A few heads turned a week ago when the Oregon Ducks made an appearance in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, coming in at No. 23. That ranking was validated a few days later, though, when Dan Lanning and his team went on the road and blew out the formerly No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes, 41-28.

Now, the Ducks are moving up in the CFP rankings, and they're doing so quickly.

On Tuesday night, the second batch of playoff rankings was released, this time following a total of seven top-25 matchups that took place last weekend. With the win over Ohio State, Oregon moved up to No. 16 in the rankings, and they now have a real shot at making it into the postseason with an at-large bid, rather than just getting there via a conference championship victory.

Here's a full look at the rankings as of Tuesday night:

  1. Georgia Bulldogs
  2. Utah Utes
  3. Alabama Crimson Tide
  4. UCLA Bruins
  5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  6. Texas Longhorns
  7. Miami Hurricanes
  8. Tennessee Volunteers
  9. Indiana Hoosiers
  10. BYU Cougars
  11. Kentucky Wildcats
  12. Texas Tech Red Raiders
  13. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  14. Houston Cougars
  15. Iowa Hawkeyes
  16. Oregon Ducks
  17. South Carolina Gamecocks
  18. USC Trojans
  19. Ole Miss Rebels
  20. Ohio State Buckeyes
  21. LSU Tigers
  22. Missouri Tigers
  23. Arizona Wildcats
  24. Boise State Broncos
  25. Oklahoma State Cowboys

The Ducks have another big game coming up this weekend, with the Michigan Wolverines coming to town. While the Wolverines have been struggling on offense, their defense is among the very best in the nation, and will pose a major test for Oregon's offense.

If the Ducks want any chance of making it to the postseason, they will need to win the remainder of games on their schedule, and it starts on Saturday.

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