After 10 weeks of utter mayhem across the sport, the initial College Football Playoff rankings unveiled Tuesday evening were comparatively sane and devoid of major controversy.

Perhaps the tame reaction was rooted in familiarity.

The top 10 teams in the CFP rankings closely mirrored the top 10 in the AP poll released Sunday. Six were in the same spot in both and only one, Oregon, deviated by more than one position: The Ducks were No. 6 in the AP poll but No. 9 in the CFP.

Why the (relative) lack of love for the Ducks? They are 0-1 against ranked opponents, with a decisive home loss to Indiana.

“Oregon, when you look at them in the top 10,” CFP selection committee chair Mack Rhoades said, “are (the) lowest ranked in terms of record strength.”

All in all, the sport’s most powerful confe

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