The CFP Era · 2014–present

Ohio State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Big Ten

141–19Record
88.1%Win %
2National titles
8Playoff games
2024Peak season
98Avg. percentile
101NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION02550751001415161718192021222324252 national titlesfirst in 2014Peak of the era2024 · 14–2
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.

82–9 · avg percentile 97
Transition2021–2023

The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.

33–6 · avg percentile 98
Expansion2024–present

The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.

26–4 · avg percentile 99

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Urban Meyer2014–2017
Ryan Day2020–2025

Roster of the era

101 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

514
1215
716
717
918
1019
1020
621
622
423
1424
1125

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Ryan Day. See the 2014–2025 program page →