In the history of the college football, no team has faced a tougher path to the championship. OSU fell to No. 8 in the CFP bracket after losing to Michigan but outscored its four postseason opponents – No. 9 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 5 Texas and No. 7 Notre Dame – by a combined score of 145-75.

Ohio State claimed its first national title in 10 years with a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 college football poll of the 2024 season, the sixth time its has finished atop the AP poll.