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 Untitled Proj. S&P+ Rk Team Recruiting Returning Production Weighted 5 Yr Rk Proj. S&P+ Proj. S&P+ Rk Team Recruiting Returning Production Weighted 5 Yr Rk Proj. S&P+ 2 Ohio State 2 3 3 26 8 Penn State 18 4 29 21.4 10 Michigan 4 13 17 19.8 11 Wisconsin 36 11 15 18.6 37 Northwestern 48 31 61 6.6 39 Indiana 61 23 75 6.5 42 Nebraska 22 72 32 5.6 44 Michigan State 25 79…
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