The model simulates every NCAA college football game 20,000 times and uses key analytics from both teams and picks winners based on a projected scoring margin per game. Predicting

The Buckeyes' last national title came in 2014, during the first year of the four-team college football playoff. That year, Ohio State finished as Big Ten champions, beating Wisconsin 59-0 in the conference title game. OSU was 12-1 overall, with a lone Week 1 loss to Virginia Tech on its resume.