6. Ohio State Buckeyes

(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Between first-year head coach Ryan Day and Georgia transfer quarterback Justin Fields, Ohio State looks a bit different this year. But that doesn’t mean it can’t return to the playoff as the Big Ten’s first representative in three seasons. The Big Ten East is more challenging than the West, but if the Buckeyes can survive with no more than one regular-season loss – it can’t be another ugly loss — get to the conference championship game and win, they’ll have a strong playoff argument.

Make the playoff: +210
Miss the playoff: -280