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College Football Playoff Rankings 2021: Projected Top 25, Week 10

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III runs for a touchdown against Michigan during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 228a
Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III runs for a touchdown against Michigan during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 228a /
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Oct 30, 2021; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2021; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /

I’m a huge believer in Oregon being as talented as any team in the country and if the Ducks continue to play as well as they did against Colorado on Saturday night, they will be running the table and making that top four in the playoff race.

However, right now, I see Oregon as the No. 7 team in the country just like its AP Top 25 ranking heading into Week 9 despite that 52-29 win over Colorado, but there’s still plenty of room to improve and rise in the playoff rankings.

The playoff committee is going to show the Ducks some respect, but they’ll just miss out on the “first two out” in the first rankings on Nov. 2. They do have a huge win over the No. 3 team in Ohio State but that seems like an eternity ago. If Oregon had never lost to Stanford, the Ducks might be the No. 2 team in the country.

Anthony Brown is improving at the perfect time and the Ducks just found a capable backup for Travis Dye in the form of Byron Cardwell.

Oregon improved to 7-1 on the year and the remaining schedule is very favorable. This team should finish no worse than 11-1 in the regular season.

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