The undefeated Ducks get the top billing in the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new, 12-team playoff. The 13-member selection panel released its first top-25 list, with

With the College Football Playoff field freshly expanded from four to 12, the first rankings emerged Tuesday night, and the first prospective bracket featured first-round byes for No. 1 Oregon (9-0),

Ohio State is at No. 2 as its only loss came at Oregon in a 32-31 thriller. It's very possible the Ducks and Buckeyes could meet again in the Big Ten championship game, but Indiana will have a say in that. The Hoosiers visit Columbus on Nov. 23 in a game that could serve as a semifinal of sorts for the conference title game.