"The Ducks weren't the sole reason for the adjustment. But their experience and feedback played a significant role in the change. If you'll recall, Oregon won the Big Ten and was the No. 1 seed in the inaugural 12-team playoff. Needless to say, any other postseason event in the history of life on Earth would match the No. 1 team against the No. 8-9 winner in the quarterfinals."
"As a result, the Ducks drew a quarterfinal matchup against the sixth-ranked team that was assigned to the No. 8 seed. What happened next? Yes, Ohio State ran the Ducks out of the Rose Bowl on its way to the national championship. But it's what happened after the blowout that intrigues us. Oregon spoke up. They communicated to the commissioner, as did a lot of their fans."
The 2024 College Football Playoff features a 12-team field composed of the five highest-ranked conference champions and seven at-large teams. The top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals, while seeds five through eight host opening-round games against seeds nine through twelve. Teams will be seeded according to their position in the final CFP rankings, removing guaranteed top-four placement for conference champions. The change grew from Oregon's experience in the inaugural 12-team playoff, when imperfect bracket assignment matched No. 1 Oregon against a high-ranked opponent seeded eighth and led to a lopsided loss and subsequent feedback to CFP leadership.
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