We’re winding down to the final two weeks of the regular season in the world of college football, and then a subsequent week of conference championship games. As we get there, the postseason picture is becoming increasingly clear, and it was made even clearer on Tuesday night with the third release of the College Football Playoff rankings.
While there should be some confidence the Oregon Ducks can get a spot in the playoff if they win out and become Pac-12 champions on Dec. 1, there is a world where total chaos takes place, and the playoff committee is left balancing several resumes of one-loss teams when all is said and done.
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While an argument can certainly be made that the Ducks would stand up fairly well in that conversation, Oregon fans would rather avoid the conversation altogether.
At the moment, there are five undefeated teams in the top 25 and four one-loss teams in the top 10. The Ducks are among the one-loss teams. Over the next few weeks, all of those top 10 teams will face ranked matchups against very good teams, so many things will work themselves out.
Let’s take a look at what the most chaotic outcome would be and dive into what rooting interests the Oregon Duck fans should have going forward to ensure that the chaos does not hurt them in the end.