
#8Oregon Ducks
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Oregon's pathYour game. Beat Rutgers and your playoff odds are 98%; lose and they drop to 92%.
Big Ten race: Ohio State losing helps your spot in the standings; Wisconsin visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; Indiana losing softens the sting of your loss to them.
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Louisville winning protects it.
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Tennessee winning protects it.
Big Ten race: Iowa losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Penn State — their wins make your résumé stronger; you still play Iowa in week 11.
USC visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Arizona State winning protects it.
51 more games that don't move your needle
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8).