Being undefeated still has its perks for Oregon football. The Ducks still hold the top spot in the latest 2024 College Football Playoff rankings, with that October win over Ohio State still looming large on how the playoff committee views Oregon.

On Tuesday, the newest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings were released, and there was very little change at the top. Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State remained the top four programs but as laid out in the committee's rules,

If it’s three-loss Tulane, the AAC probably doesn’t pass the Big 12’s champion. But if one-loss Army blows out Tulane, the Black Knights would presumably re-join the College Football Playoff rankings and *could* end up ranked higher than the Big 12 champ.

The Oregon football team was ranked No. 1 in the fourth edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, as decided by the selection committee. As a top-4 team, if the Ducks managed to hold on to that ranking by December, they would receive a first-round bye and start playoff play in the quarterfinals.

Boise State received the fourth and final bye in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and the Big 12 on the list of power conferences with a gripe.

According to the College Football Playoff (CFP) rules, the five highest-ranked conference champions receive an automatic bid regardless of rank. Consequently, the latest CFP rankings have introduced an unexpected scenario.