Oregon Ducks land at No. 8 in initial College Football Playoff rankings

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff Selection revealed its initial top 25 rankings.
The highly-anticipated rankings release, which aired on ESPN, is the first of six weekly releases. The final rankings will be revealed on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 9 a.m. PT, with the top four teams
The Oregon Ducks have reentered the CFP conversation in recent weeks, thanks in large part to a big Week 8 win over UCLA.
But in the eyes of the committee, the Ducks still have plenty of work to do if they hope to crack the top four this season.
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Oregon landed at No. 8 in Tuesday’s initial rankings. The Ducks are one of five Pac-12 teams that landed in the top 25, along with USC (No. 9), UCLA (No. 12), Utah (No. 14), and Oregon State (No. 23).
Georiga, which dealt the Ducks a blowout loss in their season-opener, came in at No. 1. Tennesee, Ohio State, and Clemson round out the top four.
Week 10 CFP Rankings
1. Tennessee (8-0)
2. Ohio State (8-0)
3. Georgia (8-0)
4. Clemson (8-0)
5. Michigan (8-0)
6. Alabama (7-1)
7. TCU (8-0)
8. Oregon (7-1)
9. USC (7-1)
10. LSU (6-2)
11. Ole Miss (8-1)
12. UCLA (7-1)
13. Kansas State (6-2)
14. Utah (6-2)
15. Penn State (6-2)
16. Illinois (7-1)
17. North Carolina (7-1)
18. Oklahoma State (6-2)
19. Tulane (7-1)
20. Syracuse (6-2)
21. Wake Forest (6-2)
22. NC State (6-2)
23. Oregon State (6-2)
24. Texas (5-3)
25. UCF (6-2)