Amid the upheaval and shuffling in college football, the Oregon Ducks remain quietly atop the latest College Football Playoff rankings.

Oregon remains No. 1 in the CFP rankings, the selection committee announced Tuesday night during ESPN’s live rankings reveal show. The Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) are unanimously No. 1 in the AP and Coaches polls after beat Maryland 39-18 this last Saturday.

As planned Big Ten ChampionOregon would benefit from a first-round bye and an automatic bid into the 12-team playoff. The No. 1 seed Ducks would play in the Rose Bowl, where they would face the winner of a Dec. 20 or 21 first-round playoff game between projected No. 8 seed Tennessee and No. 1 seed 9 Notre Dame.

Under the new College Football Playoff rules, the five highest-ranked conference champions receive an automatic bid and seven additional teams receive at-large bids based on the committee’s ranking. The four highest-ranked teams among the conference champions receive a first-round bye and participate in a regionally advantaged major bowl game, played on December 31 or January 1. First round matches for seeds 5-12 are played at the higher seeds level. home field.

Should No. 1 Oregon advance beyond the Rose Bowl, the Ducks would have their choice of this season’s CFP semifinal sites: the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl, which will be held on the 9th, respectively. and January 10 in Dallas and Miami. The CFP national championship game will take place on January 20 in Atlanta.

No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3)

• When: Saturday November 16
• Time: 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
• Or: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
• TV channel: BNC
• Flow: You can watch this match live for FREE with Fubo (free trial). If you don’t have cable and want to watch the game on the cheap, sign up for Peacock Premium ($7.99/month) and get it on NBC’s streaming service to watch Notre Dame, Big Ten and other top college football games this season. You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream (free trial). You can also follow the event live on NBC Live if you already have cable or satellite provider login information.
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— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference. Listen to it Confidential Ducks podcast or subscribe to Ducks Roundup Newsletter.