Oregon Ducks remain at No. 3 in the latest College Football Rankings
As the Oregon Ducks are preparing to head to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Utes on Saturday, the latest College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night.
A week after moving up from fourth to third, Oregon remains at No. 3 this week. Georgia is still in the top spot, followed by Alabama. Ohio State is fourth and Cincinnati rounds out the top five.
This week, the only other Pac-12 team in the College Football Playoff rankings is Utah, which happens to be Oregon's opponent this weekend. The Utes are at the No. 23 spot in the poll.
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Oregon (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12) is coming off a 38-24 victory against Washington State. If the Ducks win one of their last two games against either the Utes or the Oregon State Beavers, Oregon will clinch a spot in the Pac-12 Championship in Las Vegas on Dec. 3.
However, Oregon has bigger aspirations. If the Ducks win out, a spot in the College Football Playoff is likely. The Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl Classic will host the two College Football Playoff semifinals games on Dec. 31.
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Utah (7-3, 6-1) also can wrap up a spot in the Pac-12 Championship with a win against Oregon this weekend. The Utes also could qualify for the conference title game with a win against the Colorado Buffaloes on Nov. 26.
No. 3 UO football at Utah
When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Rice–Eccles Stadium.
TV: ABC. Radio: KUJZ-FM (95.3) and KUGN-AM (590).
Contact Antwan Staley at astaley@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter @antwanstaley.
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