Every team in the running for a College Football Playoff spot knows where it stands in the eyes of selection committee members now that the initial rankings are out.

Though the top 10 teams in the CFP rankings and Associated Press Top 25 poll are the same, the list differs and Oregon is a point of contention. The Ducks are No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the CFP rankings, and that creates an intriguing backdrop for their road game against an Iowa team outside the Top 25 but No. 20 in the CFP rankings.

Oregon lost at home to Indiana, has one quality win (at Northwestern) and was flat in its last game (21-7 home win over woeful Wisconsin). A loss in Iowa City would all but kill the Ducks' CFP hopes.

If the Hawkeyes beat the Ducks and extend their win streak to four, they will hav

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