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If common opponents offer any insight, Oregon holds a narrow edge. The Ducks are plus-56 combined against Rutgers, Indiana, Wisconsin and Penn State, compared to Iowa's plus-43. Both teams lost at home to Indiana but handled the other three.
Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.
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The Oregon Ducks (7-1) hold down the No. 9 ranking in the initial College Football Playoff poll and visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2), ranked 20th, in a matchup of one-loss teams in the Big Ten Conference.
However, when appearing on The Triple Option podcast this week, former Ohio State coach and now Fox analyst Urban Meyer was quite dismissive of the Wolverines' chances, going as far as to call Michigan a "non-factor" in the CFP race as things stand.
The USC Trojans still have an outside change of reaching the College Football Playoff this season after rattling off seven wins in their first nine games, but head coach Lincoln Riley has still faced many big challenges in 2025 despite their no.
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