INDIANAPOLIS — It seems the No. 1 Oregon Ducks are headed to Pasadena.
Oregon earned a first-round bye after successful the Big Ten championship Saturday night time with a 45-37 win over Penn State at Lucas Oil Stadium. As the No. 1 general seed, the Ducks are probably headed to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, the place they’ll face the winner of a first-round sport between the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds.
As a part of the Rose Bowl’s settlement with the CFP, the Big Ten champion performs its quarterfinal sport in Pasadena, California.
The College Football Playoff choice present begins at 9 a.m. Sunday (ESPN), when the 12-team bracket can be revealed. The 4 highest-ranked convention champions earn the highest 4 seeds and a first-round bye.
Here is the CFP schedule, awaiting groups to fill within the seeds.
First spherical (in school websites)
Friday, Dec. 20: 5 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 21: 9 a.m. (TNT)
Saturday, Dec. 21: 1 p.m. (TNT)
Saturday, Dec. 21: 5 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Quarterfinals
Fiesta Bowl: First-round winner vs. prime 4 seed, 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31 (ESPN)
Peach Bowl: First-round winner vs. prime 4 seed, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 1 (ESPN)
Rose Bowl: No. 8 vs. 9 winner vs. No. 1 Oregon, 2 p.m., Jan. 1 (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl: First-round winner vs. prime 4 seed, 5:45 p.m., Jan. 1 (ESPN)
Semifinals
Orange Bowl: Two quarterfinal winners, 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9 (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl: Two quarterfinal winners, 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, (ESPN)
CFP championship
Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, Atlanta (ESPN)
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference. Listen to the Ducks Confidential podcast or subscribe to the Ducks Roundup publication.
