared to the other top playoff contenders.
The Big Ten overall
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