No. 5 Oregon: Path to the playoff: Win the Pac-12 title ... and hope Georgia wins the SEC, juuuuuust in case. The Ducks are still the committee's top one-loss team, as they were ranked ahead of Ohio State on Tuesday night. That's significant, because if Oregon beats Washington to win the Pac-12 title, a top-four finish seems likely. What if, though, Alabama beats Georgia? And Texas wins the Big 12? Is Oregon still the top one-loss team? Alabama would have a better résumé -- and a better win in the conference title game. Texas would have a win against the SEC champs. Oregon's résumé would come under the microscope in a side-by-side comparison with Alabama, Texas, Georgia and Ohio State. According to ESPN's strength of record metric, Ohio State would rank higher than both Texas and Oregon, even if they finish as one-loss conference champs. In order to remove any doubt, Oregon needs to beat Washington and at least have Georgia eliminate Alabama.
