

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Oregon (12-1) advanced by defeating No. 12 James Madison 51-34 in the first round. Texas Tech (12-1) won with a 34-7 blowout against No.11 BYU.


The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Oregon (12-1) advanced by defeating No. 12 James Madison 51-34 in the first round. Texas Tech (12-1) won with a 34-7 blowout against No.11 BYU.
The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Oregon (12-1) advanced by defeating No. 12 James Madison 51-34 in the first round. Texas Tech (12-1) won with a 34-7 blowout against No.11 BYU.
The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Oregon (12-1) advanced by defeating No. 12 James Madison 51-34 in the first round. Texas Tech (12-1) won with a 34-7 blowout against No.11 BYU.
No. 1 Indiana faces No. 5 Oregon in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The undefeated Hoosiers are led by QB Fernando Mendoza (36 TDs), while the Ducks seek an upset behind QB Dante Moore (28 TDs) for a spot in the CFP semifinals.
A clash of Big 12 elites sees the No. 8 Red Raiders (8-1, 5-1) host the No. 7 Cougars (8-0, 5-0). Both sides boast a ranked win over Utah this year, with Texas Tech prevailing 34-10 on the road Sept. 20 and BYU grinding out a 24-21 home win Oct. 18.
The No. 4 Red Raiders and No. 11 Cougars make their debuts in the Big 12 title game. Both teams are 11-1. Texas Tech beat BYU 29-7 in November. The Raiders held the Cougars to 67 rushing yards in that contest, well below their 194.5 season average.
The No. 5 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Oregon (12-1) advanced by defeating No. 12 James Madison 51-34 in the first round. Texas Tech (12-1) won with a 34-7 blowout against No.11 BYU.
The Cyclones (6-3, 4-2) visit the Red Raiders (5-4, 2-4) in Big 12 action. Iowa State has won the last five matchups with Texas Tech, including four by double digits. The Red Raiders have surrendered 50 or more points three times this season.
The Red Raiders (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) clash with the Horned Frogs (4-5, 2-4). Texas Tech snapped a three-game slide Nov. 9, while TCU fell to Baylor in triple overtime. The road side has triumphed in the last four meetings in this head-to-head series.
| College Football Playoff Poll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 0 | 13-0 | 25 | 1 |
2 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-1 | 24 | -1 |
3 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-1 | 23 | 0 |
4 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-1 | 22 | 0 |
5 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 11-1 | 21 | 0 |
6 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 11-1 | 20 | 0 |
7 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-1 | 19 | 0 |
8 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-2 | 18 | 0 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 10-3 | 17 | 0 |
10 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 10-2 | 16 | 2 |
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 15 | -1 |
12 BYU Cougars | 0 | 11-2 | 14 | -1 |
13 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 9-3 | 13 | 0 |
14 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-2 | 12 | 0 |
15 Utah Utes | 0 | 10-2 | 11 | 0 |
16 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-3 | 10 | 0 |
17 Arizona Wildcats | 0 | 9-3 | 9 | 1 |
18 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-3 | 8 | 1 |
19 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 10-3 | 7 | -2 |
20 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-2 | 6 | 0 |
21 Houston Cougars | 0 | 9-3 | 5 | 0 |
22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 0 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 |
23 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 |
24 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-1 | 2 | 1 |
25 North Texas Mean Green | 0 | 11-2 | 1 | -1 |
| Associated Press Top 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 66 | 16-0 | 1650 | 0 |
2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 13-3 | 1584 | 8 |
3 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 13-2 | 1492 | 3 |
4 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 13-2 | 1429 | 1 |
5 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-2 | 1378 | -2 |
6 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-2 | 1364 | -4 |
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-2 | 1232 | -3 |
8 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-2 | 1157 | -1 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 11-4 | 1065 | 2 |
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 1049 | -1 |
11 BYU Cougars | 0 | 12-2 | 961 | 1 |
12 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 10-3 | 952 | 2 |
13 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-3 | 941 | -5 |
14 Utah Utes | 0 | 11-2 | 812 | 1 |
15 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-3 | 623 | -2 |
16 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 11-3 | 603 | 4 |
17 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 9-4 | 430 | 0 |
18 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-3 | 404 | -1 |
19 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-2 | 399 | 0 |
20 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-4 | 378 | -4 |
21 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-4 | 276 | -3 |
22 Houston Cougars | 0 | 10-3 | 270 | 0 |
23 Navy Midshipmen | 0 | 11-2 | 227 | -1 |
24 North Texas Mean Green | 0 | 12-2 | 191 | -1 |
25 TCU Horned Frogs | 0 | 9-4 | 125 | 0 |
| Amway Coaches Poll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 62 | 16-0 | 1550 | 0 |
2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 13-3 | 1485 | 8 |
3 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 13-2 | 1400 | 3 |
4 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 13-2 | 1349 | 1 |
5 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-2 | 1269 | -3 |
6 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-2 | 1265 | -3 |
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-2 | 1142 | -3 |
8 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-2 | 1091 | -1 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 11-4 | 1050 | 2 |
10 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-3 | 946 | -2 |
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 901 | -2 |
12 BYU Cougars | 0 | 12-2 | 868 | 1 |
13 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 10-3 | 840 | 1 |
14 Utah Utes | 0 | 11-2 | 772 | 1 |
15 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-3 | 602 | -3 |
16 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 11-3 | 567 | 5 |
17 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 9-4 | 410 | 0 |
18 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-3 | 369 | 0 |
19 Houston Cougars | 0 | 10-3 | 349 | 5 |
20 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-2 | 342 | -1 |
21 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-4 | 309 | -5 |
22 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-4 | 276 | -5 |
23 Navy Midshipmen | 0 | 11-2 | 164 | 2 |
24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 0 | 9-4 | 126 | -2 |
25 Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 | 9-4 | 123 | 0 |