Retour
A few heads turned a week ago when the Oregon Ducks made an appearance in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, coming in at No. 23. That ranking was validated a few days later, though, when Dan Lanning and his team went on the road and blew out the formerly No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes, 41-28.
Now, the Ducks are moving up in the CFP rankings, and they're doing so quickly.
On Tuesday night, the second batch of playoff rankings was released, this time following a total of seven top-25 matchups that took place last weekend. With the win over Ohio State, Oregon moved up to No. 16 in the rankings, and they now have a real shot at making it into the postseason with an at-large bid, rather than just getting there via a conference championship victory.
Here's a full look at the rankings as of Tuesday night:
Utah Utes
Miami Hurricanes
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Houston Cougars
South Carolina Gamecocks
Ole Miss Rebels
Missouri Tigers
Arizona Wildcats
Boise State Broncos
Oklahoma State Cowboys
The Ducks have another big game coming up this weekend, with the Michigan Wolverines coming to town. While the Wolverines have been struggling on offense, their defense is among the very best in the nation, and will pose a major test for Oregon's offense.
If the Ducks want any chance of making it to the postseason, they will need to win the remainder of games on their schedule, and it starts on Saturday.