The Oregon Ducks are on top of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee's first rankings of the season. The top-25 rankings were released on Tuesday night. The Georgia Bulldogs and Ohio State Buckeyes trail the Ducks.

After several weeks of battles on the gridiron, Tuesday’s polling results are in – the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee chose the Oregon Ducks as the nation’s top team in the first edition of this season’s rankings.

The Oregon Ducks football squad is riding high — owners of an undefeated record, the No. 1 ranking in the country and, now, the top spot in the first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings this year. Why it matters: As the name implies, the ranking determines the seeding for the college football playoffs, which get underway in late December.