The other champion and seven other teams will all battle it out to advance. Needless to say, this format is very different from the playoffs of old college football, which included the top four best performing teams battling it out in a No.

If Ohio State loses this game, which is more likely than not, Oregon could get away with a loss or two and still backdoor its way into the expanded College Football Playoff. It’s kind of unspoken that the Big Ten and SEC will take up over half of the invites to the CFP fraternity.

College football teams are in the thick of conference play. There are five top-25 matchups in college football's Week 9 schedule.