Oregon's in potential trouble. So is Big Ten's quest to stockpile CFP bids. That's the message sent in these first College Football Playoff rankings.

Oregon’s No. 9 College Football Playoff ranking raises questions about its résumé. Can the Ducks prove they belong among the elite?

A four-game stretch to end the regular season against four Big Ten teams currently with six wins each begins on Saturday for Oregon, which on Tuesday debuted at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

No. 6 Oregon puts its Bowl Subdivision-leading 10-game road win streak on the line Saturday when it visits Iowa in the spotlight game on this week's Big Ten schedule.

Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning drops an ultimatum on the Ducks' first College Football Playoff ranking of 2025.

The No. 9 Oregon Ducks will play the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes in a game where a College Football Playoff appearance may be on the line. While hosting the Ducks, Iowa is looking to hold a Black Out at Kinnick Stadium to add to the hostility Oregon will face.

The College Football Playoff field is set (for now), but there's a lot of time for things to change and teams to crash the CFP picture.

Following the first set of College Football Playoff rankings, Joel Klatt believes Texas is well-positioned to make the playoff.

Loser: The ACC. Virginia “fell” two spots from No. 12 in the AP to No. 14 in the CFP, with that big September win over former No. 8 Florida State now looking merely decent. No. 15 Louisville and No. 17 Georgia Tech “fell” one each.

Lane Kiffin and the No. 7 ranked Ole Miss Rebels (8-1, 5-1 SEC) remain firmly in the College Football Playoff race with the reveal of the rankings debuting on T