The expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 didn't end the debate about teams on the bubble, it just shifted the discourse from teams with one loss to those with two or three defeats on the year. That hasn't impacted Oregon this season, of course, as the Ducks ran the table to a 12–0 regular season record and No. 1 ranking in Tuesday's penultimate CFP rankings.
While coaches of other schools are spending the week politicking as they hope to make the field when its announced Sunday, Lanning doesn't even bother tuning into the weekly rankings show on ESPN, he told independent sports journalist John Canzano this week.
