Ducks Hold At No. 6 In CFP Rankings
11/07/23 | Football
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon football team held its position at No. 6 in the second edition of the College Football Playoff rankings revealed on Tuesday night on ESPN.
The Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12) remain the nation's highest-ranked one-loss team, and are one of five Pac-12 teams in the top 25. Oregon and No. 5 Washington represent the Pac-12 in the top 10, followed by No. 12 Oregon State, No. 18 Utah and No. 21 Arizona
Oregon has now appeared in the CFP rankings 36 times since it began in 2014, when UO went on to play in the inaugural CFP national championship game. This is the Ducks' 21st top-10 CFP ranking.
Following a dominant 63-19 win over California last week, the Ducks are home once again this week to host USC on Saturday (7:30 p.m., FOX) in Autzen Stadium. Oregon will travel to Arizona State next week (Nov. 18) before closing the regular season at home against No. 12 Oregon State on Nov. 24.
Oregon's Resumé at a Glance
» Six of eight wins have been by 29 points or more, and five have been by 36-plus points.
» No. 1 nationally in scoring offense (47.4 PPG) and No. 11 in scoring defense (16.0 PPG).
» One of six FBS teams in the top 15 for both scoring offense and scoring defense.
» One of three FBS teams in the top 20 for both total offense (2nd, 538.7 YPG) and total defense (18th, 301.7 YPG).
» One of four FBS teams in the top 15 for both rushing offense (11th, 208.11 YPG) and rushing defense (13th, 97.11 YPG).
» Tied for the national lead with just four turnovers, and tied for 10th with a plus-8 turnover margin.
» Leads the nation in yards per rush (6.33) and first downs per game (26.9).
» No. 2 nationally in offensive margin of error (6.23%) and No. 3 in big-play percentage (18.21%).
» One of just three teams to score at least 30 points in every game this season.
» One of just three teams to hold opponents to 10-or-fewer points at least five times.
» Held opponents under 100 yards rushing six times in nine games.
» No. 5 nationally with just four rushing touchdowns allowed.
» Tied for 15th with 28 total sacks, coming from 17 different players.
» Dominated No. 18 Utah on Oct. 28 in Salt Lake City, 35-6.
» Held a ranked team to six points or less on the road for the first time since 1989.
» QB Bo Nix leads the nation in completion percentage (78.1) while tying for third in total touchdowns (30).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 7
1. Ohio State (9-0)
2. Georgia (9-0)
3. Michigan (9-0)
4. Florida State (9-0)
5. Washington (9-0)
6. Oregon (8-1)
7. Texas (8-1)
8. Alabama (8-1)
9. Ole Miss (8-1)
10. Penn State (8-1)
11. Louisville (8-1)
12. Oregon State (7-2)
13. Tennessee (7-2)
14. Missouri (7-2)
15. Oklahoma State (7-2)
16. Kansas (7-2)
17. Oklahoma (7-2)
18. Utah (7-2)
19. LSU (6-3)
20. Notre Dame (7-3)
21. Arizona (6-3)
22. Iowa (7-2)
23. Tulane (8-1)
24. North Carolina (7-2)
25. Kansas State (6-3)
The Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12) remain the nation's highest-ranked one-loss team, and are one of five Pac-12 teams in the top 25. Oregon and No. 5 Washington represent the Pac-12 in the top 10, followed by No. 12 Oregon State, No. 18 Utah and No. 21 Arizona
Oregon has now appeared in the CFP rankings 36 times since it began in 2014, when UO went on to play in the inaugural CFP national championship game. This is the Ducks' 21st top-10 CFP ranking.
Following a dominant 63-19 win over California last week, the Ducks are home once again this week to host USC on Saturday (7:30 p.m., FOX) in Autzen Stadium. Oregon will travel to Arizona State next week (Nov. 18) before closing the regular season at home against No. 12 Oregon State on Nov. 24.
Oregon's Resumé at a Glance
» Six of eight wins have been by 29 points or more, and five have been by 36-plus points.
» No. 1 nationally in scoring offense (47.4 PPG) and No. 11 in scoring defense (16.0 PPG).
» One of six FBS teams in the top 15 for both scoring offense and scoring defense.
» One of three FBS teams in the top 20 for both total offense (2nd, 538.7 YPG) and total defense (18th, 301.7 YPG).
» One of four FBS teams in the top 15 for both rushing offense (11th, 208.11 YPG) and rushing defense (13th, 97.11 YPG).
» Tied for the national lead with just four turnovers, and tied for 10th with a plus-8 turnover margin.
» Leads the nation in yards per rush (6.33) and first downs per game (26.9).
» No. 2 nationally in offensive margin of error (6.23%) and No. 3 in big-play percentage (18.21%).
» One of just three teams to score at least 30 points in every game this season.
» One of just three teams to hold opponents to 10-or-fewer points at least five times.
» Held opponents under 100 yards rushing six times in nine games.
» No. 5 nationally with just four rushing touchdowns allowed.
» Tied for 15th with 28 total sacks, coming from 17 different players.
» Dominated No. 18 Utah on Oct. 28 in Salt Lake City, 35-6.
» Held a ranked team to six points or less on the road for the first time since 1989.
» QB Bo Nix leads the nation in completion percentage (78.1) while tying for third in total touchdowns (30).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 7
1. Ohio State (9-0)
2. Georgia (9-0)
3. Michigan (9-0)
4. Florida State (9-0)
5. Washington (9-0)
6. Oregon (8-1)
7. Texas (8-1)
8. Alabama (8-1)
9. Ole Miss (8-1)
10. Penn State (8-1)
11. Louisville (8-1)
12. Oregon State (7-2)
13. Tennessee (7-2)
14. Missouri (7-2)
15. Oklahoma State (7-2)
16. Kansas (7-2)
17. Oklahoma (7-2)
18. Utah (7-2)
19. LSU (6-3)
20. Notre Dame (7-3)
21. Arizona (6-3)
22. Iowa (7-2)
23. Tulane (8-1)
24. North Carolina (7-2)
25. Kansas State (6-3)
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