Which teams should Duck fans be pulling for or against in final 3 weeks?

We’re winding down to the final two weeks of the regular season in the world of college football, and then a subsequent week of conference championship games. As we get there, the postseason picture is becoming increasingly clear, and it was made even more clear on Tuesday night with the third releasing of the College Football Playoff rankings.

While there should be some confidence that the Oregon Ducks can get a spot in the playoff if they win out and earn the crown of Pac-12 champions on December 1st, there is a world where total chaos takes place, and the playoff committee is left balancing several resumes of one-loss teams when all is said and done.

While an argument can certainly be made that the Ducks would stand up fairly well in that conversation, Oregon fans would rather avoid the conversation altogether.

At the moment, there are five undefeated teams in the top 25, and four one-loss teams in the top 10, with the Ducks being among them. Over the next few weeks, all of those top 10 teams will face ranked matchups against very good teams, so a lot of things will work themselves out.

Let’s take a look at what the most chaotic outcome would potentially be, and try to dive into what rooting interests the Oregon Duck fans should have going forward to ensure that the chaos does not hurt them in the end.

The Chaotic Outcome

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Much of the potential chaos in college football this month hinges on what Alabama is able to do. At the moment, they are 9-1 with a loss to No. 7 Texas early in the season. If they are able to go into the SEC Championship game and beat the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs, then it would throw a wrench in everything, likely getting two SEC teams into the playoff. Should that happen, we would potentially have this:

12-1 Alabama (SEC Champion)

12-1 Georgia (Non-Champ)

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Author : Ducks Wire

Publish date : 2023-11-15 13:27:22

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