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Oregon climbs from #23 to #16 in the playoff rankings, which is a startling climb for this late in the season. I suspect they had to rank Oregon this high to stay consistent with the strength of schedule/ momentum argument they are using to put five SEC teams in the playoffs, including two-loss Alabama at #3. Still, being this high means Oregon is part of the conversation, which is the first step.

Just looking at the field, it looks like Oregon is set up pretty well to land just outside of the money. Probably they will finish 12th in the rankings and get supplanted by Boise State. You never know though. Pray for chaos.

IMO, I think it'll be tough for the Ducks to break into the field due to the number of 3 loss SEC teams. All of their SOS is much more difficult than the Ducks, so we'd lose most, or all, tiebreakers.

Unfortunately, with Michigan and UW both having mediocre seasons, we don't have any opportunities left to boost our resume.

I don't see USC beating Indiana, though anything is possible. "Pray for chaos" is right.