No. 2
Ohio State's 24-21 loss to
Penn State on Saturday night does not eliminate the Buckeyes from College Football Playoff contention.
In fact, they are still projected in the playoff.
Ohio State will be projected as the No. 4 seed, still as the Big Ten champion, falling two spots but remaining in the top four.
College Football Playoff projections
Bowl Date Location Matchup
Peach Bowl Dec. 31 Atlanta, Ga. (1) Alabama vs. (4) Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 Glendale, Ariz. (2) Clemson vs. (3) Washington
Every other team that has a shot at beating Ohio State will have to do so either in Columbus (
Nebraska and
Michigan both come to town) or Indianapolis in the Big Ten title game.
Ohio State would win a three-way tie with Michigan or Penn State, should that occur, as the Nittany Lions' loss to Pitt would drop them from the tiebreaker and the Buckeyes would have a win over the Wolverines head-to-head in that scenario.
That's how everything stands now. Full bowl projections will be available Sunday.