The time is finally here. The first set of College Football Playoff rankings have officially been released, and fans across the nation are now able to see where the playoff committee slots their team, offering a peak at what the final standings may look like at the end of the season.
For the Oregon Ducks, it provided a good bit of information about how the committee views the team, particularly when it comes to their loss against the Georgia Bulldogs in the first week of the season. Oregon lost that game by a score of 49-3, but they have played like one of the best teams in the nation ever since, scoring 40 or more points in seven straight games and turning into the leading candidate to win the Pac-12 Championship.
So how did the playoff committee view the Ducks in their first ranking of the year? Take a look: