The top of the College Football Playoff standings features Big Ten teams at No. 1 and No. 2, and one-loss Oregon might not have enough time to close the gap.

Ranked No. 8 in this week's CFP rankings released Tuesday, Oregon gained one spot from last week and carries visions of a return to the Big Ten title game into Friday night when the Ducks host Minnesota in Eugene, Ore.

The Ducks (8-1 overall, 5-1 in Big Ten) scored a gritty 18-16 win at now-No. 21 Iowa last week. Ohio State is No. 1 in the rankings, with Indiana, the only team to beat Oregon this season, ranked second.

Oregon received a lot of praise across the nation for being able to go into Iowa, deal with poor weather and put together a game-winning drive inside of two minutes to play that resulted in a field goal to retake the

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