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:
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Utah Utes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- UCLA Bruins
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Texas Longhorns
- Miami Hurricanes
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- BYU Cougars
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Houston Cougars
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Oregon Ducks
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- USC Trojans
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- LSU Tigers
- 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.
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This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Where Oregon stands in College Football Playoff rankings after OSU win
