Why the CFP committee ranked Oregon ahead of OU

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables during a NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Oklahoma Sooners at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on November 1, 2025.

OU controls its own destiny to the College Football Playoff. The Sooners are No. 8 in the latest CFP rankings, which were released on Tuesday night. They are fresh off a victory over now-No. 10 Alabama, vaulting them into the top eight, which means they would host a first-round playoff game.

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