Oregon Holds At No. 3 In CFP Rankings

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon held strong at No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday evening on ESPN.

The Ducks (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12) remain one of two teams in the CFP top 25, with Utah moving up one spot to No. 23. Oregon will square off with the Utes this Saturday in Salt Lake City (4:44 p.m. PT, ABC), needing a win or an Oregon State loss to Arizona State to clinch the Pac-12 North Division and a third straight trip to the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Oregon remains the second-highest ranked one-loss team, behind only No. 2 Alabama.

UO is in the top four of the CFP rankings for the third straight week, and in the top five for the ninth time in program history. The Ducks earned their 14th all-time top-10 ranking while appearing in the CFP top 25 for the 23rd time.

Oregon's Resumé at a Glance
» 9-1 overall, 6-1 in Pac-12 play – first place in the Pac-12 North.
» Defeated No. 4 Ohio State on Sept. 11 – first road team to win at Ohio Stadium since 2017.
» 6-0 at home this season, averaging 39.0 points per game while allowing just 20.0 points per contest.
» Second in the Pac-12 and No. 21 in the nation with 35.3 points per game.
» Scored 31-plus points in seven of 10 games.
» No. 10 in the country with 227.4 rushing yards per game.
» Tied for second in the FBS with 31 rushing touchdowns.
» Rushed for 300-plus yards in back-to-back games for the first time since 2017.
» Rushed for 250-plus yards in three straight games for the first time since 2016.
» Six games of 200-plus rushing yards – 17-1 under Mario Cristobal when rushing for 200-plus.
» Fifth in the nation with a 51.6 third-down conversion percentage.
» Tied for 10th nationally with touchdowns on 73.3 percent of red zone opportunities.
» Tied for 10th in the FBS with a plus-9 turnover margin.
» Tied for 11th in the nation with 20 total forced turnovers.
» 42nd nationally with 22.6 points allowed per game.
» Holding opponents to just 93.3 rushing yards per game in the last four games.
» Held each of the last two opponents to less than 100 yards rushing.

College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 16
1. Georgia (10-0)
2. Alabama (9-1)
3. Oregon (9-1)
4. Ohio State (9-1)
5. Cincinnati (10-0)
6. Michigan (9-1)
7. Michigan State (9-1)
8. Notre Dame (9-1)
9. Oklahoma State (9-1)
10. Wake Forest (9-1)
11. Baylor (8-2)
12. Ole Miss (8-2)
13. Oklahoma (9-1)
14. BYU (8-2)
15. Wisconsin (7-3)
16. Texas A&M (7-3)
17. Iowa (8-2)
18. Pittsburgh (8-2)
19. San Diego State (9-1)
20. NC State (7-3)
21. Arkansas (7-3)
22. UTSA (10-0)
23. Utah (7-3)
24. Houston (9-1)
25. Mississippi State (6-4)

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