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),

There weren’t any surprises in the first set of rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon was the No. 1 team ahead of Ohio State, Georgia and Miami. But the Buckeyes slot in at No. 5 in the projected playoff bracket.