<P> After a 12 -- 2 season the previous year , Ohio State signed a highly ranked recruiting class and entered the season ranked No. 5 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches ' preseason poll . In the second game of the season , Ohio State was upset by Virginia Tech , 35 -- 21 . Following the loss , Ohio State won five consecutive games , including four against Big Ten opponents . In the ninth game of the season , Ohio State defeated Michigan State in a rematch of the previous year 's Big Ten Championship Game . After the 49 -- 37 win over the Spartans , the Buckeyes moved into the top ten in all major polls . After a 42 -- 28 win over bitter rival Michigan , Ohio State completed their third consecutive undefeated Big Ten regular season , and earned their second consecutive berth in the Big Ten Championship Game , where they defeated Wisconsin 59 -- 0 . In the first season of the College Football Playoff , Ohio State was selected as the No. 4 team , where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl 42 -- 35 . The win advanced the Buckeyes to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game , where they defeated Oregon 42 -- 20 to capture the 2014 national championship . They were voted consensus national champions as the Associated Press and the Coaches Poll both named them the number one team in their final polls . </P>
<P> After a 12 -- 2 season the previous year , Ohio State signed a highly ranked recruiting class and entered the season ranked No. 5 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches ' preseason poll . In the second game of the season , Ohio State was upset by Virginia Tech , 35 -- 21 . Following the loss , Ohio State won five consecutive games , including four against Big Ten opponents . In the ninth game of the season , Ohio State defeated Michigan State in a rematch of the previous year 's Big Ten Championship Game . After the 49 -- 37 win over the Spartans , the Buckeyes moved into the top ten in all major polls . After a 42 -- 28 win over bitter rival Michigan , Ohio State completed their third consecutive undefeated Big Ten regular season , and earned their second consecutive berth in the Big Ten Championship Game , where they defeated Wisconsin 59 -- 0 . In the first season of the College Football Playoff , Ohio State was selected as the No. 4 team , where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl 42 -- 35 . The win advanced the Buckeyes to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game , where they defeated Oregon 42 -- 20 to capture the 2014 national championship . They were voted consensus national champions as the Associated Press and the Coaches Poll both named them the number one team in their final polls . </P>
who did ohio state play in the 2014 national championship
who did ohio state play in the 2014 national championship
Oregon
Oregon